Dicobalt octacarbonyl

• Formula: C₈Co₂O₈
• Molecular weight: 341.9472
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/8CO.2Co/c8*1-2;; Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: NFWSABSVGZVHCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 10210-68-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Cobalt, di-μ-carbonylhexacarbonyldi-, (Co-Co); Cobalt carbonyl (Co2(CO)8); Cobalt tetracarbonyl dimer; Di-μ-carbonylhexacarbonyldicobalt; Dicobalt carbonyl (Co2(CO)8); Octacarbonyldicobalt; Co2(CO)8; Cobalt carbonyl; Cobalt, di-μ-carbonylhexacarbonyldi-; Cobalt octacarbonyl
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  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

 (solution) +  (solution) = 2 (solution)

By formula: C₈Co₂O₈ (solution) + H₂ (solution) = 2C₄HCoO₄ (solution)

 (g) = 2 (g)

By formula: C₈Co₂O₈ (g) = 2C₄CoO₄ (g)

 (solution) = C₇Co₂O₇ (solution) +  (solution)

By formula: C₈Co₂O₈ (solution) = C₇Co₂O₇ (solution) + CO (solution)

0.5 (solution) +  (cr) = C₄CoNaO₄ (solution)

By formula: 0.5C₈Co₂O₈ (solution) + Na (cr) = C₄CoNaO₄ (solution)

 (solution) +  (solution) = 2C₉CoMnO₉ (solution)

By formula: C₁₀Mn₂O₁₀ (solution) + C₈Co₂O₈ (solution) = 2C₉CoMnO₉ (solution)

2 (solution) = C₁₂Co₄O₁₂ (solution) + 4 (solution)

By formula: 2C₈Co₂O₈ (solution) = C₁₂Co₄O₁₂ (solution) + 4CO (solution)

C₁₃H₁₀NaO (solution) + 0.5 (solution) = C₄CoNaO₄ (solution) +  (solution)

By formula: C₁₃H₁₀NaO (solution) + 0.5C₈Co₂O₈ (solution) = C₄CoNaO₄ (solution) + C₁₃H₁₀O (solution)

 (cr) = 8 (g) + 2 (cr)

By formula: C₈Co₂O₈ (cr) = 8CO (g) + 2Co (cr)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Martinho Simões
Martinho Simões, J.A., Private communication (see http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/om/). [all data]

Connor, Skinner, et al., 1973
Connor, J.A.; Skinner, H.A.; Virmani, Y., High temperature microcalorimetric studies of the thermal decomposition and iodination of polynuclear carbonyls of Fe, Co, Ru, Rh, Re, Os and Ir, Faraday Symp. Chem. Soc., 1973, 8, 18, https://doi.org/10.1039/fs9730800018 . [all data]

Gardner, Cartner, et al., 1975
Gardner, P.J.; Cartner, A.; Cunninghame, R.G.; Robinson, B.H., J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1975, 2582.. [all data]

Rathke, Klingler, et al., 1992
Rathke, J.W.; Klingler, R.J.; Krause, T.R., Organometallics, 1992, 11, 585. [all data]

Bor, 1986
Bor, G., Pure & Appl. Chem., 1986, 58, 543. [all data]

Alemdaroglu, Penninger, et al., 1976
Alemdaroglu, N.H.; Penninger, J.M.L.; Oltay, E., Monatsh. Chem., 1976, 107, 1043. [all data]

Ungváry, 1972
Ungváry, F., J. Organometal. Chem., 1972, 36, 363. [all data]

Connor, 1977
Connor, J.A., Top. Curr. Chem., 1977, 71, 71. [all data]

Pilcher and Skinner, 1982
Pilcher, G.; Skinner, H.A., In The Chemistry of the Metal-Carbon Bond Wiley: New York, Hartley, F. R.; Patai, S., ed(s)., 1982. [all data]

Martinho Simões and Beauchamp, 1990
Martinho Simões, J.A.; Beauchamp, J.L., Chem. Rev., 1990, 90, 629. [all data]

Bidinosti and McIntyre, 1970
Bidinosti, D.R.; McIntyre, N.S., Mass spectrometric study of the thermal decomposition of dimanganese decacarbonyl and dicobalt octacarbonyl, Can. J. Chem., 1970, 48, 593. [all data]

Ungváry and Markó, 1974
Ungváry, F.; Markó, L., J. Organometal. Chem., 1974, 71, 283. [all data]

Kiss, Nolan, et al., 1994
Kiss, G.; Nolan, S.P.; Hoff, C.D., Inorg. Chim. Acta, 1994, 227, 285. [all data]

Klingler R.J. and Rathke, 1992
Klingler R.J.; Rathke, J.W., Inorg. Chem., 1992, 31, 804. [all data]

Bor and Dietler, 1980
Bor, G.; Dietler, U.K., J. Organometal. Chem., 1980, 191, 295. [all data]

Pedley and Rylance, 1977
Pedley, J.B.; Rylance, J., Computer Analysed Thermochemical Data: Organic and Organometallic Compounds, University of Sussex, Brigton, 1977. [all data]

Winters and Kiser, 1965
Winters, R.E.; Kiser, R.W., Ions produced by electron impact with the dimetallic carbonyls of cobalt and manganese, J. Phys. Chem., 1965, 69, 1618. [all data]

Bidinosti and McIntyre, 1967
Bidinosti, D.R.; McIntyre, N.S., The metal-metal bond dissociation energy in cobalt octacarbonyl, Chem. Commun., 1967, 1. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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