H3+

• Formula: H₃⁺
• Molecular weight: 3.02327
• CAS Registry Number: 28132-48-1
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Data compiled by: Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Individual Reactions

H₃⁺ +  = (H₃⁺ • )

By formula: H₃⁺ + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • H₂)

(H₃⁺ • ) +  = (H₃⁺ • 2)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 2H₂)

(H₃⁺ • 3) +  = (H₃⁺ • 4)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 3H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 4H₂)

(H₃⁺ • 2) +  = (H₃⁺ • 3)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 2H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 3H₂)

H₃⁺ +  = (H₃⁺ • )

By formula: H₃⁺ + Ar = (H₃⁺ • Ar)

(H₃⁺ • ) +  = (H₃⁺ • 2)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • O₂) + O₂ = (H₃⁺ • 2O₂)

H₃⁺ +  = (H₃⁺ • )

By formula: H₃⁺ + O₂ = (H₃⁺ • O₂)

(H₃⁺ • 2) +  = (H₃⁺ • 3)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 2Ar) + Ar = (H₃⁺ • 3Ar)

(H₃⁺ • 3) +  = (H₃⁺ • 4)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 3Ar) + Ar = (H₃⁺ • 4Ar)

(H₃⁺ • 4) +  = (H₃⁺ • 5)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 4Ar) + Ar = (H₃⁺ • 5Ar)

(H₃⁺ • 5) +  = (H₃⁺ • 6)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 5Ar) + Ar = (H₃⁺ • 6Ar)

(H₃⁺ • 6) +  = (H₃⁺ • 7)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 6Ar) + Ar = (H₃⁺ • 7Ar)

(H₃⁺ • ) +  = (H₃⁺ • 2)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • Ar) + Ar = (H₃⁺ • 2Ar)

(H₃⁺ • 4) +  = (H₃⁺ • 5)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 4H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 5H₂)

(H₃⁺ • 5) +  = (H₃⁺ • 6)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 5H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 6H₂)

(H₃⁺ • 6) +  = (H₃⁺ • 7)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 6H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 7H₂)

(H₃⁺ • 7) +  = (H₃⁺ • 8)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 7H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 8H₂)

(H₃⁺ • 8) +  = (H₃⁺ • 9)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 8H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 9H₂)

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

H₃⁺ +  = (H₃⁺ • )

By formula: H₃⁺ + Ar = (H₃⁺ • Ar)

(H₃⁺ • ) +  = (H₃⁺ • 2)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • Ar) + Ar = (H₃⁺ • 2Ar)

(H₃⁺ • 2) +  = (H₃⁺ • 3)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 2Ar) + Ar = (H₃⁺ • 3Ar)

(H₃⁺ • 3) +  = (H₃⁺ • 4)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 3Ar) + Ar = (H₃⁺ • 4Ar)

(H₃⁺ • 4) +  = (H₃⁺ • 5)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 4Ar) + Ar = (H₃⁺ • 5Ar)

(H₃⁺ • 5) +  = (H₃⁺ • 6)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 5Ar) + Ar = (H₃⁺ • 6Ar)

(H₃⁺ • 6) +  = (H₃⁺ • 7)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 6Ar) + Ar = (H₃⁺ • 7Ar)

H₃⁺ +  = (H₃⁺ • )

By formula: H₃⁺ + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • H₂)

(H₃⁺ • ) +  = (H₃⁺ • 2)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 2H₂)

(H₃⁺ • 2) +  = (H₃⁺ • 3)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 2H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 3H₂)

(H₃⁺ • 3) +  = (H₃⁺ • 4)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 3H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 4H₂)

(H₃⁺ • 4) +  = (H₃⁺ • 5)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 4H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 5H₂)

(H₃⁺ • 5) +  = (H₃⁺ • 6)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 5H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 6H₂)

(H₃⁺ • 6) +  = (H₃⁺ • 7)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 6H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 7H₂)

(H₃⁺ • 7) +  = (H₃⁺ • 8)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 7H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 8H₂)

(H₃⁺ • 8) +  = (H₃⁺ • 9)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • 8H₂) + H₂ = (H₃⁺ • 9H₂)

H₃⁺ +  = (H₃⁺ • )

By formula: H₃⁺ + O₂ = (H₃⁺ • O₂)

(H₃⁺ • ) +  = (H₃⁺ • 2)

By formula: (H₃⁺ • O₂) + O₂ = (H₃⁺ • 2O₂)

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Marilyn E. Jacox

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Additional references: Jacox, 1994, page 11; Jacox, 1998, page 123; Jacox, 2003, page 9; Shy, Farley, et al., 1980; Amano and Watson, 1984; Lubic and Amano, 1984; Amano, 1985; Foster, McKellar, et al., 1986; Foster, McKellar, et al., 1986, 2; Watson, Foster, et al., 1987; Kozin, Polyansky, et al., 1988; Polyansky and McKellar, 1990; Bawendi, Rehfuss, et al., 1990; Xu, Gabrys, et al., 1990; Lee, Ventrudo, et al., 1991; Ventrudo, Cassidy, et al., 1994; Amano, Chan, et al., 1994; Amano and Hirao, 2005

Notes

References

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Hiraoka, 1987
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Majewski, Marshall, et al., 1987
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Jacox, 1998
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Amano, 1985
Amano, T., Difference-frequency laser spectroscopy of molecular ions with a hollow-cathode cell: extended analysis of the ν_1 band of H_2D^+, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 1985, 2, 5, 790, https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.2.000790 . [all data]

Foster, McKellar, et al., 1986
Foster, S.C.; McKellar, A.R.W.; Peterkin, I.R.; Watson, J.K.G.; Pan, F.S.; Crofton, M.W.; Altman, R.S.; Oka, T., Observation and analysis of the ν2 and ν3 fundamental bands of the H2D+ ion, J. Chem. Phys., 1986, 84, 1, 91, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.450137 . [all data]

Foster, McKellar, et al., 1986, 2
Foster, S.C.; McKellar, A.R.W.; Watson, J.K.G., Observation and analysis of the ν2 and ν3 fundamental bands of the D2H+ ion, J. Chem. Phys., 1986, 85, 2, 664, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.451841 . [all data]

Watson, Foster, et al., 1987
Watson, J.K.G.; Foster, S.C.; McKellar, A.R.W., The infrared spectrum of the ν, Can. J. Phys., 1987, 65, 1, 38, https://doi.org/10.1139/p87-008 . [all data]

Kozin, Polyansky, et al., 1988
Kozin, I.N.; Polyansky, O.L.; Zobov, N.F., Improved analysis of the experimental data on the H2D+ and D2H+ absorption spectra, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1988, 128, 1, 126, https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2852(88)90212-3 . [all data]

Polyansky and McKellar, 1990
Polyansky, O.L.; McKellar, A.R.W., Improved analysis of the infrared spectrum of D2H+, J. Chem. Phys., 1990, 92, 7, 4039, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.457817 . [all data]

Bawendi, Rehfuss, et al., 1990
Bawendi, M.G.; Rehfuss, B.D.; Oka, T., Laboratory observation of hot bands of H+3, J. Chem. Phys., 1990, 93, 9, 6200, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.458989 . [all data]

Xu, Gabrys, et al., 1990
Xu, L.-W.; Gabrys, C.; Oka, T., Observation of the 2ν2(l=2)←0 overtone band of H+3, J. Chem. Phys., 1990, 93, 9, 6210, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.458990 . [all data]

Lee, Ventrudo, et al., 1991
Lee, S.S.; Ventrudo, B.F.; Cassidy, D.T.; Oka, T.; Miller, S.; Tennyson, J., Observation of the 3ν2 ← 0 overtone band of H3+, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1991, 145, 1, 222, https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2852(91)90365-H . [all data]

Ventrudo, Cassidy, et al., 1994
Ventrudo, B.F.; Cassidy, D.T.; Guo, Z.Y.; Joo, S.; Lee, S.S.; Oka, T., Near infrared 3ν2 overtone band of H+3, J. Chem. Phys., 1994, 100, 9, 6162, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.467088 . [all data]

Amano, Chan, et al., 1994
Amano, T.; Chan, M.-C.; Civis, S.; McKellar, A.R.W.; Majewski, W.A.; Sadovskii, D.; Watson, J.K.G., The infrared vibration--rotation spectrum of the molecular ion: extension to higher vibrational and rotational quantum numbers, Can. J. Phys., 1994, 72, 11-12, 1007, https://doi.org/10.1139/p94-132 . [all data]

Amano and Hirao, 2005
Amano, T.; Hirao, T., Accurate rest frequencies of submillimeter-wave lines of H2D+ and D2H+, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 2005, 233, 1, 7, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jms.2005.05.008 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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