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Experimental data for CH3SiH3 (methyl silane)

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Other names
Methylsilane; Silaethane; Silane, methyl-;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CH6Si/c1-2/h1-2H3 UIUXUFNYAYAMOE-UHFFFAOYSA-N [SiH3]C Methylsilane
State Conformation
1A1 C3
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 -29.10 4.00 kJ mol-1 1998Rap/Ape
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation   4.00 kJ mol-1 1998Rap/Ape
Entropy (298.15K) entropy     J K-1 mol-1  
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity     kJ mol-1  
Barrier to Internal Rotation 7.1   kJ mol-1 1996Moa/Ozi:54 V3=591.41, V6=2.9197, V9=0.2658 cm-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 A1 2898   Shim      
2 A1 2166   Shim      
3 A1 1260   Shim      
4 A1 940   Shim      
5 A1 700   Shim      
6 A2 187   Shim      
7 E 2982   Shim      
8 E 2169   Shim      
9 E 1403   Shim      
10 E 980   Shim      
11 E 868   Shim      
12 E 540   Shim      

vibrational zero-point energy: 13016.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH3SiH3 (methyl silane).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
1.87387 0.36640 0.36640 1996Moa/Ozi:54

Calculated rotational constants for CH3SiH3 (methyl silane).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
19043.17amu3Å6   8.71981329202031E-116gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of methyl silane

Point Group C3v


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
rSiC 1.869   1 2 1998Kuc
rCH 1.096   1 3 1998Kuc
rSiH 1.483   2 6 1998Kuc
aHCSi 110.88 2 1 3 1998Kuc
aHSiC 110.5 1 2 6 1998Kuc
aHCH 108 3 1 4 1998Kuc From symmetry
aHSiH 108.42 6 2 7 1998Kuc From symmetry

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 -1.2367
Si2 0.0000 0.0000 0.6319
H3 0.0000 -1.0237 -1.6272
H4 -0.8866 0.5119 -1.6272
H5 0.8866 0.5119 -1.6272
H6 0.0000 1.3893 1.1514
H7 -1.2031 -0.6946 1.1514
H8 1.2031 -0.6946 1.1514

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 Si2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C1   1.86861.09571.09571.09572.76272.76272.7627
Si2 1.8686   2.48032.48032.48031.48321.48321.4832
H3 1.09572.4803   1.77321.77323.68013.04573.0457
H4 1.09572.48031.7732   1.77323.04573.04573.6801
H5 1.09572.48031.77321.7732   3.04573.68013.0457
H6 2.76271.48323.68013.04573.0457   2.40632.4063
H7 2.76271.48323.04573.04573.68012.4063   2.4063
H8 2.76271.48323.04573.68013.04572.40632.4063  

Calculated geometries for CH3SiH3 (methyl silane).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 Si2 H6 110.500 C1 Si2 H7 110.500
C1 Si2 H8 110.500 Si2 C1 H3 110.880
Si2 C1 H4 110.880 Si2 C1 H5 110.880
H3 C1 H4 108.026 H3 C1 H5 108.026
H4 C1 H5 108.027 H6 Si2 H7 108.423
H6 Si2 H8 108.423 H7 Si2 H8 108.423

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 Si2
C1 H3
C1 H4
C1 H5
Si2 H6
Si2 H7
Si2 H8
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
10.700   11.600   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 1A1 C3 True       0.735 NSRDS-NBS10 MW C3v 1 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 CH3SiH3 (methyl silane).
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 1A1 C3 True       C3v 1 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CH3SiH3 (methyl silane).

References
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1996Moa/Ozi:54 N Moazzen-Ahmadi, I Ozier, GA McRae, EA Cohen,"Millimeter-Wave spectra of CH3SiH3 in the two interacting Torsional States nu12=0, nu6=3 and nu12=1,nu6=0, J. Mol. Spect. 175, 54-61, 1966 10.1006/jmsp.1996.0008
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
1998Rap/Ape Z Rappoprt, Y Apeloig, "The chemistry of organic silicon compounds Volume 2 Part 1" Chapter 4, Wiley 10.1021/ja985767u
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
Shim Shimanouchi, T. , Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies, Consolidated Volu 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.39
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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