Methylidyne

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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 ± 0.01eVN/AN/AL

Electron affinity determinations

EA (eV) Method Reference Comment
1.260 ± 0.020N/AGoebbert, 2012B
1.2380 ± 0.0078LPESKasdan, Herbst, et al., 1975B
0.740 ± 0.050PDFeldman, 1970B
2.60 ± 0.30EIAELocht and Momigny, 1970From CH4,C2H2,C2H4; B

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
10.64EVALHuber and Herzberg, 1979LLK
10.64 ± 0.01SHerzberg and Johns, 1969RDSH

De-protonation reactions

Carbon anion + Hydrogen cation = Methylidyne

By formula: C- + H+ = CH

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1529.4 ± 0.71kJ/molD-EAScheer, Bilodeau, et al., 1998gas phase; Given: 1.262119(20) eV; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1506.2 ± 1.1kJ/molH-TSScheer, Bilodeau, et al., 1998gas phase; Given: 1.262119(20) eV; B

References

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Goebbert, 2012
Goebbert, D.J., Photoelectron imaging of CH-, Chem. Phys. Lett., 2012, 551, 19-25, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2012.08.065 . [all data]

Kasdan, Herbst, et al., 1975
Kasdan, A.; Herbst, E.; Lineberger, W.C., Laser photoelectron spectrometry of CH2-, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1975, 31, 78. [all data]

Feldman, 1970
Feldman, D., Photoablosung von Elektronen bei einigen Stabilen Negativen Ionen, Z. Naturfor., 1970, 25A, 621. [all data]

Locht and Momigny, 1970
Locht, R.; Momigny, J., Mass Spectrometric Determination of the Electron Affinities of Radicals, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1970, 6, 4, 273, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(70)85072-2 . [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]

Herzberg and Johns, 1969
Herzberg, G.; Johns, J.W.C., New spectra of the CH molecule, Astrophys. J., 1969, 158, 399. [all data]

Scheer, Bilodeau, et al., 1998
Scheer, M.; Bilodeau, R.C.; Brodie, C.A.; Haugen, H.K., Systematic study of the stable states of C-, Si-, Ge-, and Sn- via infrared laser spectroscopy, Phys. Rev. A, 1998, 58, 4, 2844-2856, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.58.2844 . [all data]


Notes

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