Lithium dimer

• Formula: Li₂
• Molecular weight: 13.882
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/2Li Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: SMBQBQBNOXIFSF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 14452-59-6
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = 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
    C_p = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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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:
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

Ionization energy determinations

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]

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]

Dugourd, Rayane, et al., 1992
Dugourd, P.; Rayane, D.; Labastie, P.; Vezin, B.; Chevaleyre, J.; Broyer, M., Measurements of lithium cluster ionization potentials, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1992, 197, 433. [all data]

McGeogh and Schlier, 1983
McGeogh, M.W.; Schlier, R.E., Autoionizing Rydberg states of the Li₂ molecule: Molecular constants for Li₂⁺, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1983, 99, 347. [all data]

Eisel and Demtroder, 1982
Eisel, D.; Demtroder, W., Accurate ionization potential of Li₂ from resonant two-photon ionization, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1982, 88, 481. [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]

Mathur, Rothe, et al., 1978
Mathur, B.P.; Rothe, E.W.; Reck, G.P.; Lightman, A.J., Two-photon ionization of Li₂: isotopic separation and determination of IP(Li₂) and D_e (Li₂⁺), Chem. Phys. Lett., 1978, 56, 336. [all data]

Zmbov, Wu, et al., 1977
Zmbov, K.F.; Wu, C.H.; Ihle, H.R., A mass spectrometric study of heteronuclear diatomic alkali metal molecules. Dissociation energies ionization potentials of NaLi, KLi, NaK, J. Chem. Phys., 1977, 67, 4603. [all data]

Ihle and Wu, 1975
Ihle, H.R.; Wu, C.H., Mass spectrometric determination of the ionization potential and dissociation energy of LiD, J. Chem. Phys., 1975, 63, 1605. [all data]

Emel'yanov, Peredvigina, et al., 1971
Emel'yanov, A.M.; Peredvigina, V.A.; Gorokhov, L.N., Ionization potentials of Li₂ and Na₂ molecules and the dissociation energy of Li₂⁺ and Na₂⁺ ions, Teplofiz. Vysokikh Temperatur, 1971, 9, 190, In original 164. [all data]

Foster, Leckenby, et al., 1969
Foster, P.J.; Leckenby, R.E.; Robbins, E.J., The ionization potentials of clustered alkali metal atoms, J. Phys. B:, 1969, 2, 478. [all data]

Velasco, 1960
Velasco, R., Espectro ultravioleta de la molecula Li₂, An. R. Soc. Esp. Fis. Quim., 1960, 175. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions

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