Methylidyne

Formula: CH
Molecular weight: 13.0186
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH/h1H
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VRLIPUYDFBXWCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 3315-37-5
Chemical structure:
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Isotopologues:
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

(CHCl^- • 4294967295 Methylidyne ) + = CHCl^-

By formula: (CHCl^- • 4294967295CH) + CH = CHCl^-

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	158. ± 9.6	kJ/mol	CIDT	Jesinger and Squires, 1999	gas phase
Δ_rH°	159. ± 8.4	kJ/mol	N/A	Gilles, Ervin, et al., 1992	gas phase; Triplet state is 4.2±2.5 kcal/mol higher in energy than neutral singlet

+ = Methylidyne

By formula: C^- + H⁺ = CH

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	1529.4 ± 0.71	kJ/mol	D-EA	Scheer, Bilodeau, et al., 1998	gas phase; Given: 1.262119(20) eV
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	1506.2 ± 1.1	kJ/mol	H-TS	Scheer, Bilodeau, et al., 1998	gas phase; Given: 1.262119(20) eV

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
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 CH⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
IE (evaluated)	10.64 ± 0.01	eV	N/A	N/A	L

Electron affinity determinations

EA (eV)	Method	Reference	Comment
1.260 ± 0.020	N/A	Goebbert, 2012	B
1.2380 ± 0.0078	LPES	Kasdan, Herbst, et al., 1975	B
0.740 ± 0.050	PD	Feldman, 1970	B
2.60 ± 0.30	EIAE	Locht and Momigny, 1970	From CH₄,C₂H₂,C₂H₄; B

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV)	Method	Reference	Comment
10.64	EVAL	Huber and Herzberg, 1979	LLK
10.64 ± 0.01	S	Herzberg and Johns, 1969	RDSH

De-protonation reactions

+ = Methylidyne

By formula: C^- + H⁺ = CH

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	1529.4 ± 0.71	kJ/mol	D-EA	Scheer, Bilodeau, et al., 1998	gas phase; Given: 1.262119(20) eV; B
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	1506.2 ± 1.1	kJ/mol	H-TS	Scheer, Bilodeau, et al., 1998	gas phase; Given: 1.262119(20) eV; B

Constants of diatomic molecules

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Data compiled by: Klaus P. Huber and Gerhard H. Herzberg

Data collected through August, 1976

Symbols used in the table of constants
Symbol	Meaning
State	electronic state and / or symmetry symbol
T_e	minimum electronic energy (cm^-1)
ω_e	vibrational constant – first term (cm^-1)
ω_ex_e	vibrational constant – second term (cm^-1)
ω_ey_e	vibrational constant – third term (cm^-1)
B_e	rotational constant in equilibrium position (cm^-1)
α_e	rotational constant – first term (cm^-1)
γ_e	rotation-vibration interaction constant (cm^-1)
D_e	centrifugal distortion constant (cm^-1)
β_e	rotational constant – first term, centrifugal force (cm^-1)
r_e	internuclear distance (Å)
Trans.	observed transition(s) corresponding to electronic state
ν₀₀	position of 0-0 band (units noted in table)

Diatomic constants for ¹²C¹H
State	T_e	ω_e	ω_ex_e	ω_ey_e	B_e	α_e	γ_e	D_e	β_e	r_e	Trans.	ν₀₀
Rydberg	Several unassigned absorption bands 1 above 80000 cm^-1.
	↳Herzberg and Johns, 1969
	Rydberg series joining on to G, ν = 85850 -R/(n-0.09)²; n = 3,4,5,6
	↳missing citation
G	[74373] 2										G ← X	72960
G	↳missing citation
F ²Σ⁺	[65945]				[12.17] 3					[1.221]	F ← X R	64531.5 4 Z
F ²Σ⁺	↳missing citation
State	T_e	ω_e	ω_ex_e	ω_ey_e	B_e	α_e	γ_e	D_e	β_e	r_e	Trans.	ν₀₀
E ²Π	[65625]				[12.6] 5					[1.2]	E ← X R	64211.7 4 Z
E ²Π	↳missing citation
D ²Π_i	[60394] 6				[13.7] 5					[1.15]	D ← B V	33282.8 4 Z
	↳missing citation
											D ← X	58981 4 Z
	↳missing citation
C ²Σ⁺	31801.5	2840.2 Z	125.96 7	13.55	14.603 8 9	0.7185 10		[0.001555] 11		1.1143	C ↔ X 12 13 VR	31778.1 4 Z
C ²Σ⁺	↳Heimer, 1932; Gero, 1941; missing citation; Herzberg and Johns, 1969
State	T_e	ω_e	ω_ex_e	ω_ey_e	B_e	α_e	γ_e	D_e	β_e	r_e	Trans.	ν₀₀
B ²Σ^-	(26044)	[1794.9] 14 Z			[12.645] 15 9	16		[0.00222] 17		[1.1975]	B ↔ X 18 13 R	25698.2 4 Z
B ²Σ^-	↳missing citation; Gero, 1941; missing citation; missing citation
A ²Δ	23189.8 19	2930.7 Z	96.65		14.934 20 9	0.697		0.00154	0.00004	1.1019	A ↔ X 21 13 V	23217.5 4 Z
A ²Δ	↳Gero, 1941; Kiess and Broida, 1956; missing citation; missing citation
a ⁴Σ^-	(5844)	(3145)	(72)		(15.4)	(0.55)				(1.085)		5985 22
a ⁴Σ^-	↳Kasdan, Herbst, et al., 1975
X ²Π_r	0 23	2858.5 Z	63.02		14.457 24 25 9	0.534		0.00145		1.1199 26
	↳Rydbeck, Ellder, et al., 1973
	Ab initio calculations
	↳Meyer and Rosmus, 1975

Notes

According to theoretical work Walker and Kelly, 1972 they represent the nf series.

3d complex consisting of ²Σ, ²Π, ²Δ.

Spin splitting constant γ₀= +0.62. Heterogeneous predissociation.

The band origins refer to the zero points of the Hill-Van Vleck formulae for the ground and excited (Λ ≠ 0) states. See also Garstang, 1963.

Homogeneous predissociation.

A= -28.5.

ω_ez_e = -3.957; from CD using isotope relations.

Spin splitting constant γ ~ +0.05 Herzberg and Johns, 1969, Botterud, Lofthus, et al., 1973. Predissociation, see 12.

Slightly different sets of constants from the same data are given by Botterud, Lofthus, et al., 1973 for X, A, B, C and Krupp, 1974 for X, A. Precise values for the rotational energy levels of X ²Π(v=0) in Douglas and Elliott, 1965; tables of term values for levels of X, A, B,C in Botterud, Lofthus, et al., 1973.

α_v= +0.0258(v+1/2)² - 0.023(v+1/2)³; see 7 .

D₁ = 16.7E-4, D₂ = 20E-4.

Lifetime of C ²Σ⁺ anomalously small on account of predissociation Hesser and Lutz, 1968, Herzberg and Johns, 1969, Hesser and Lutz, 1970, Elander and Smith, 1973. According to Brzozowski, Bunker, et al., 1976 the lifetime in v=0 varies from 10 ns at N=1 to 25 ns at N=24 and is even shorter in v=1. The previous observation of different lifetimes for F₁ and F₂ levels is not confirmed. The lifetime for CD is more than twice that for CH Hesser and Lutz, 1970 indicating that predissociation is weaker Herzberg and Johns, 1969. Ab initio theory Hinze, Lie, et al., 1975 gives a radiative lifetime τ(v=0) = 89 ns Hinze, Lie, et al., 1975 suggesting that the radiationless and the radiative transition probabilities are approximately in the ratio 8 to 1 Brzozowski, Bunker, et al., 1976. From absorption experiments Linevsky, 1967 an f value of f= 0.006 Linevsky, 1967 was derived for the C-X transition.

Wavenumber and wavelength tables and comparisons with the solar spectrum published by Moore and Broida, 1959. ¹³CH lines for A-X measured by Richter and Tonner, 1967 and used to determine ¹³C/¹²C ratio in the sun. Franck-Condon factors Halmann and Laulicht, 1966, Liszt and Smith, 1972. The laboratory absorption spectrum was first observed by Norrish, Porter, et al., 1953 in the acetylene combustion initiated by the flash photolysis of NO₂; in flames by Gaydon, Spokes, et al., 1960; and more recently by Bleekrode and Nieuwpoort, 1965, Bleekrode, 1966, Herzberg and Johns, 1969.

Very shallow potential curve; ω_e ~ 2251, ω_ex_e ~ 230 (from CD). A small potential maximum has been established in this state Herzberg and Johns, 1969; confirmed by theoretical calculations Lie, Hinze, et al., 1972.

Spin splitting constant γ₀= -0.0285 Gero, 1941, γ₁ = -0.020 Herzberg and Johns, 1969. Breaking off in emission above v'=0, N'=15 and v'=1, N'=6 and broadening in absorption at higher N' due to predissociation; see also 18. Selective excitation of v'=1 in hydrogen flames and suppression of breaking off Durie, 1952.

B₁= 11.160.

D₁= 32.8E-4.

Radiative lifetime τ= 0.38 μs Fink and Welge, 1967, Linevsky, 1967, Hesser and Lutz, 1970 corresponding to f~0.0029 Fink and Welge, 1967, Linevsky, 1967, Hesser and Lutz, 1970. Brooks and Smith, 1974 and Brzozowski, Bunker, et al., 1976 have measured lifetimes of individual rotational lines finding a regular increase from 0.32 to 0.38 μs from N'=2 to 14 (v'=0); sudden drop to 0.12 μs for N'=15 due to predissociation: see, however, Anderson, Peacher, et al., 1975. In v'= 1 the lifetime is 0.40 μs until breaking off occurs between N'= 6 and 7.

A= -1.0₂ Herzberg and Johns, 1969, see also Kiess and Broida, 1956, Botterud, Lofthus, et al., 1973.

Stark effect, μ_el(v=0) = 0.89 D Scarl and Dalby, 1974.

Lifetime τ(v=0) = 0.53₄ μs Brzozowski, Bunker, et al., 1976 corresponding to f=0.0053 Brzozowski, Bunker, et al., 1976: superseding earlier less precise values by Bennett and Dalby, 1960, Fink and Welge, 1967, Hesser and Lutz, 1970, Smith, 1971, Jorgensen and Sorensen, 1975. Kuz'menko, Kuzyakov, et al., 1972 from shock tube absorption measurements obtain f_e = 0.0019 Kuz'menko, Kuzyakov, et al., 1972. A theoretical f₀₀ = 0.0068 Hinze, Lie, et al., 1975 is given in Hinze, Lie, et al., 1975. The observation of a reduced lifetime in v=1 for N>11 Brzozowski, Bunker, et al., 1976 suggests a weak predissociation probably caused by X ²Π.

T₀, from laser photoelectron spectrometry of CH- Kasdan, Herbst, et al., 1975. Theoretical calculations Lie, Hinze, et al., 1972 give 5395 cm^-1. The vibrational and rotational constants given are theoretical values; see also Liu and Verhaegen, 1970.

A = +27.95. Slightly higher values in Goss, 1966 and Botterud, Lofthus, et al., 1973.

Λ-type doubling, Δv ~ 0.038N(N+1) - .... For the lowest J values more complicated formulae apply, see Douglas and Elliott, 1965 and Goss, 1966. The transition between the two Λ components of J=1/2 has been observed with its hyperfine structure in emission in interstellar clouds Rydbeck, Ellder, et al., 1973. The derived J=1/2 Λ-doublet separation is 3320.987 MHz, close to earlier predictions by Douglas and Elliott, 1965, Baird and Bredohl, 1971 and a subsequent theoretical calculation by Hammersley and Richards, 1974. Predicted Λ- doubling and hyperfine splittings for other J values in Levy and Hinze, 1975.

Stark effect, μ_el = 1.46 D Phelps and Dalby, 1966.

Λ doubling sp. 24

From the predissociation in the B state Herzberg and Johns, 1969 as modified by Brooks and Smith, 1974 and Brzozowski, Bunker, et al., 1976. Confirmed thermochemically by Brewer and Kester, 1964.

From Rydberg series Herzberg and Johns, 1969. Theoretical photoionization cross section Walker and Kelly, 1972, 2.

References

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Heimer, 1932
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Kiess and Broida, 1956
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Meyer and Rosmus, 1975
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Garstang, 1963
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Botterud, Lofthus, et al., 1973
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Notes

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Symbols used in this document:

EA Electron affinity

IE (evaluated) Recommended ionization energy

Δ_rG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions

Δ_rH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
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EA	Electron affinity
IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
Δ_rG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
Δ_rH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions