Triphosphorus
- Formula: P3
- Molecular weight: 92.921286
- CAS Registry Number: 55030-78-9
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Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess
View reactions leading to P3+ (ion structure unspecified)
Electron affinity determinations
| EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.665 ± 0.050 | LPES | Jones, Ganteför, et al., 1995 | Vertical Detachment Energy: 1.68±0.05 eV; B |
| 0.92 ± 0.37 | EIAE | Bennett, Margrave, et al., 1974 | From P4; B |
Ionization energy determinations
| IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9 ± 0.2 | PI | Smets, Coppens, et al., 1977 | LLK |
| 11.5 | EI | Carette and Kerwin, 1961 | RDSH |
Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels
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Data compiled by: Marilyn E. Jacox
State: A
| Energy (cm-1) |
Med. | Transition | λmin (nm) |
λmax (nm) |
References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To = 23420 ± 10 | Ar | A-X | 418 | 427 | Andrews and Mielke, 1990 | ||
| Vib. sym. |
No. | Approximate type of mode |
cm-1 | Med. | Method | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sym. stretch | 480 ± 20 | Ar | AB | Andrews and Mielke, 1990 | ||
Additional references: Jacox, 1994, page 82
Notes
| o | Energy separation between the v = 0 levels of the excited and electronic ground states. |
References
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Jones, Ganteför, et al., 1995
Jones, R.O.; Ganteför, G.; Hunsicker, S.; Pieperhoff, P.,
Structure and Spectroscopy of Phosphorous Cluster anions: Theory (simulated annealing) and Experiment (Photoelectron Detachment),
J. Chem. Phys., 1995, 103, 22, 9549, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.469969
. [all data]
Bennett, Margrave, et al., 1974
Bennett, S.L.; Margrave, J.L.; Franklin, J.L.,
High temperature negative ions. Electron impact study of tetratomic phosphorous vapor,
J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 61, 1647. [all data]
Smets, Coppens, et al., 1977
Smets, J.; Coppens, P.; Drowart, J.,
Photoionization with mass spectrometric analysis of the tetraphosphorus molecule,
Chem. Phys., 1977, 20, 243. [all data]
Carette and Kerwin, 1961
Carette, J.-D.; Kerwin, L.,
Une etude du phosphore rouge par spectrometrie de masse,
Can. J. Phys., 1961, 39, 1300. [all data]
Andrews and Mielke, 1990
Andrews, L.; Mielke, Z.,
Vibronic absorption spectra of phosphorus molecules (P4+ and P3) in solid argon,
J. Phys. Chem., 1990, 94, 6, 2348, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100369a029
. [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]
Notes
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EA Electron affinity - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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