Oxygen cation

• Formula: O₂⁺
• Molecular weight: 31.9983
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/O2/c1-2/q+1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KMHJKRGRIJONSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 12185-07-8
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: O₂⁺ + CO₂ = (O₂⁺ • CO₂)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: O₂⁺ + O₂ = (O₂⁺ • O₂)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: O₂⁺ + N₂ = (O₂⁺ • N₂)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: O₂⁺ + O₃ = (O₂⁺ • O₃)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: O₂⁺ + N₂O = (O₂⁺ • N₂O)

Free energy of reaction

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • CO₂) + CO₂ = (O₂⁺ • 2CO₂)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 2N₂) + N₂ = (O₂⁺ • 3N₂)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • N₂) + N₂ = (O₂⁺ • 2N₂)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • O₂) + O₂ = (O₂⁺ • 2O₂)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 3O₂) + O₂ = (O₂⁺ • 4O₂)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 2O₂) + O₂ = (O₂⁺ • 3O₂)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 4O₂) + O₂ = (O₂⁺ • 5O₂)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 4N₂) + N₂ = (O₂⁺ • 5N₂)

Free energy of reaction

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 3N₂) + N₂ = (O₂⁺ • 4N₂)

Free energy of reaction

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 5CO₂) + CO₂ = (O₂⁺ • 6CO₂)

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 7O₂) + O₂ = (O₂⁺ • 8O₂)

( • ) +  = ( •  • )

By formula: (O₂⁺ • O₂) + N₂ = (O₂⁺ • N₂ • O₂)

( • 10) +  = ( • 11)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 10N₂) + N₂ = (O₂⁺ • 11N₂)

( • 9) +  = ( • 10)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 9N₂) + N₂ = (O₂⁺ • 10N₂)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 5N₂) + N₂ = (O₂⁺ • 6N₂)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 6N₂) + N₂ = (O₂⁺ • 7N₂)

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 7N₂) + N₂ = (O₂⁺ • 8N₂)

( • 8) +  = ( • 9)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 8N₂) + N₂ = (O₂⁺ • 9N₂)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 2N₂O) + N₂O = (O₂⁺ • 3N₂O)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 2CO₂) + CO₂ = (O₂⁺ • 3CO₂)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 3N₂O) + N₂O = (O₂⁺ • 4N₂O)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 3CO₂) + CO₂ = (O₂⁺ • 4CO₂)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 4N₂O) + N₂O = (O₂⁺ • 5N₂O)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 4CO₂) + CO₂ = (O₂⁺ • 5CO₂)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 5N₂O) + N₂O = (O₂⁺ • 6N₂O)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 6N₂O) + N₂O = (O₂⁺ • 7N₂O)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • N₂O) + N₂O = (O₂⁺ • 2N₂O)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 5O₂) + O₂ = (O₂⁺ • 6O₂)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (O₂⁺ • 6O₂) + O₂ = (O₂⁺ • 7O₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: O₂⁺ + O₂S = (O₂⁺ • O₂S)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: O₂⁺ + H₂O = (O₂⁺ • H₂O)

( •  • ) +  = ( • 2 • )

By formula: (O₂⁺ • N₂ • O₂) + N₂ = (O₂⁺ • 2N₂ • O₂)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: O₂⁺ + Kr = (O₂⁺ • Kr)

References

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Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Hiraoka, Nakajima, et al., 1988
Hiraoka, K.; Nakajima, G.; Shoda, S., Determination of the Stabilities of CO2+(CO2)n and O2+(CO2)n Clusters with n = 1 - 6, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1988, 146, 6, 535, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(88)87495-5 . [all data]

Illies, 1988
Illies, A.J., Thermochemistry of the Gas - Phase Ion - Molecule Clustering of CO2+CO2, SO2+CO2, N2O+N2O, O2+CO2, NO+CO2 and NO+N2O: Description of a New Hybrid Drift Tube/Ion Source with Coaxial Electron Beam and Ion Exit Apertures, J. Phys. Chem., 1988, 92, 10, 2889, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100321a037 . [all data]

Dotan, Davidson, et al., 1978
Dotan, I.; Davidson, J.A.; Fehsenfeld, F.C.; Albritton, D.L., Reactions of O2+.O2 with CO2, O3 and CH4 and O2+.O3 with H2O and CH4 and their Role in Stratospheric Ion Chemistry, J. Geophys. Res., 1978, 83, C8, 4036, https://doi.org/10.1029/JC083iC08p04036 . [all data]

Conway and Janik, 1970
Conway, D.C.; Janik, G.S., Determination of the Bond Energies for the Series O2 - O2+ through O2 - O10+, J. Chem. Phys., 1970, 53, 5, 1859, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1674262 . [all data]

Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Field, 1977
Meot-Ner (Mautner), M.; Field, F.H., Proton Affinity and Ion - Molecule Clustering in CO2 and CS2. Applications in Martian Ionospheric Chemistry, J. Chem. Phys., 1977, 66, 10, 4527, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.433706 . [all data]

Rakshit and Warneck, 1981
Rakshit, A.B.; Warneck, P., Formation and Reactions of O2+.CO2, O2+.H2O and O2+(CO2)2 Ions, Int. J. Mass Spectrom Ion Phys., 1981, 40, 2, 135, https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7381(81)80037-X . [all data]

Hiraoka, 1988
Hiraoka, K., A Determination of the Stabilities of O2+(O2)n and O2-(O2)n with n = 1 - 8 from Measurements of the Gas-Phase Ion Equilibria, J. Chem. Phys., 1988, 89, 5, 3190, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.454976 . [all data]

Durden, Kebarle, et al., 1969
Durden, D.A.; Kebarle, P.; Good, A., Thermal Ion-Molecule Reaction Rate Constants at Pressures up to 10 torr with a Pulsed Mass Spectrometer. Reactions in Methane, Krypton, and Oxygen, J. Chem. Phys., 1969, 50, 2, 805, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1671133 . [all data]

Yang and Conway, 1964
Yang, J.H.; Conway, D.C., Bonding in Ion Clusters. I. O4+, J. Chem. Phys., 1964, 40, 6, 1729, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1725389 . [all data]

Rakshit and Warneck, 1980
Rakshit, A.B.; Warneck, P., A Drift Chamber Study of the Formation of Water Cluster Ions in Oxygen, J. Chem. Phys., 1980, 73, 10, 5074, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.439985 . [all data]

Howard, Bierbaum, et al., 1972
Howard, C.J.; Bierbaum, V.M.; Rundle, H.W.; Kaufman, F., Kinetics and Mechanism of Formation of Water Cluster Ions from O2+ and H2O+, J. Chem. Phys., 1972, 57, 8, 3491, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1678783 . [all data]

Adams and Bohme, 1970
Adams, N.G.; Bohme, D., Flowing Afterglow Studies of Formation and Reactions of Cluster Ions of O₂⁺, O₂^-, and O^-, J. Chem. Phys., 1970, 52, 6, 3133, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1673449 . [all data]

Hiraoka and Nakajima, 1988
Hiraoka, K.; Nakajima, G., A Determination of the Stabilities of N2+(N2)n and O2+(N2)n with n = 1 - 11 from Measurements of the Gas - Phase Ion Equilibria, J. Chem. Phys., 1988, 88, 12, 7709, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.454285 . [all data]

Speller and Fitaire, 1983
Speller, C.V.; Fitaire, M., Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Phenomena of Ionized Gases, H. Boetticher, H. Wenk and E. Shulz - Gulde, ed(s)., ICPIG, Dusseldorf, 1983, 568. [all data]

Janik and Conway, 1967
Janik, G.S.; Conway, D.C., Bonding in Heteromolecular Ion Clusters. N2O2+, J. Phys. Chem., 1967, 71, 4, 823, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100863a007 . [all data]

Hiraoka, Fujimaki, et al., 1994
Hiraoka, K.; Fujimaki, S.; Aruga, K.; Sato, T.; Yamabe, S., Gas-Phase Solavtion of NO+, O2+, N2O+, and H3O+ with N2O, J. Chem. Phys., 1994, 101, 5, 4073, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.467524 . [all data]

Jarrold, Misev, et al., 1984
Jarrold, M.F.; Misev, L.; Bowers, M.T., Charge Transfer Half - Collisions: Photodissociation of the Kr.O2+ cluster Ion with Resolution of the Product Vibrational States, J. Chem. Phys., 1984, 81, 10, 4369, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.447448 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  T	Temperature
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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