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Experimental data for BeH2 (beryllium dihydride)

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Other names
Beryllium hydride;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/Be.2H RWASOQSEFLDYLC-UHFFFAOYSA-N [BeH2] Beryllium hydride
State Conformation
1Σg D*H
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 125.52   kJ mol-1 JANAF estimate! No experimental data!
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 127.22   kJ mol-1 JANAF estimate! No experimental data!
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 173.10   J K-1 mol-1 JANAF
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 8.71   kJ mol-1 JANAF
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 30.39   J K-1 mol-1 webbook
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
2 Σu 2159   VEEL5      
3 Πu 698   VEEL5      

Calculated vibrational frequencies for BeH2 (beryllium dihydride).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
  4.75366   2003Sha/Ter:3622 Be

Calculated rotational constants for BeH2 (beryllium dihydride).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
3.546242amu Å2   5.888761E-40gm cm2
Geometric Data
picture of beryllium dihydride

Point Group D∞h


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
rBeH 1.326 0.000 1 2 2003Sha/Ter:3622 re
aHBeH 180 2 1 3 2003Sha/Ter:3622

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Be1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
H2 0.0000 0.0000 1.3264
H3 0.0000 0.0000 -1.3264

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  Be1 H2 H3
Be1   1.32641.3264
H2 1.3264   2.6528
H3 1.32642.6528  

Calculated geometries for BeH2 (beryllium dihydride).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 Be1 H3 180.000

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-Be 2

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
Be1 H2
Be1 H3
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1Σg
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 1Σg D∞h True       0.000 NSRDS-NBS10   D∞h 0 1
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 BeH2 (beryllium dihydride).
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 1Σg D∞h True       D∞h 0 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for BeH2 (beryllium dihydride).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
4.340   HCP_Polar

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for BeH2 (beryllium dihydride).

References
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squib reference DOI
2003Sha/Ter:3622 A Shayesteh, K Tereszchuk, PF Bernath, R Colin "Infrared emission spectra of BeH2 and BeD2" J. Chem. Phys. 118(8) 3622, 2003 10.1063/1.1539850
HCP_Polar TM Miller, Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Online (http://hbcponline.com/faces/documents/10_04/10_04_0001.xhtml)  
JANAF Chase, M.W., Jr.; Davies, C.A.; Downey, J.R., Jr.; Frurip, D.J.; McDonald, R.A.; Syverud, A.N., JANAF Thermochemical Tables (Third Edition), J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data,Suppl. 1, 1985, 14, 1.  
NSRDS-NBS10 R. D. Nelson Jr., D. R. Lide, A. A. Maryott "Selected Values of electric dipole moments for molecules in the gas phase" NSRDS-NBS10, 1967 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.10
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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