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Experimental data for CHOCH(CH3)CH3 (Propanal, 2-methyl-)

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Other names
α-Methylpropionaldehyde; 2-Methyl-1-propanal; 2-Methylpropanal; 2-Methylpropionaldehyde; Isobutaldehyde; Isobutanal; Isobutylaldehyde; Isobutyral; Isobutyraldehyd; Isobutyraldehyde; Isobutyric aldehyde; Isobutyryl aldehyde; iso-C3H7CHO; Isopropylaldehyde; Isopropylformaldehyde; Methyl propanal; Propanal, 2-methyl-; Propionaldehyde, 2-methyl-; Valine aldehyde; alpha-Methylpropionaldehyde;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-4(2)3-5/h3-4H,1-2H3 AMIMRNSIRUDHCM-UHFFFAOYSA-N CC(C)C=O Isobutyraldehyde
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 -215.77 1.55 kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation   1.55 kJ mol-1 webbook
Entropy (298.15K) entropy     J K-1 mol-1  
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity     kJ mol-1  
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' 2974   1991Dur/Gui:49      
2 A' 2953   1991Dur/Gui:49      
3 A' 2940   1991Dur/Gui:49      
4 A' 2876   1991Dur/Gui:49      
5 A' 2757   1991Dur/Gui:49      
6 A' 1752   1991Dur/Gui:49      
7 A' 1474   1991Dur/Gui:49      
8 A' 1449   1991Dur/Gui:49      
9 A' 1399   1991Dur/Gui:49      
10 A' 1381   1991Dur/Gui:49      
11 A' 1329   1991Dur/Gui:49      
12 A' 1182   1991Dur/Gui:49      
13 A' 1138   1991Dur/Gui:49      
14 A' 922   1991Dur/Gui:49      
15 A' 800   1991Dur/Gui:49      
16 A' 632   1991Dur/Gui:49      
17 A' 395   1991Dur/Gui:49      
18 A' 272   1991Dur/Gui:49      
19 A' 212   1991Dur/Gui:49      
20 A" 2990   1991Dur/Gui:49      
21 A" 2982   1991Dur/Gui:49      
22 A" 2885   1991Dur/Gui:49      
23 A" 1467   1991Dur/Gui:49      
24 A" 1452   1991Dur/Gui:49      
25 A" 1437   1991Dur/Gui:49      
26 A" 1290   1991Dur/Gui:49      
27 A" 1109   1991Dur/Gui:49      
28 A" 965   1991Dur/Gui:49      
29 A" 942   1991Dur/Gui:49      
30 A" 933   1991Dur/Gui:49      
31 A" 351   1991Dur/Gui:49      
32 A" 227   1991Dur/Gui:49      
33 A" 75   1991Dur/Gui:49      

vibrational zero-point energy: 23971.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CHOCH(CH3)CH3 (Propanal, 2-methyl-).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment

Calculated rotational constants for CHOCH(CH3)CH3 (Propanal, 2-methyl-).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Propanal, 2-methyl-

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
rCH 1.127   1 8 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.528   7 10 1976Hellwege(II/7) average
rCO 1.206   11 13 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCO 123.3 10 11 13 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aHCC 110.8 1 8 10 1976Hellwege(II/7) average

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for CHOCH(CH3)CH3 (Propanal, 2-methyl-).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 8
C-C 3
C=O 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
H1 C8
H2 C7
H3 C7
H4 C8
H5 C8
H6 C7
C7 C10
C8 C10
H9 C10
C10 C11
C11 H12
C11 O13
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
9.710 0.020 9.820   webbook
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 CHOCH(CH3)CH3 (Propanal, 2-methyl-).
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 CHOCH(CH3)CH3 (Propanal, 2-methyl-).

References
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squib reference DOI
1976Hellwege(II/7) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (ed.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Atomic and Molecular Physics Volume 7: Structure Data of Free Polyatomic Molecules. Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1976.  
1991Dur/Gui:49 Durig, Guirgis, Brewer, and Little. Vibrational spectra and structure, ab initio calculations, and conformational stability of 2-methylpropanal. J. Mol. Struct. Vol. 248. pgs. 49-77. 10.1016/0022-2860(91)85003-L
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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