aluminium trihydride
- Formula: AlH3
- Molecular weight: 30.00536
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: AZDRQVAHHNSJOQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 7784-21-6
- Chemical structure:
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Reaction thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess
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Individual Reactions
H2Al- + =
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 1560.2 ± 3.3 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hinde, 2000 | gas phase |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 1526.7 ± 3.8 | kJ/mol | H-TS | Hinde, 2000 | gas phase |
+
= H4Al-
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 314. ± 17. | kJ/mol | CIDT | Goebbert, Hernandez, et al., 2005 | gas phase |
Gas phase ion energetics data
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De-protonation reactions
H2Al- + =
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 1560.2 ± 3.3 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hinde, 2000 | gas phase |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 1526.7 ± 3.8 | kJ/mol | H-TS | Hinde, 2000 | gas phase |
Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels
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Data compiled by: Marilyn E. Jacox
State: X
Additional references: Jacox, 1998, page 212
Notes
m | Medium |
vs | Very strong |
References
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Hinde, 2000
Hinde, R.J.,
Ab initio gas-phase acidities of NaH, MgH2, and AlH3,
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2000, 104, 32, 7580-7585, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp994138j
. [all data]
Goebbert, Hernandez, et al., 2005
Goebbert, D.J.; Hernandez, H.; Francisco, J.S.; Wenthold, P.G.,
The binding energy and bonding in dialane,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 33, 11684-11689, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0424070
. [all data]
Wang, Andrews, et al., 2003
Wang, X.; Andrews, L.; Tam, S.; DeRose, M.E.; Fajardo, M.E.,
Infrared Spectra of Aluminum Hydrides in Solid Hydrogen: Al,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 30, 9218, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0353560
. [all data]
Chertihin and Andrews, 1993
Chertihin, G.V.; Andrews, L.,
Reactions of pulsed-laser ablated aluminum atoms with hydrogen: infrared spectra of aluminum hydride (AlH, AlH2, AlH3, and Al2H2) species,
J. Phys. Chem., 1993, 97, 40, 10295, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100142a007
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Kurth, Eberlein, et al., 1993
Kurth, F.A.; Eberlein, R.A.; Schnockel, H.; Downs, A.J.; Pulham, C.R.,
J. Chem. Soc., 1993, Chem. Commun. 1302. [all data]
Pullumbi, Bouteiller, et al., 1994
Pullumbi, P.; Bouteiller, Y.; Manceron, L.; Mijoule, C.,
Aluminium, gallium and indium trihydrides. an IR matrix isolation and ab initio study,
Chem. Phys., 1994, 185, 1, 25, https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-0104(94)00111-1
. [all data]
Andrews and Wang, 2004
Andrews, L.; Wang, X.,
Infrared Spectra of Dialanes in Solid Hydrogen,
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2004, 108, 19, 4202, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp037792e
. [all data]
Andrews and Wang, 2003
Andrews, L.; Wang, X.,
The Infrared Spectrum of Al2H6 in Solid Hydrogen,
Science, 2003, 299, 5615, 2049, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1082456
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Jacox, 1998
Jacox, M.E.,
Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules: supplement A,
J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 2, 115-393, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556017
. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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