Nitric oxide

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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas21.58kcal/molReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in June, 1963
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
gas,1 bar50.373cal/mol*KReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in June, 1963

Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

Cp° = 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
    Cp = heat capacity (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Temperature (K) 298. to 1200.1200. to 6000.
A 5.6966818.602221
B 3.0087910.228769
C -0.272230-0.035380
D -0.3579010.002384
E 0.051194-0.717994
F 19.9230017.47320
G 56.6734958.83411
H 21.5801021.58010
ReferenceChase, 1998Chase, 1998
Comment Data last reviewed in June, 1963 Data last reviewed in June, 1963

Phase change data

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Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference
3.30212.CJohnston and Giauque, 1929

Henry's Law data

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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander

Henry's Law constant (water solution)

kH(T) = H exp(d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) ((1/T) - 1/(298.15 K)))
H = Henry's law constant for solubility in water at 298.15 K (mol/(kg*bar))
d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)

H (mol/(kg*bar)) d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) (K) Method Reference Comment
0.00191400.LN/A 
0.00191700.QN/AOnly the tabulated data between T = 273. K and T = 303. K from missing citation was used to derive kH and -Δ kH/R. Above T = 303. K the tabulated data could not be parameterized by equation (reference missing) very well. The partial pressure of water vapor (needed to convert some Henry's law constants) was calculated using the formula given by missing citation. The quantities A and α from missing citation were assumed to be identical.
0.0019 CN/A 
0.00191500.LN/A 
0.0014 MN/A 
7.9×10-73800.LN/A 

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
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
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

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Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)9.2642 ± 0.00002eVN/AN/AL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)127.1kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity120.8kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Proton affinity at 298K

Proton affinity (kcal/mol) Reference Comment
125.75 ± 0.30Kuo, Zhang, et al., 1997T = 0K; Photoionization of HNO yields DHf(HNO+) from which PA(NO) is calculated at 0 K and 298K.; MM

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
9.26438 ± 0.00005TEReiser, Habenicht, et al., 1988LL
9.26405 ± 0.00006TESander, Chewter, et al., 1987LBLHLM
9.26383PIMuller-Dethlefs, Sander, et al., 1984LBLHLM
9.2644SSeaver, Chupka, et al., 1983LBLHLM
9.2643 ± 0.0002PIEbata, Anezaki, et al., 1983LBLHLM
9.23PEFantoni, Giardini-Guidoni, et al., 1982LBLHLM
9.2 ± 0.1EIKim, Stephan, et al., 1981LLK
9.54PEKimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981LLK
9.26436EVALHuber and Herzberg, 1979LLK
9.26436 ± 0.00006SMiescher, 1976LLK
9.27PENatalis, 1973LLK
9.262 ± 0.003PEEdqvist, Asbrink, et al., 1971LLK
9.27PECollin, Delwiche, et al., 1971LLK
9.25 ± 0.02EIHildenbrand, 1970RDSH
9.25 ± 0.15EICristy and Mamantov, 1970RDSH
9.267TEPeatman, Borne, et al., 1969RDSH
9.2639 ± 0.0006SJungen and Miescher, 1969RDSH
9.27 ± 0.05EICantone, Emma, et al., 1968RDSH
9.28 ± 0.03EIHierl and Franklin, 1967RDSH
9.266 ± 0.008SDressler and Miescher, 1965RDSH
9.250 ± 0.005PINicholson, 1963RDSH
9.267 ± 0.005SHuber, 1961RDSH
9.25 ± 0.02PIWatanabe, 1954RDSH
9.26PEKibel and Nyberg, 1979Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
N+19.56O-PIErman, Karawajczyk, et al., 1995LL
N+21.02OPIErman, Karawajczyk, et al., 1995LL
N+19.56 ± 0.03O-PIOertel, Schenk, et al., 1980LLK
N+19.6 ± 0.2O-EILocht and Momigny, 1971LLK
N+19.94 ± 0.14O-EIHierl and Franklin, 1967RDSH
N+34.1 ± 0.7O+EIAppell, Durup, et al., 1966RDSH
N+19.55 ± 0.04O-EICloutier and Schiff, 1959RDSH
N+21.11 ± 0.04OEICloutier and Schiff, 1959RDSH
N4+21.78 ± 0.11OEIHierl and Franklin, 1967RDSH
O+20.12NPIErman, Karawajczyk, et al., 1995LL
O+20.1 ± 0.3NEIDoong and Bizot, 1973LLK
O+20.46 ± 0.10NEIHierl and Franklin, 1967RDSH
O+20.11 ± 0.03NEICloutier and Schiff, 1959RDSH

Anion protonation reactions

Nitric oxide anion + Hydrogen cation = Nitrosyl hydride

By formula: NO- + H+ = HNO

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr361.27 ± 0.15kcal/molD-EATravers, Cowles, et al., 1989gas phase; ground state triplet anion; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr354.68 ± 0.34kcal/molH-TSTravers, Cowles, et al., 1989gas phase; ground state triplet anion; B

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled by: Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Clustering reactions

Nitric oxide anion + Nitric oxide = (Nitric oxide anion • Nitric oxide)

By formula: NO- + NO = (NO- • NO)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr13.8kcal/molPILinn, Ono, et al., 1981gas phase
Δr13.6kcal/molPINg, Tiedemann, et al., 1977gas phase

Free energy of reaction

ΔrG° (kcal/mol) T (K) Method Reference Comment
7.0296.SAMSPuckett and Teague, 1971gas phase

(Nitric oxide anion • Nitric oxide) + Nitric oxide = (Nitric oxide anion • 2Nitric oxide)

By formula: (NO- • NO) + NO = (NO- • 2NO)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr7.4kcal/molPILinn, Ono, et al., 1981gas phase

Free energy of reaction

ΔrG° (kcal/mol) T (K) Method Reference Comment
1.9296.SAMSPuckett and Teague, 1971gas phase

(Nitric oxide anion • 2Nitric oxide) + Nitric oxide = (Nitric oxide anion • 3Nitric oxide)

By formula: (NO- • 2NO) + NO = (NO- • 3NO)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr3.7kcal/molPILinn, Ono, et al., 1981gas phase

(Nitric oxide anion • 3Nitric oxide) + Nitric oxide = (Nitric oxide anion • 4Nitric oxide)

By formula: (NO- • 3NO) + NO = (NO- • 4NO)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr3.5kcal/molPILinn, Ono, et al., 1981gas phase

(Nitric oxide anion • 4Nitric oxide) + Nitric oxide = (Nitric oxide anion • 5Nitric oxide)

By formula: (NO- • 4NO) + NO = (NO- • 5NO)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr2.3kcal/molPILinn, Ono, et al., 1981gas phase

Nickel ion (1+) + Nitric oxide = (Nickel ion (1+) • Nitric oxide)

By formula: Ni+ + NO = (Ni+ • NO)

Enthalpy of reaction

ΔrH° (kcal/mol) T (K) Method Reference Comment
29.3 (+1.6,-0.) CIDKhan, Steele, et al., 1995gas phase; guided ion beam CID

(Nickel ion (1+) • Nitric oxide) + Nitric oxide = (Nickel ion (1+) • 2Nitric oxide)

By formula: (Ni+ • NO) + NO = (Ni+ • 2NO)

Enthalpy of reaction

ΔrH° (kcal/mol) T (K) Method Reference Comment
27.4 (+1.2,-0.) CIDKhan, Steele, et al., 1995gas phase; guided ion beam CID

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Johnston and Giauque, 1929
Johnston, H.L.; Giauque, W.F., THE HEAT CAPACITY OF NITRIC OXIDE FROM 14°K. TO THE BOILING POINT AND THE HEAT OF VAPORIZATION. VAPOR PRESSURES OF SOLID AND LIQUID PHASES. THE ENTROPY FROM SPECTROSCOPIC DATA, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1929, 51, 11, 3194-3214, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01386a004 . [all data]

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Kuo, Zhang, et al., 1997
Kuo, S.C.; Zhang, Z.Y.; Ross, S.K.; Klemm, R.B.; Johnson, R.D.; Monks, P.S.; Thorn, R.P.; Stief, L.J., Discharge flow-photoionization mass spectrometric study of HNO: Phtoionization efficiency spectrum and ionization energy and proton affinity of NO, J. Phys. Chem. A, 1997, 101, 4035. [all data]

Reiser, Habenicht, et al., 1988
Reiser, G.; Habenicht, W.; Muller-Dethlefs, K.; Schlag, E.W., The ionization energy of nitric oxide, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1988, 152, 119. [all data]

Sander, Chewter, et al., 1987
Sander, N.; Chewter, L.A.; Muller-Dethlefs, K.; Schlag, E.W., High-resolution zero-kinetic-energy photoelectron spectroscopy of nitric oxide, Phys. Rev. A:, 1987, 36, 4543. [all data]

Muller-Dethlefs, Sander, et al., 1984
Muller-Dethlefs, K.; Sander, M.; Schlag, E.W., Two-colour photoionization resonance spectroscopy of NO: Complete separation of rotational levels of NO+ + at the ionization threshold, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1984, 112, 291. [all data]

Seaver, Chupka, et al., 1983
Seaver, M.; Chupka, W.A.; Colson, S.D.; Gauyacq, D., Double resonance multiphoton ionization studies of high Rydberg states in NO, J. Phys. Chem., 1983, 87, 2226. [all data]

Ebata, Anezaki, et al., 1983
Ebata, T.; Anezaki, Y.; Fujii, M.; Mikami, N.; Ito, M., High Rydberg states of NO studied by two-color multiphoton spectroscopy, J. Phys. Chem., 1983, 87, 4773. [all data]

Fantoni, Giardini-Guidoni, et al., 1982
Fantoni, R.; Giardini-Guidoni, A.; Tiribelli, R., (e,2e) Spectroscopy of valence states of the NO molecule, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1982, 26, 99. [all data]

Kim, Stephan, et al., 1981
Kim, Y.B.; Stephan, K.; Mark, E.; Mark, T.D., Single and double ionization of nitric oxide by electron impact from threshold up to 180 eV, J. Chem. Phys., 1981, 74, 6771. [all data]

Kimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981
Kimura, K.; Katsumata, S.; Achiba, Y.; Yamazaki, T.; Iwata, S., Ionization energies, Ab initio assignments, and valence electronic structure for 200 molecules in Handbook of HeI Photoelectron Spectra of Fundamental Organic Compounds, Japan Scientific Soc. Press, Tokyo, 1981. [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]

Miescher, 1976
Miescher, E., High resolution absorption spectrum of nitric oxide (NO) in the region of the first ionization limit, Can. J. Phys., 1976, 54, 2074. [all data]

Natalis, 1973
Natalis, P., Contribution a la spectroscopie photoelectronique. Effets de l'autoionisation dans less spectres photoelectroniques de molecules diatomiques et triatomiques, Acad. R. Belg. Mem. Cl. Sci. Collect. 8, 1973, 41, 1. [all data]

Edqvist, Asbrink, et al., 1971
Edqvist, O.; Asbrink, L.; Lindholm, E., On the photoelectron spectrum of NO, Z. Naturforsch. A:, 1971, 26, 1407. [all data]

Collin, Delwiche, et al., 1971
Collin, J.E.; Delwiche, J.; Natalis, P., Energy levels of NO+ ion by He and Ar resonance lines photoelectron spectrometry, Intern. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1971, 7, 19. [all data]

Hildenbrand, 1970
Hildenbrand, D.L., Electron impact studies of the IIA metal chlorides, Intern. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1970, 4, 75. [all data]

Cristy and Mamantov, 1970
Cristy, S.S.; Mamantov, G., Cryogenic mass spectrometry of reactive fluorine-containing species. I. The mass spectra of sulfur hexafluoride, chlorine trifluoride, chlorine monofluoride, nitrosyl fluoride and tetrafluorohydrazine, Intern. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1970, 5, 309. [all data]

Peatman, Borne, et al., 1969
Peatman, W.B.; Borne, T.B.; Schlag, E.W., Photoionization resonance spectra. I. Nitric oxide and benzene, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1969, 3, 492. [all data]

Jungen and Miescher, 1969
Jungen, C.; Miescher, E., Absorption spectrum of the NO molecule. IX. The structure of the f complexes, the ionization potential of NO, and the quadrupole moment of NO+, Can. J. Phys., 1969, 47, 1769. [all data]

Cantone, Emma, et al., 1968
Cantone, B.; Emma, V.; Grasso, F., Fine structure near the ionization threshold of Kr, O2, and NO by electron impact, Adv. Mass Spectrom., 1968, 4, 599. [all data]

Hierl and Franklin, 1967
Hierl, P.M.; Franklin, J.L., Appearance potentials and kinetic energies of ions from N2, CO, and NO, J. Chem. Phys., 1967, 47, 3154. [all data]

Dressler and Miescher, 1965
Dressler, K.; Miescher, E., Absorption spectrum of the NO molecule. V. Survey of excited states and theirinteractions, Astrophys. J., 1965, 141, 1266. [all data]

Nicholson, 1963
Nicholson, A.J.C., Photo-ionization efficiency curves. Measurement of ionization potentials and interpretation of fine structure, J. Chem. Phys., 1963, 39, 954. [all data]

Huber, 1961
Huber, K.P., Die Rydberg-Serien im Absorptions-spektrum des NO-Molekuls, Helv. Phys. Acta, 1961, 34, 929. [all data]

Watanabe, 1954
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Kibel and Nyberg, 1979
Kibel, M.H.; Nyberg, G.L., Angular distribution valence photoelectron spectra of nitric oxide, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1979, 17, 1. [all data]

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Oertel, Schenk, et al., 1980
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Locht and Momigny, 1971
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Appell, Durup, et al., 1966
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Cloutier and Schiff, 1959
Cloutier, G.G.; Schiff, H.I., Electron impact study of nitric oxide using a modified retarding potential difference method, J. Chem. Phys., 1959, 31, 793. [all data]

Doong and Bizot, 1973
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Travers, Cowles, et al., 1989
Travers, M.J.; Cowles, D.C.; Ellison, G.B., Reinvestigation of the Electron Affinities of O2 and NO, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1989, 164, 5, 449, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(89)85237-6 . [all data]

Linn, Ono, et al., 1981
Linn, S.H.; Ono, Y.; Ng, C.Y., Molecular Beam Photoionization Study of CO, N2, and NO Dimers and Clusters, J. Chem. Phys., 1981, 74, 6, 3342, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.441486 . [all data]

Ng, Tiedemann, et al., 1977
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Puckett and Teague, 1971
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Khan, Steele, et al., 1995
Khan, F.A.; Steele, D.L.; Armentrout, P.B., Ligand effects in organometallic thermochemistry: The sequential bond energies of Ni(CO)x+ and Ni(N2)x+ (x = 1-4) and Ni(NO)x+ (x = 1-3) [Data derived from reported bond energies taking value of 8.273±0.046 eV for IE[Ni(CO)4]], J. Phys. Chem., 1995, 99, 7819. [all data]


Notes

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