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Experimental data for HNO2+ (nitrous acid cation)

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Other names
Kyselina dusite; Nitrosyl hydroxide; Nitrous acid; Nitrous acid, trans;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/HNO2/c2-1-3/h(H,2,3) IOVCWXUNBOPUCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N ON=O Nitrous acid
State Conformation
1A' CS
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation -78.94 0.60 kJ mol-1 Gurvich trans
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -72.80 0.60 kJ mol-1 Gurvich trans
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 249.11   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich trans
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 11.60   kJ mol-1 Gurvich trans
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 46.13   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich trans
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 A' 3591   VEEL5      
2 A' 1700   VEEL5      
3 A' 1263   VEEL5      
4 A' 790   VEEL5      
5 A' 596   VEEL5      
6 A" 543   Shim      

vibrational zero-point energy: 4241.2 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for HNO2+ (nitrous acid cation).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
3.09855 0.41778 0.36749 1985Dee/Mil:962

Calculated rotational constants for HNO2+ (nitrous acid cation).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
10070.22amu3Å6   4.61112720483867E-116gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of nitrous acid cation

Point Group Cs


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
rNO 1.442   2 3 1972Fin/Cox:548
rNO 1.169   3 4 1972Fin/Cox:548
aONO 110.6 2 3 4 1972Fin/Cox:548
rOH 0.959   1 2 1972Fin/Cox:548
aHON 102.1 1 2 3 1972Fin/Cox:548

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
H1 1.7545 -0.1823 0.0000
O2 0.8942 -0.6061 0.0000
N3 0.0000 0.5252 0.0000
O4 -1.1135 0.1693 0.0000

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  H1 O2 N3 O4
H1   0.95901.89182.8895
O2 0.9590   1.44202.1522
N3 1.89181.4420   1.1690
O4 2.88952.15221.1690  

Calculated geometries for HNO2+ (nitrous acid cation).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H1 O2 N3 102.100 O2 N3 O4 110.600

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-O 1
N-O 1
N=O 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
H1 O2
O2 N3
N3 O4
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A'

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference Comment
11.300       webbook IE is upper limit
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A' Cs True           Cs 2 3
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for HNO2+ (nitrous acid cation).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1A' Cs True       Cs 2 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for HNO2+ (nitrous acid cation).

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squib reference DOI
1972Fin/Cox:548 J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans II, 68, 548 (1972) 10.1039/f29726800548
1985Dee/Mil:962 Deeley, C.M.; Mills, I.M.; Halonen, L.O.; Kauppinen, J. "Vibration-rotation spectra of ntrous acid, HONO." Can. J. Phys. 63, 962-965 (1985) 10.1139/p85-157
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
Shim Shimanouchi, T. , Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies, Consolidated Volu 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.39
VEEL5 M.E. Jacox, Vibrational and Electronic Energy Levels of Polyatomic Transient Molecules, J. Phys. Chem.Ref. Data, Monograph 3 (1994) (updated data in NIST Chemistry Webbook - http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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