Acetonitrile

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IR Spectrum

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Data compiled by: Tanya L. Myers, Russell G. Tonkyn, Ashley M. Oeck, Tyler O. Danby, John S. Loring, Matthew S. Taubman, Stephen W. Sharpe, Jerome C. Birnbaum, and Timothy J. Johnson

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Alexander N. Yermakov, Alexy A. Usov, Antonina A. Goncharova, Axlexander N. Leskin, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

Spectrum

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Source Becker, 1959
Owner INEP CP RAS, NIST OSRD
Collection (C) 2007 copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce
on behalf of the United States of America. All rights reserved.
Origin INSTITUTE OF ENERGY PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, RAS
Source reference RAS UV No. 13536
Instrument Bekman DK-1
Melting point - 43.6
Boiling point 81.6

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Takehiko Shimanouchi

Symmetry:   C3ν     Symmetry Number σ = 3
 Sym.   No   Approximate   Selected Freq.  Infrared   Raman   Comments 
 Species   type of mode   Value   Rating   Value  Phase  Value  Phase
a1 1 CH3 s-str 2954  A 2954.1 M gas 2942 VS liq.
a1 2 CN str 2267  A 2266.5 M gas 2249 S liq.
a1 3 CH3 s-deform 1385  C 1376 M liq. OC(ν3+ν4)
a1 4 CC str 920  A 920.2 S gas 918 S liq.
e 5 CH3 d-str 3009  A 3009.2 S gas 2999 S liq.
e 6 CH3 d-deform 1448  D 1447.9 S gas 1440 M b liq. FR(ν7+ν8)
e 7 CH3 rock 1041  A 1040.8 M gas
e 8 CCN bend 362  B 362 S gas 380 S liq.

Source: Shimanouchi, 1972

Notes

VSVery strong
SStrong
MMedium
bBroad
FRFermi resonance with an overtone or a combination tone indicated in the parentheses.
OCFrequency estimated from an overtone or a combination tone indicated in the parentheses.
A0~1 cm-1 uncertainty
B1~3 cm-1 uncertainty
C3~6 cm-1 uncertainty
D6~15 cm-1 uncertainty

References

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Becker, 1959
Becker, R.S., J. Mol. Spectroscopy, 1959, 3, 1. [all data]

Shimanouchi, 1972
Shimanouchi, T., Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies Consolidated Volume I, National Bureau of Standards, 1972, 1-160. [all data]

Notes

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