carbon

• Formula: C
• Molecular weight: 12.0107
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7440-44-0
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Species with the same structure:
  • diamond
  • Graphite
  • Carbon
• Other names: activated carbon
• Information on this page:
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Ion clustering data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
B - John E. Bartmess

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C⁺ + C = (C⁺ • C)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C⁺ • C) + C = (C⁺ • 2C)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (C⁺ • 2C) + C = (C⁺ • 3C)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (C⁺ • 3C) + C = (C⁺ • 4C)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (C⁺ • 4C) + C = (C⁺ • 5C)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (C⁺ • 5C) + C = (C⁺ • 6C)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (C⁺ • 6C) + C = (C⁺ • 7C)

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (C⁺ • 7C) + C = (C⁺ • 8C)

( • 8) +  = ( • 9)

By formula: (C⁺ • 8C) + C = (C⁺ • 9C)

( • 9) +  = ( • 10)

By formula: (C⁺ • 9C) + C = (C⁺ • 10C)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C^- + C = (C^- • C)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C^- • C) + C = (C^- • 2C)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (C^- • 2C) + C = (C^- • 3C)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (C^- • 3C) + C = (C^- • 4C)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (C^- • 4C) + C = (C^- • 5C)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (C^- • 5C) + C = (C^- • 6C)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (C^- • 6C) + C = (C^- • 7C)

( • 7) +  = ( • 8)

By formula: (C^- • 7C) + C = (C^- • 8C)

( • 8) +  = ( • 9)

By formula: (C^- • 8C) + C = (C^- • 9C)

( • 4294967295) +  =

By formula: (CH^- • 4294967295C) + C = CH^-

(C₃^- • 4294967295) +  = C₃^-

By formula: (C₃^- • 4294967295C) + C = C₃^-

(C₄^- • 4294967295) +  = C₄^-

By formula: (C₄^- • 4294967295C) + C = C₄^-

(C₆^- • 4294967295) +  = C₆^-

By formula: (C₆^- • 4294967295C) + C = C₆^-

(C₇^- • 4294967295) +  = C₇^-

By formula: (C₇^- • 4294967295C) + C = C₇^-

References

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Pargellis, 1990
Pargellis, A.N., Estimating Carbon Cluster Binding Energies from Measured Cn Distributions, n <= 10, J. Chem. Phys., 1990, 93, 3, 2099, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.459035 . [all data]

Radi, Rincon, et al., 1989
Radi, P.P.; Rincon, M.E.; Hsu, M.T.; Brodbelt-Lustig, J.; Kemper, P.; Bowers, M.T., Structure, Reactivity and Energetics of Covalently Bound Carbon Cluster Ions, C5+ to C11+: Experiment and Theory, J. Phys. Chem., 1989, 93, 16, 6187, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100353a045 . [all data]

Kasdan, Herbst, et al., 1975
Kasdan, A.; Herbst, E.; Lineberger, W.C., Laser photoelectron spectrometry of CH₂^-, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1975, 31, 78. [all data]

Arnold, Bradforth, et al., 1991
Arnold, D.W.; Bradforth, S.E.; Kitsopoulos, T.N.; Neumark, D.M., Vibrationally Resolved Spectra of C2-C11 by Anion Photoelectron Spectroscopy, J. Chem. Phys., 1991, 95, 12, 8753, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.461211 . [all data]

Zhao, de Beer, et al., 1996
Zhao, Y.; de Beer, E.; Xu, C.; Taylor, T.; Neumark, D.M., Spectroscopy and Electron Detachment Dynamics of C4-, C6- and C8-, J. Chem. Phys., 1996, 105, 12, 4905, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.472341 . [all data]

Arnold, Zhao, et al., 1992
Arnold, C.C.; Zhao, Y.X.; Kitsopoulos, T.N.; Neumark, D.M., Study of C6(-) and C6 with Threshold Photodetachment Spectroscopy and Autodetachment Spectroscopy, J. Chem. Phys., 1992, 97, 9, 6121, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.463722 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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