ClCH2OH

Formula: CH₃ClO
Molecular weight: 66.487
CAS Registry Number: 15454-33-8
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Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Approximate type of mode	cm^-1	Med.	Method	References


OH stretch	3646	gas	IR	Wallington, Schneider, et al., 2000
OH stretch	3591	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
CH₂ a-stretch	2981	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
CH₂ a-stretch	2971	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
CH₂ s-stretch	2913	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
COH bend	1374	gas	IR	Tyndall, Wallington, et al., 1993 Wallington, Schneider, et al., 2000
COH bend	1393	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
CH₂ wag	1318	gas	IR	Tyndall, Wallington, et al., 1993 Wallington, Schneider, et al., 2000
CH₂ wag	1323	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
CH₂ wag	1319	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
	1231	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
CH₂ twist	1114	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
CO stretch	1083	gas	IR	Tyndall, Wallington, et al., 1993 Wallington, Schneider, et al., 2000
CO stretch	1096	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
CH₂ rock	960	gas	IR	Tyndall, Wallington, et al., 1993 Wallington, Schneider, et al., 2000
CH₂ rock	959	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
CCl stretch	697	gas	IR	Wallington, Schneider, et al., 2000
CCl stretch	669	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
ClCO deform.	469	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
ClCO deform.	463	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
OH torsion	372	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
	368	Ar	IR	Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988

Additional references: Jacox, 1994, page 323; Jacox, 2003, page 321

References

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Wallington, Schneider, et al., 2000
Wallington, T.J.; Schneider, W.F.; Barnes, I.; Becker, K.H.; Sehested, J.; Nielsen, O.J., Stability and infrared spectra of mono-, di-, and trichloromethanol, Chem. Phys. Lett., 2000, 322, 1-2, 97, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(00)00384-5 . [all data]

Kunttu, Dahlqvist, et al., 1988
Kunttu, H.; Dahlqvist, M.; Murto, J.; Rasanen, M., Photochemical processes on chloromethyl formate and vinyl formate in low-temperature matrices: infrared spectra and ab initio calculations on chloromethanol and vinyl alcohol, J. Phys. Chem., 1988, 92, 6, 1495, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100317a024 . [all data]

Tyndall, Wallington, et al., 1993
Tyndall, G.S.; Wallington, T.J.; Hurley, M.D.; Schneider, W.F., Rate coefficient for the reaction of hydroxymethyl radicals with chlorine and infrared spectra of chloromethanol and dichloromethanol, J. Phys. Chem., 1993, 97, 8, 1576, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100110a019 . [all data]

Jacox, 1994
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1994, 464. [all data]

Jacox, 2003
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules: supplement B, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 2003, 32, 1, 1-441, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1497629 . [all data]

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