Nitrogen dioxide

• Formula: NO₂
• Molecular weight: 46.0055
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/NO2/c2-1-3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: JCXJVPUVTGWSNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 10102-44-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Nitrogen oxide; Nitrito; Nitro; Nitrogen peroxide; Azote; Rcra waste number P078; Stickstoffdioxid; Stikstofdioxyde; Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
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  • Phase change data
  • Henry's Law data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • References
  • Notes
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Henry's Law data

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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander

Henry's Law constant (water solution)

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

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
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

View reactions leading to NO₂⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Anion protonation reactions

 +  =

By formula: NO₂^- + H⁺ = HNO₂

References

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Ervin, K.M.; Ho, J.; Lineberger, W.C., Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectrum of NO₂^-, J. Phys. Chem., 1988, 92, 19, 5405, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100330a017 . [all data]

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Woo, S.B.; Helmy, E.M.; Mauk, P.H.; Paszek, A.P., Wide Range Absolute Photodetachment Spectrum of NO₂^-, Phys. Rev. A, 1981, 24, 3, 1380, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.24.1380 . [all data]

Herbst, Patterson, et al., 1974
Herbst, E.; Patterson, T.A.; Lineberger, W.C., Laser photodetachment of NO₂-, J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 61, 1300. [all data]

Smith, Lee, et al., 1979
Smith, G.P.; Lee, L.C.; Moseley, J.T., Photodissociation and photodetachment of molecular negative ions. VIII. Nitrogen oxides and hydrates,3500-8250 Å, J. Chem. Phys., 1979, 71, 4034. [all data]

Tiernan and Wu, 1978
Tiernan, T.O.; Wu, R.L.C., Thermochemical Data for Molecular Negative Ions from Collisional Dissociation Thresholds, Adv. Mass Spectrom., 1978, 7A, 136. [all data]

Hughes, Lifschitz, et al., 1973
Hughes, B.M.; Lifschitz, C.; Tiernan, T.O., Electron affinities from endothermic negative-ion charge-transfer reactions. III. NO, NO₂, S₂, CS₂, Cl₂, Br₂, I₂, and C₂H, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 3162. [all data]

Dunkin, Fehsenfeld, et al., 1972
Dunkin, D.B.; Fehsenfeld, F.C.; Ferguson, F.E., Thermal energy rate constants for the reactions NO₂^- + Cl₂ → Cl₂^-, Cl₂^- + NO₂ Ü Cl^-, HS^- + NO₂ Ü NO₂^-, HS^- + Cl₂ Ü Cl₂^-, and S^- + NO₂ Ü NO₂^-, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1972, 15, 257. [all data]

Lifshitz, Hughes, et al., 1970
Lifshitz, C.; Hughes, B.M.; Tiernan, T.O., Electron Affinities for Endothermic Negative Ion Charge Transfer Reactions: NO₂ and SF₆, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1970, 7, 4, 469, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(70)80339-6 . [all data]

Chen and Wentworth, 1983
Chen, E.C.M.; Wentworth, W.E., Determination of molecular electron affinities using the electron capture detector in the pulse sampling mode at steady state, J. Phys. Chem., 1983, 87, 45. [all data]

Richardson, Stephenson, et al., 1974
Richardson, J.H.; Stephenson, L.M.; Brauman, J.I., Photodetachment of NO₂-: Experimental evidence for a new isomer, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1974, 25, 318. [all data]

Pearson, Schaefer, et al., 1974
Pearson, P.K.; Schaefer, H.F., III; Richardson, J.H.; Stephenson, L.M.; Brauman, J.I., Three isomers of the NO₂- ion, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1974, 96, 6778. [all data]

Ferguson, Dunkin, et al., 1972
Ferguson, E.E.; Dunkin, D.B.; Fehsenfeld, F.C., Reactions of NO₂^- and NO₃^- with HCl and HBr, J. Chem. Phys., 1972, 57, 1459. [all data]

Durup, Parlant, et al., 1977
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Refaey, 1976
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Leffert, Jackson, et al., 1973
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Nalley, Compton, et al., 1973
Nalley, S.J.; Compton, R.N.; Schweinler, H.C.; Anderson, V.E., Molecular electron affinities from collisional ionization of cesium. I. NO, NO₂, and N₂O, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 4125. [all data]

Baeda, 1972
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Berkowitz, Chupka, et al., 1971
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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  Tboil	Boiling point
  d(ln(kH))/d(1/T)	Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant
  k°H	Henry's Law constant at 298.15K
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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