Aluminum monoxide

• Formula: AlO
• Molecular weight: 42.9809
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Al.O Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: AIRCTMFFNKZQPN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 14457-64-8
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

View reactions leading to AlO⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Ionization energy determinations

Constants of diatomic molecules

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Data compiled by: Klaus P. Huber and Gerhard H. Herzberg

Data collected through December, 1975

Notes

References

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Chase, 1998
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Armentrout, Halle, et al., 1982
Armentrout, P.B.; Halle, L.F.; Beauchamp, J.L., Reaction of Cr⁺, Mn⁺, Fe⁺, Co⁺, and Ni⁺ with O₂ and N₂O. Examination of the translational energy dependence of the cross sections of endothermic reactions, J. Chem. Phys., 1982, 76, 2449. [all data]

Murad and Hildenbrand, 1980
Murad, E.; Hildenbrand, D.L., Dissociation energies of GdO, HoO, ErO, TmO, and LuO. Correlation of results for the lanthanide monoxide series, J. Chem. Phys., 1980, 73, 4005. [all data]

Ho and Burns, 1980
Ho, P.; Burns, R.P., A mass spectrometric study of the AlO₂ molecule, High Temp. Sci., 1980, 12, 31. [all data]

Hildenbrand, 1977
Hildenbrand, D.L., Dissociation energy of samarium monoxide and its relation to that of europium monoxide, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1977, 48, 340. [all data]

Smoes, Drowart, et al., 1976
Smoes, S.; Drowart, J.; Myers, C.E., Determination of the atomization energies of the molecules TaO(g) TaO₂(g) by the mass-spectrometric Knudsen-cell method, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1976, 8, 225. [all data]

Paule, 1976
Paule, R.C., Mass spectrometric studies of Al₂O₃ vaporization processes, High Temp. Sci., 1976, 8, 257. [all data]

Hildenbrand, 1973
Hildenbrand, D.L., Dissociation energies of the molecules AlO and Al₂O, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1973, 20, 127. [all data]

Farber, Uy, et al., 1972
Farber, M.; Uy, O.M.; Srivastava, R.D., Effusion-mass spectrometric determination of the heats of formation of the gaseous molecules V₄O₁₀, V₄O₈, VO₂, and VO, J. Chem. Phys., 1972, 56, 5312. [all data]

Farber, Srivastava, et al., 1972
Farber, M.; Srivastava, R.D.; Uy, O.M., Mass spectrometric determination of the thermodynamic properties of the vapour species from alumina, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 1, 1972, 68, 249. [all data]

Farber, Srivastava, et al., 1971
Farber, M.; Srivastava, R.D.; Uy, O.M., Mass spectrometric determination of the heat of formation of the AlO₂ molecule, J. Chem. Phys., 1971, 55, 4142. [all data]

Drowart, DeMaria, et al., 1960
Drowart, J.; DeMaria, G.; Burns, R.P.; Inghram, M.G., Thermodynamic study of Al₂O₃ using a mass spectrometer, J. Chem. Phys., 1960, 32, 1366. [all data]

Coheur and Rosen, 1941
Coheur, F.P.; Rosen, B., Le spectre de bandes de l'oxyde d'aluminium, Bull. Soc. R. Sci. Liege, 1941, 10, 405. [all data]

Tyte, 1967
Tyte, D.C., The dissociation energy of aluminium monoxide, Proc. Phys. Soc. London, 1967, 92, 1134. [all data]

Prasad and Narayan, 1969
Prasad, S.C.; Narayan, M.K., New bands of AlO in the visible region, Indian J. Pure Appl. Phys., 1969, 7, 413. [all data]

Singh and Narasimham, 1969
Singh, M.; Narasimham, N.A., Isotope shift studies of the visible and ultra-violet bands of AlO, J. Phys. B:, 1969, 2, 119. [all data]

Singh, 1972
Singh, G.C., Morse Franck-Condon factors and r-centroids for some bands of AlO(C²Σ⁺-X²Σ⁺), AuBe(A_1/2-X²Σ⁺) and BiO(B⁴Σ⁺-X²Π_1/2) systems, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1972, 12, 1343. [all data]

Tawde and Tulasigeri, 1972
Tawde, N.R.; Tulasigeri, V.G., Franck-Condon factors and r centroids of the ²Σ⁺-x²Σ⁺ band system of AlO using RKR potentials, J. Phys. B:, 1972, 5, 1681. [all data]

Singh and Saksena, 1973
Singh, M.; Saksena, M.D., The D²Σ⁺-X²Σ⁺ system of AlO, Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. Sect. A, 1973, 77, 139. [all data]

Goodlett and Innes, 1959
Goodlett, V.W.; Innes, K.K., Hollow-Cathode emission of the AlO spectrum, Nature (London), 1959, 183, 243. [all data]

Becart and Declerck, 1960
Becart, M.; Declerck, F., Spectre de bandes de l'oxyde d'aluminium, Compt. Rend., 1960, 251, 2153. [all data]

McDonald, Innes, et al., 1969
McDonald, J.K.; Innes, K.K.; Goodlett, V.W.; Tolbert, T.W., A regular ²Π state of the AlO molecule, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1969, 32, 511. [all data]

Pomeroy, 1927
Pomeroy, W.C., The quantum analysis of the band spectrum of aluminium oxide (λ5200-λ4650), Phys. Rev., 1927, 29, 59. [all data]

Shimauchi, 1958
Shimauchi, M., Arc spectra of pure aluminum in various gases, Sci. Light (Tokyo), 1958, 7, 101. [all data]

Loginov, 1959
Loginov, V.A., Production of the absorption spectrum of AlO by the method of electrically exploding a wire in air at atmospheric pressure, Opt. Spectrosc. Engl. Transl., 1959, 6, 67, In original 111. [all data]

Nicholls, 1962
Nicholls, R.W., Franck-Condon factors to high vibrational quantum numbers II: SiO, MgO, SrO, AlO, VO, NO, J. Res. Nat. Bur. Stand. Sect. A, 1962, 66, 227. [all data]

Tawde and Korwar, 1962
Tawde, N.R.; Korwar, V.M., Franck-Condon factors and r-centroids for the aluminium monoxide A²Σ⁺ - X²Σ⁺ band system, Proc. Phys. Soc. London, 1962, 80, 794. [all data]

Becart and Mahieu, 1963
Becart, M.; Mahieu, J.-M., Spectre de bandes de l'oxyde d'aluminium, Compt. Rend., 1963, 256, 5533. [all data]

Sharma, 1967
Sharma, A., The true potential energy curves of X²Σ and A²Σ states of the AlO molecule, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1967, 7, 283. [all data]

Knight and Weltner, 1971
Knight, L.B., Jr.; Weltner, W., Jr., ESR and optical spectroscopy of the A1O molecule at 4°K; observation of an Al complex and its interaction with krypton, J. Chem. Phys., 1971, 55, 5066. [all data]

Gole and Zare, 1972
Gole, J.L.; Zare, R.N., Determination of D₀⁰(AlO) from crossed-beam chemiluminescence of Al + O₃, J. Chem. Phys., 1972, 57, 5331. [all data]

Liszt and Smith, 1972
Liszt, H.S.; Smith, W.H., RKR Franck-Condon factors for blue and ultraviolet transitions of some molecules of astrophysical interest and some comments on the interstellar abundance of CH, CH⁺, and SiH, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1972, 12, 947. [all data]

Rosenwaks, Steele, et al., 1975
Rosenwaks, S.; Steele, R.E.; Broida, H.P., Chemiluminescence of AlO, J. Chem. Phys., 1975, 63, 1963. [all data]

Mahieu, Jacquinot, et al., 1975
Mahieu, J.M.; Jacquinot, D.; Schamps, J.; Hall, J.A., Spin doubling in the observed ²Σ⁺ states of AlO, J. Phys. B:, 1975, 8, 308. [all data]

Schamps, 1973
Schamps, J., The energy spectrum of aluminium monoxide, Chem. Phys., 1973, 2, 352. [all data]

Lagerqvist, Nilsson, et al., 1956
Lagerqvist, A.; Nilsson, N.E.L.; Barrow, R.F., On a supposed predissociation in the spectrum of AlO, Proc. Phys. Soc. London Sect. A, 1956, 69, 356. [all data]

Dagdigian, Cruse, et al., 1975
Dagdigian, P.J.; Cruse, H.W.; Zare, R.N., Laser fluorescence study of AlO formed in the reaction Al + O₂: product state distribution, dissociation energy, and radiative lifetime, J. Chem. Phys., 1975, 62, 1824. [all data]

Johnson, Capelle, et al., 1972
Johnson, S.E.; Capelle, G.; Broida, H.P., Laser excited fluorescence and radiative lifetimes of AlO (B²Σ⁺ - X²Σ⁺), J. Chem. Phys., 1972, 56, 663. [all data]

Michels, 1972
Michels, H.H., Ab initio calculation of the B²Σ⁺-X²⁺ oscillator strengths in A1O, J. Chem. Phys., 1972, 56, 665. [all data]

Yoshimine, McLean, et al., 1973
Yoshimine, M.; McLean, A.D.; Liu, B., Band strengths for electric dipole transitions from ab initio computation: LiO (X²Π-X²Π, (A²Σ⁺-A²Σ⁺), (X²Π-A²Σ⁺); AlO (X²Σ⁺-X²Σ⁺), (A²Π-A²Π), (X²Σ⁺-A²Π), (B²Σ⁺-B²Σ⁺), (X²Σ⁺-B²Σ⁺), J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 58, 4412. [all data]

Linton and Nicholls, 1969
Linton, C.; Nicholls, R.W., Relative band strengths for the AlO blue-green system, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1969, 9, 1. [all data]

Das, Janis, et al., 1974
Das, G.; Janis, T.; Wahl, A.C., Ground and excited states of the diatoms CN and A1O, J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 61, 1274. [all data]

Singh, 1973
Singh, M., A new electronic transition F²Σ⁺-A²Π_i of AlO, J. Phys. B:, 1973, 6, 521. [all data]

Rosen, 1945
Rosen, B., Special cases of predissociation, Phys. Rev., 1945, 68, 124. [all data]

McDonald and Innes, 1969
McDonald, J.K.; Innes, K.K., A low-lying excited electronic state of the AlO molecule and the ground-state dissociation energy, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1969, 32, 501. [all data]

Drowart, 1973
Drowart, Private communication cited in Huber and Herzberg, 1979, 1973, 31. [all data]

Frank and Krauss, 1974
Frank, P.; Krauss, L., Spektroskopische Bestimmung der Dissoziationsenergie von AlO aus Gleichgewichtsmessungen in Flammen, Z. Naturforsch. A, 1974, 29, 742. [all data]

Burns, 1966
Burns, R.P., Systematics of the evaporation coefficient Al₂O₃, Ga₂O₃, In₂O₃, J. Chem. Phys., 1966, 44, 3307. [all data]

Tyte, 1964
Tyte, D.C., Red (B²Π-A²Σ) band system of aluminium monoxide, Nature (London), 1964, 202, 383. [all data]

Sulzmann, 1975
Sulzmann, K.G.P., Shock-tube measurements of the f-number for the fundamental vibration-rotation bands of AlO in the X²Σ⁺ electronic ground-state, J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer, 1975, 15, 313. [all data]

Huber and Herzberg, 1979
Huber, K.P.; Herzberg, G., Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure. IV. Constants of Diatomic Molecules, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, 1979, 716. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions

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