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Experimental data for CH3NO (nitrosomethane)

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INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CH3NO/c1-2-3/h1H3 IMHRONYAKYWGCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N CN=O
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
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' 2991   webbook      
2 A' 2901   webbook      
4 A' 1564   webbook      
5 A' 1348   webbook      
6 A' 967   webbook      
7 A' 842   webbook      
8 A' 574   webbook      
9 A" 2955   webbook      
10 A" 1410   webbook      
11 A" 916   webbook      

Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH3NO (nitrosomethane).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
2.04421 0.38202 0.34205 1978Tur/Cox:533-559

Calculated rotational constants for CH3NO (nitrosomethane).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
17934.03amu3Å6   8.21194001109609E-116gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of nitrosomethane

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 1.211   2 3 1978Tur/Cox:533-559
rCN 1.482   1 2 1978Tur/Cox:533-559
rCH 1.094   1 4 1978Tur/Cox:533-559 symmetric H
rCH 1.092   1 5 1978Tur/Cox:533-559 out of plane
aCNO 113.16 1 2 3 1978Tur/Cox:533-559
aHCN 111.08 2 1 4 1978Tur/Cox:533-559
aHCN 107.26 2 1 5 1978Tur/Cox:533-559 out of plane H
aHCH 109.27 5 1 6 1978Tur/Cox:533-559 out of plane Hs

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.1864 -0.1800 0.0000
N2 0.1245 0.5113 0.0000
O3 1.0653 -0.2516 0.0000
H4 -1.0582 -1.2665 0.0000
H5 -1.7261 0.1489 0.8905
H6 -1.7261 0.1489 -0.8905

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 N2 O3 H4 H5 H6
C1   1.48202.25281.09401.09201.0920
N2 1.4820   1.21122.13532.08542.0854
O3 2.25281.2112   2.35362.95722.9572
H4 1.09402.13532.3536   1.80071.8007
H5 1.09202.08542.95721.8007   1.7810
H6 1.09202.08542.95721.80071.7810  

Calculated geometries for CH3NO (nitrosomethane).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 O3 113.156 N2 C1 H4 111.075
N2 C1 H5 107.258 N2 C1 H6 107.258
H4 C1 H5 110.918 H4 C1 H6 110.918
H5 C1 H6 109.270

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 N2
C1 H4
C1 H5
C1 H6
N2 O3
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
9.300   9.680 0.050 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 2.262 0.516   2.320 1978Tur/Cox:533-559 x=a y=b MW μ0 ± 0.004 D 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 CH3NO (nitrosomethane).
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 CH3NO (nitrosomethane).

References
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squib reference DOI
1978Tur/Cox:533-559 PH Turner, AP Cox "Microwave spectrum, structure, dipole moment and centrifugal distortion of nitrosomethane. Dipole moment of acetaldehyde" J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 2, 1978,74, 533-559 10.1039/F29787400533
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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