Copper dimer
- Formula: Cu2
- Molecular weight: 127.092
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/2Cu
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ALKZAGKDWUSJED-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 12190-70-4
- Chemical structure:
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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 evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
B - John E. Bartmess
View reactions leading to Cu2+ (ion structure unspecified)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IE (evaluated) | 7.899 ± 0.007 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Electron affinity determinations
| EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.84 ± 0.15 | LPES | Taylor, Pettiettehall, et al., 1992 | EA set as 0.2 eV above onset to correct for unresolved hot bands.; B |
| 0.880 ± 0.020 | LPES | Ho, Ervin, et al., 1990 | Stated electron affinity is the Vertical Detachment Energy; B |
| 0.842 ± 0.010 | LPES | Leopold, Ho, et al., 1987 | Affinity: shift in apparent EA from lesser-solvated ion. Ignores any neutral-neutral bond.; B |
Ionization energy determinations
| IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.46 ± 0.15 | EI | Franzreb, Wucher, et al., 1990 | LL |
| 7.899 ± 0.007 | LS | Sappey, Harrington, et al., 1989 | LL |
| 7.894 ± 0.015 | LS | Powers, Hansen, et al., 1983 | LBLHLM |
| 7.37 | EVAL | Huber and Herzberg, 1979 | LLK |
| 7.8 ± 0.4 | EI | Hilpert, 1979 | LLK |
| 7.8 | EI | Neckel and Sodeck, 1972 | LLK |
Constants of diatomic molecules
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Data compiled by: Klaus P. Huber and Gerhard H. Herzberg
Data collected through December, 1974
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| State | electronic state and / or symmetry symbol |
| Te | minimum electronic energy (cm-1) |
| ωe | vibrational constant – first term (cm-1) |
| ωexe | vibrational constant – second term (cm-1) |
| ωeye | vibrational constant – third term (cm-1) |
| Be | rotational constant in equilibrium position (cm-1) |
| αe | rotational constant – first term (cm-1) |
| γe | rotation-vibration interaction constant (cm-1) |
| De | centrifugal distortion constant (cm-1) |
| βe | rotational constant – first term, centrifugal force (cm-1) |
| re | internuclear distance (Å) |
| Trans. | observed transition(s) corresponding to electronic state |
| ν00 | position of 0-0 band (units noted in table) |
| State | Te | ωe | ωexe | ωeye | Be | αe | γe | De | βe | re | Trans. | ν00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional band systems attributed to Cu2 in the regions 34500 - 37000, 39000 - 40100, and 40600 - 42900 cm-1. No analysis. | ||||||||||||
| ↳Ruamps, 1959 | ||||||||||||
| B 1Σ+ | 21758.35 | [242.15] Z | 2.0 H | -0.02 | 0.098890 | 0.000606 | 6.30E-08 | 2.3276 | B ↔ X R | 21747.88 Z | ||
| ↳missing citation; Ruamps, 1954; Aslund, Barrow, et al., 1965; Pesic and Weniger, 1971; Rao and Lakshman, 1971 | ||||||||||||
| A (1Πu) | 20433.2 | 191.9 H | 0.348 | -0.018 | (0.08185) | (0.00062) | (0.000000038) | (2.5584) | A ↔ X R | 20396.0 H | ||
| ↳missing citation; Ruamps, 1954; Aslund, Barrow, et al., 1965; Pesic and Weniger, 1971, 2 | ||||||||||||
| X 1Σ+ | 0 | [264.55] Z | 1.025 H | 0.0008 | 0.108743 | 0.000614 | 7.16E-08 | 2.2197 | ||||
Notes
| 1 | Thermochemical value (mass-spectrom.) Drowart and Honig, 1956, Schissel, 1957, Ackerman, Stafford, et al., 1960, recalculated Smoes, Mandy, et al., 1972. |
| 2 | Experimental value by Cabaud, 1972, quoted in an ab initio study of Cu2 and Cu2+ by Joyes and Leleyter, 1973. No details. |
References
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Taylor, Pettiettehall, et al., 1992
Taylor, K.J.; Pettiettehall, C.L.; Cheshnovsky, O.; Smalley, R.E.,
Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectra of Coinage Metal Clusters,
J. Chem. Phys., 1992, 96, 4, 3319, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.461927
. [all data]
Ho, Ervin, et al., 1990
Ho, J.; Ervin, K.M.; Lineberger, W.C.,
Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Metal Cluster Anions - Cun-, Agn-, and Aun-,
J. Chem. Phys., 1990, 93, 10, 6987, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.459475
. [all data]
Leopold, Ho, et al., 1987
Leopold, D.G.; Ho, J.; Lineberger, W.C.,
Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Mass-selected Metal Cluster Anions. I. Cun-, n=1-10,
J. Chem. Phys., 1987, 86, 4, 1715, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.452170
. [all data]
Franzreb, Wucher, et al., 1990
Franzreb, K.; Wucher, A.; Oechsner, H.,
Electron impact ionization of small silver and copper clusters,
Z. Phys. D, 1990, 17, 51. [all data]
Sappey, Harrington, et al., 1989
Sappey, A.D.; Harrington, J.E.; Weisshaar, J.C.,
Resonant two-photo ionization-photoelectron spectroscopy of Cu2: Autoionization dynamics and Cu2+ vibronic states,
J. Chem. Phys., 1989, 91, 3854. [all data]
Powers, Hansen, et al., 1983
Powers, D.E.; Hansen, S.G.; Geusic, M.E.; Michalopoulos, D.L.; Smalley, R.E.,
Supersonic copper clusters,
J. Chem. Phys., 1983, 78, 2866. [all data]
Huber and Herzberg, 1979
Huber, K.P.; Herzberg, G.,
Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure. IV. Constants of Diatomic Molecules,, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1979, ,1. [all data]
Hilpert, 1979
Hilpert, K.,
Mass spectrometric determination of the dissociation energies of CuTb(g), CuDy(g), and CuHo(g),
Ber. Bunsen-Ges. Phys. Chem., 1979, 83, 161. [all data]
Neckel and Sodeck, 1972
Neckel, A.; Sodeck, G.,
Bestimmung der dissoziationsenergien der gasformigen molekule CuGe, AgGe and AuGe,
Monatsh. Chem., 1972, 103, 367. [all data]
Ruamps, 1959
Ruamps, P.J.,
Production et etude du spectre optique de molecules diatomiques de metaux et contribution au calcul theorique des intensites,
Ann. Phys. (Paris), 1959, 4, 1111. [all data]
Ruamps, 1954
Ruamps, J.,
Spectre d'emission des molecules Cu2, Ag2, et Au2,
Compt. Rend., 1954, 238, 1489. [all data]
Aslund, Barrow, et al., 1965
Aslund, N.; Barrow, R.F.; Richards, W.G.; Travis, D.N.,
Rotational analysis of bands of the B-X system of Cu2 and of the A-X system of Bi2,
Ark. Fys., 1965, 30, 171. [all data]
Pesic and Weniger, 1971
Pesic, D.S.; Weniger, S.,
Etude de la structure de vibration du systeme B-X de la molecule 63Cu65Cu,
C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. B, 1971, 272, 46. [all data]
Rao and Lakshman, 1971
Rao, T.V.R.; Lakshman, S.V.J.,
RKRV curves, r-centroids and Franck-Condon factors for bands of the 63Cu2 molecule,
J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1971, 11, 1157. [all data]
Pesic and Weniger, 1971, 2
Pesic, D.S.; Weniger, S.,
Analyse rotationnelle des bandes du systme A-X de 63Cu2,
C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. B, 1971, 273, 602. [all data]
Drowart and Honig, 1956
Drowart, J.; Honig, R.E.,
Mass spectrometric study of copper, silver, and gold,
J. Chem. Phys., 1956, 25, 581. [all data]
Schissel, 1957
Schissel, P.,
Dissociation energies of Cu2, Ag2, and Au2,
J. Chem. Phys., 1957, 26, 1276. [all data]
Ackerman, Stafford, et al., 1960
Ackerman, M.; Stafford, F.E.; Drowart, J.,
Mass spectrometric determination of the dissociation energies of the molecules AgAu, AgCu, and AuCu,
J. Chem. Phys., 1960, 33, 1784. [all data]
Smoes, Mandy, et al., 1972
Smoes, S.; Mandy, F.; Vander Auwera-Mahieu, A.; Drowart, J.,
Determination by the mass spectrometric Knudsen cell method of the dissociation energies of the group IB chalcogenides,
Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1972, 81, 45. [all data]
Cabaud, 1972
Cabaud,
Ph.D. Thesis, University of Claude Bernard, Lyon, 1972, 0. [all data]
Joyes and Leleyter, 1973
Joyes, P.; Leleyter, M.,
Ab initio study of Cu2 and Cu2+,
J. Phys. B:, 1973, 6, 150. [all data]
Notes
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