Phosphorus dimer
- Formula: P2
- Molecular weight: 61.947524
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: FOBPTJZYDGNHLR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 12185-09-0
- 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:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess
View reactions leading to P2+ (ion structure unspecified)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IE (evaluated) | 10.53 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Electron affinity determinations
EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
0.630 ± 0.050 | LPES | Jones, Ganteför, et al., 1995 | Vertical Detachment Energy: 0.68±0.05 eV; B |
0.589 ± 0.025 | LPES | Snodgrass, Coe, et al., 1985 | B |
<0.649985 | PD | Feldman, Rackwitz, et al., 1977 | B |
0.24 ± 0.23 | EIAE | Bennett, Margrave, et al., 1974 | From P4; B |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
11.7 ± 0.5 | EI | Balducci, Gigli, et al., 1981 | LLK |
10.53 | EVAL | Huber and Herzberg, 1979 | LLK |
10.567 ± 0.002 | S | Carroll and Mitchell, 1975 | LLK |
10.3 ± 0.5 | EI | Gingerich, Cocke, et al., 1974 | LLK |
9.7 | EI | Drowart, Myers, et al., 1973 | LLK |
10.60 | PE | Potts, Glenn, et al., 1972 | LLK |
9.7 ± 0.5 | EI | Smoes, Myers, et al., 1971 | LLK |
11.2 | EI | Gingerich and Piacente, 1971 | LLK |
10.7 ± 0.1 | S | Donovan and Strachan, 1971 | LLK |
11.0 ± 0.3 | EI | DeMaria, Gingerich, et al., 1968 | RDSH |
9.6 ± 0.3 | EI | Carlson, Kohl, et al., 1968 | RDSH |
11.8 ± 0.5 | EI | Gutbier, 1961 | RDSH |
10.62 ± 0.01 | PE | Bulgin, Dyke, et al., 1976 | Vertical value; LLK |
10.84 | PE | Potts, Glenn, et al., 1972 | Vertical value; LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
P+ | 15.9 | P | EI | Gingerich and Piacente, 1971 | LLK |
P+ | 15.1 ± 0.3 | P | EI | DeMaria, Gingerich, et al., 1968 | RDSH |
References
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Jones, Ganteför, et al., 1995
Jones, R.O.; Ganteför, G.; Hunsicker, S.; Pieperhoff, P.,
Structure and Spectroscopy of Phosphorous Cluster anions: Theory (simulated annealing) and Experiment (Photoelectron Detachment),
J. Chem. Phys., 1995, 103, 22, 9549, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.469969
. [all data]
Snodgrass, Coe, et al., 1985
Snodgrass, J.T.; Coe, J.V.; Freidhoff, C.B.; McHugh, K.M.; Bowen, K.H.,
Negative ion photoelectron spectroscopy of P2-,
Chem. Phys. Lett., 1985, 122, 352. [all data]
Feldman, Rackwitz, et al., 1977
Feldman, D.; Rackwitz, R.; Kaiser, H.J.; Heincke, E.,
Photodetachment bei einigen neagtiven molekulionen: P2-, As2-, CH2-, CH3-, S3-,
Z. Naturforsch. A:, 1977, 32, 600. [all data]
Bennett, Margrave, et al., 1974
Bennett, S.L.; Margrave, J.L.; Franklin, J.L.,
High temperature negative ions. Electron impact study of tetratomic phosphorous vapor,
J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 61, 1647. [all data]
Balducci, Gigli, et al., 1981
Balducci, G.; Gigli, G.; Guido, M.,
Dissociation energies of the molecules CrPO2(g) and CoO(g) by high-temperature mass spectrometry,
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1981, 77, 1107. [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]
Carroll and Mitchell, 1975
Carroll, P.K.; Mitchell, P.I.,
The absorption spectrum of diatomic phosphorus between 1370 and 600 A,
Proc. Roy. Soc. London A, 1975, 342, 93. [all data]
Gingerich, Cocke, et al., 1974
Gingerich, K.A.; Cocke, D.L.; Kordis, J.,
Gaseous phosphorus compounds. X. Mass spectrometric determination of the dissociation energies of arsenic and bismuth monophosphides,
J. Phys. Chem., 1974, 78, 603. [all data]
Drowart, Myers, et al., 1973
Drowart, J.; Myers, C.E.; Szwarc, R.; Vander Auwera-Mahieu, A.; Uy, O.M.,
The dissociation energies of the molecules PS, PSe, and PTe,
High Temp. Sci., 1973, 5, 482. [all data]
Potts, Glenn, et al., 1972
Potts, A.W.; Glenn, K.G.; Price, W.C.,
General discussion,
Faraday Discuss. Chem. Soc., 1972, 54, 65. [all data]
Smoes, Myers, et al., 1971
Smoes, S.; Myers, C.E.; Drowart, J.,
Determination of the atomization energies of CP, C2P, CP2 and C2P2 by high temperature Knudsen cell mass spectrometry,
Chem. Phys. Lett., 1971, 8, 10. [all data]
Gingerich and Piacente, 1971
Gingerich, K.A.; Piacente, V.,
Gaseous phosphorus compounds. IV. Thermodynamic study of gallium monophosphide with a mass spectrometer and dissociation energy of aluminum diphosphide,
J. Chem. Phys., 1971, 54, 2498. [all data]
Donovan and Strachan, 1971
Donovan, R.J.; Strachan, P.,
Vacuum U.-V. spectra of transient molecules and radicals,
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 1971, 67, 3407. [all data]
DeMaria, Gingerich, et al., 1968
DeMaria, G.; Gingerich, K.A.; Piacente, V.,
Vaporization of aluminum phosphide,
J. Chem. Phys., 1968, 49, 4705. [all data]
Carlson, Kohl, et al., 1968
Carlson, K.D.; Kohl, F.J.; Uy, O.M.,
Mass spectrometry of molecules of the nitrogen family,
Advan. Chem. Ser., 1968, 72, 245. [all data]
Gutbier, 1961
Gutbier, H.,
Massenspektrometrische Untersuchungen der Verdampfungsvorgange bei einigen Verbindungen mit Zinkblende-Gitter im Temperaturbereich um 1000 degree K,
Z. Naturforsch. A:, 1961, 16, 268. [all data]
Bulgin, Dyke, et al., 1976
Bulgin, D.K.; Dyke, J.M.; Morris, A.,
HeI photoelectron spectrum of the P2(X1Σ+) molecule,
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1976, 72, 2225. [all data]
Notes
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