lithium hydride
- Formula: HLi
- Molecular weight: 7.949
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Li.H
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: SIAPCJWMELPYOE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 7580-67-8
- Chemical structure:
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Reaction thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess
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Li- + =
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 356.01 ± 0.10 | kcal/mol | D-EA | Haeffler, Hanstorp, et al., 1996 | gas phase; Given: 0.618049(20) eV |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| ΔrG° | 350.88 ± 0.32 | kcal/mol | H-TS | Haeffler, Hanstorp, et al., 1996 | gas phase; Given: 0.618049(20) eV |
Constants of diatomic molecules
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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 compiled by: Klaus P. Huber and Gerhard H. Herzberg
Data collected through January, 1977
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For ab initio calculations of X 1Σ, A 1Σ, B 1Π, a 3Σ, b 3Π (lowest stable triplet state at ~1700 cm-1 below B 1Π see Docken and Hinze, 1972. Excitation energies and oscillator strengths for higher-lying states have been computed by Stewart, Watson, et al., 1975. The most recent ground state studies are those of Meyer and Rosmus, 1975 and Yardley and Balint-Kurti, 1976, the latter including other low-lying 1Σ+ states. | ||||||||||||
| B 1Π | 34912 | [130.73] Z | 1 | 3.383 2 3 | 0.986 | -0.045 | [2.6E-3] 4 | 2.378 | B ← X R | 34312.26 Z | ||
| ↳missing citation | ||||||||||||
| A 1Σ+ | 26516 | [280.96] 5 Z | [2.8536] 5 3 | [1.187E-3] 5 | 2.605 | A ↔ X 6 7 R | 25943.13 Z | |||||
| ↳Crawford and Jorgensen, 1935 | ||||||||||||
| X 1Σ+ | 0 | 1405.65 Z | 23.20 | 0.163 | 7.5131 3 | 0.2132 8 | 0.00075 | 0.8617E-3 9 | -0.0160E-3 | 1.5957 10 | ||
| ↳Klemperer, 1955; Norris and Klemperer, 1958; James, Norris, et al., 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Mol. beam electric 11 | ||||||||||||
| ↳Wharton, Gold, et al., 1960; Rothstein, 1969; Freeman, Jacobson, et al., 1975 | ||||||||||||
| and magn. Reson. | ||||||||||||
| ↳Lawrence, Anderson, et al., 1963 | ||||||||||||
Notes
| 1 | ΔG(3/2) = 45.9. |
| 2 | Predissociation by rotation; breaking off above J'= 8,5,2 in v' = 0,1,2, respectively; see also Way and Stwalley, 1973. Dissociation limit at 34492.5 cm-1 above X 1Σ, v"=0, J"=0. |
| 3 | RKR potential curves Fallon, Vanderslice, et al., 1960; Singh and Jain, 1962[A state]; Way and Stwalley, 1973 [B state combination with long-range tail and exponential inner wall]. |
| 4 | D1 = 4.8E-3; H0 = -1.7E-5, H1 = -5.6E-5. |
| 5 | ΔG(v+1/2), Bv, Dv, Hv have been determined up to v=14. The ΔG and Bv curve have maxima for v=9 and 3, respectively; ωe ~ 235, ωexe ~ -28, ωeye ~ -4; Be ~ 2.819, αe ~ -0.078, γe ~ -0.026 and higher order constants. |
| 6 | Radiative lifetimes τ(v',J'): τ(2,3) = 29.4 ns, τ(5,3) = 30.5 ns, τ(7,12) ~ 36.9 ns Dagdigian, 1976; τ(5,5-15) = 31 ns Wine and Melton, 1976. |
| 7 | Intensity distribution in the v'-0 bands Fernandez-Florez and Velasco, 1969; RKR Franck-Condon factors Halmann and Laulicht, 1967. The A-X system of 6LiH was analyzed by Velasco and Rivero, 1974. |
| 8 | All rotational constants are from v = 0,1,2 only. |
| 9 | See 8. Hv = 11.4E-8 - ... |
| 10 | Rot.-vibr. sp. |
| 11 | μel(v=0,1,2) = 5.8820, 5.9905, 6.098 D Wharton, Gold, et al., 1960, Rothstein, 1969. Hyperfine structure constants Wharton, Gold, et al., 1960, Rothstein, 1969, Freeman, Jacobson, et al., 1975. Zeeman spectrum Freeman, Jacobson, et al., 1975, gJ(v=0,J=1) = -0.65842 Freeman, Jacobson, et al., 1975 in agreement with an earlier less precise value obtained by Lawrence, Anderson, et al., 1963, using the magnetic resonance method. For a combination of both theoretical Docken and Hinze, 1972, and experimental results see Docken and Freeman, 1974. |
| 12 | From the predissociation in B 1Π; the evaluation by Way and Stwalley, 1973 takes into account the long-range potential of this state. |
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.
Haeffler, Hanstorp, et al., 1996
Haeffler, G.; Hanstorp, G.; Kiyan, I.; Klinkm|ller, A.E.; Ljungblad, U.; Pegg, D.J.,
Electron affinity of Li: A state-selective measurement,
Phys. Rev. A, 1996, 53, 6, 4127-4131, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.53.4127
. [all data]
Docken and Hinze, 1972
Docken, K.K.; Hinze, J.,
LiH potential curves and wavefunctions for X1Σ+, A1Σ+, B1Π, 3Σ+, and 3Π,
J. Chem. Phys., 1972, 57, 4928. [all data]
Stewart, Watson, et al., 1975
Stewart, R.F.; Watson, D.K.; Dalgarno, A.,
Variational time-dependent Hartree-Fock calculations. I. Applications to four-electron atomic and molecular systems,
J. Chem. Phys., 1975, 63, 3222. [all data]
Meyer and Rosmus, 1975
Meyer, W.; Rosmus, P.,
PNO-Cl and CEPA studies of electron correlation effects. III. Spectroscopic constants and dipole moment functions for the ground states of the first-row and second-row diatomic hydrides,
J. Chem. Phys., 1975, 63, 2356. [all data]
Yardley and Balint-Kurti, 1976
Yardley, R.N.; Balint-Kurti, G.G.,
Ab initio valence-bond calculations on HF, LiH, LiH+ and LiF,
Mol. Phys., 1976, 31, 921. [all data]
Crawford and Jorgensen, 1935
Crawford, F.H.; Jorgensen, T., Jr.,
The band spectra of the hydrides of lithium,
Phys. Rev., 1935, 47, 932. [all data]
Klemperer, 1955
Klemperer, W.,
Infrared spectrum of LiH,
J. Chem. Phys., 1955, 23, 2452. [all data]
Norris and Klemperer, 1958
Norris, W.G.; Klemperer, W.,
Dipole derivative of lithium hydride,
J. Chem. Phys., 1958, 28, 749. [all data]
James, Norris, et al., 1960
James, T.C.; Norris, W.G.; Klemperer, W.,
Infrared spectrum and dipole moment function of lithium hydride,
J. Chem. Phys., 1960, 32, 728. [all data]
Wharton, Gold, et al., 1960
Wharton, L.; Gold, L.P.; Klemperer, W.,
Dipole moment of lithium hydride,
J. Chem. Phys., 1960, 33, 1255. [all data]
Rothstein, 1969
Rothstein, E.,
Molecular constants of lithium hydrides by the molecular-beam electric resonance method,
J. Chem. Phys., 1969, 50, 1899. [all data]
Freeman, Jacobson, et al., 1975
Freeman, R.R.; Jacobson, A.R.; Johnson, D.W.; Ramsey, N.F.,
The molecular Zeeman and hyperfine spectra of LiH and LiD by molecular beam high resolution electric resonance,
J. Chem. Phys., 1975, 63, 2597. [all data]
Lawrence, Anderson, et al., 1963
Lawrence, T.R.; Anderson, C.H.; Ramsey, N.F.,
Rotational magnetic moments of lithium hydride and deuteride,
Phys. Rev., 1963, 130, 1865. [all data]
Way and Stwalley, 1973
Way, K.R.; Stwalley, W.C.,
Accurate dissociation energies from rotational predissociation and long-range forces: B1Π LiH,
J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 5298. [all data]
Fallon, Vanderslice, et al., 1960
Fallon, R.J.; Vanderslice, J.T.; Mason, E.A.,
Erratum: Potential curves for HF and LiH,
J. Chem. Phys., 1960, 33, 944. [all data]
Singh and Jain, 1962
Singh, N.L.; Jain, D.C.,
The Rydberg-Klein-Rees method of constructing the true potential energy curves of diatomic molecules,
Proc. Phys. Soc. London, 1962, 79, 274. [all data]
Dagdigian, 1976
Dagdigian, P.J.,
Detection of LiH and NaH molecular beams by laser fluorescence and measurement of radiative lifetimes of the A1Σ+ state,
J. Chem. Phys., 1976, 64, 2609. [all data]
Wine and Melton, 1976
Wine, P.H.; Melton, L.A.,
Radiative lifetime of LiH A1Σ+,
J. Chem. Phys., 1976, 64, 2692. [all data]
Fernandez-Florez and Velasco, 1969
Fernandez-Florez, I.; Velasco, R.,
Contribucion al estudio de la molecula LiH: distribucion de intensidades en el sistema A-X,
Opt. Pura Apl., 1969, 2, 123. [all data]
Halmann and Laulicht, 1967
Halmann, M.; Laulicht, I.,
Isotope effects on Franck-Condon factors. VII. Vibrational intensity distribution in the H2 Lyman, H2 Werner, O2 Schumann-Runge, N2 first positive, N2 Vegard-Kaplan, and LiH (A-X) systems based on PKR potentials,
J. Chem. Phys., 1967, 46, 2684. [all data]
Velasco and Rivero, 1974
Velasco, R.; Rivero, F.,
Espectro de absorcion de la molecula 6LiH,
Opt. Pura Apl., 1974, 7, 45. [all data]
Docken and Freeman, 1974
Docken, K.K.; Freeman, R.R.,
Some molecular properties of LiH and LiD,
J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 61, 4217. [all data]
Notes
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