Formyl chloride


Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Marilyn E. Jacox

State:   A


 Energy 
 (cm-1
 Med.   Transition   λmin 
 (nm) 
 λmax 
 (nm) 
 References

To = 32760 gas A-X 230 314 Judge and Moule, 1985
Libuda, Zabel, et al., 1990
Ding, Orr-Ewing, et al., 1999


Vib. 
sym. 
 No.   Approximate 
 type of mode 
 cm-1   Med.   Method   References

a' 2 CO stretch 1153.8 gas AB Judge and Moule, 1985
4 CCl stretch 633.6 gas AB Judge and Moule, 1985
5 ClCO deform. 306.3 gas AB Judge and Moule, 1985
a 6 Umbrella (OPLA) 779.5 gas AB Judge and Moule, 1985

State:   X


Vib. 
sym. 
 No.   Approximate 
 type of mode 
 cm-1   Med.   Method   References

a' 1 CH stretch 2929.18 w gas IR Hisatsune and Heicklen, 1973
Niki, Maker, et al., 1978
Libuda, Zabel, et al., 1990
2 CO stretch 1784.14 vs gas IR Hisatsune and Heicklen, 1973
Niki, Maker, et al., 1978
Libuda, Zabel, et al., 1990
Joo, Clouthier, et al., 1994
3 CH bend 1307.21 m gas IR Hisatsune and Heicklen, 1973
Niki, Maker, et al., 1978
Libuda, Zabel, et al., 1990
Joo, Clouthier, et al., 1993
4 CCl stretch 738.80 vs gas IR Hisatsune and Heicklen, 1973
Niki, Maker, et al., 1978
Libuda, Zabel, et al., 1990
French, Clouthier, et al., 1994
5 CCl bend 457.02 w gas IR Hisatsune and Heicklen, 1973
Libuda, Zabel, et al., 1990
French, Clouthier, et al., 1994
a 6 OPLA 932.15 w gas IR Hisatsune and Heicklen, 1973
Niki, Maker, et al., 1978
Libuda, Zabel, et al., 1990
Joo, Clouthier, et al., 1995

Additional references: Jacox, 1994, page 170; Jacox, 1998, page 239; Jacox, 2003, page 194; Takeo and Matsumura, 1976; Davis and Gerry, 1983; Joo, Laboy, et al., 1995

Notes

wWeak
mMedium
vsVery strong
oEnergy separation between the v = 0 levels of the excited and electronic ground states.

References

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Judge and Moule, 1985
Judge, R.H.; Moule, D.C., The electronic transition in formyl chloride, CHClO, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1985, 113, 2, 302, https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2852(85)90269-3 . [all data]

Libuda, Zabel, et al., 1990
Libuda, H.G.; Zabel, F.; Fink, E.H.; Becker, K.H., Formyl chloride: UV absorption cross sections and rate constants for the reactions with chlorine atom and hydroxyl radical, J. Phys. Chem., 1990, 94, 15, 5860, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100378a047 . [all data]

Ding, Orr-Ewing, et al., 1999
Ding, H.; Orr-Ewing, A.J.; Dixon, R.N., Rotational structure in the Ã1A´´--X1A´ spectrum of formyl chloride, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 1999, 1, 18, 4181, https://doi.org/10.1039/a904907j . [all data]

Hisatsune and Heicklen, 1973
Hisatsune, I.C.; Heicklen, J., Can. J. Spectrosc., 1973, 18, 77. [all data]

Niki, Maker, et al., 1978
Niki, H.; Maker, P.D.; Breitenbach, L.P.; Savage, C.M., FTIR studies of the kinetics and mechanism for the reaction of Cl atom with formaldehyde, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1978, 57, 4, 596, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(78)85328-7 . [all data]

Joo, Clouthier, et al., 1994
Joo, D.L.; Clouthier, D.J.; Merer, A.J., Determination of the spectroscopic constants of a dark vibrational state: Fermi and Coriolis perturbations in the ν2 band of formyl chloride, J. Chem. Phys., 1994, 101, 1, 31, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.468191 . [all data]

Joo, Clouthier, et al., 1993
Joo, D.L.; Clouthier, D.J.; Lau, B.; Merer, A.J., An Analysis of the High-Resolution Infrared Spectrum of the ν3 Band of Formyl Chloride, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1993, 161, 1, 123, https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsp.1993.1221 . [all data]

French, Clouthier, et al., 1994
French, J.L.; Clouthier, D.J.; Chan, C.P.; Ma, E.S.F.; Lai, V.W.-M.; Merer, A.J.; Judge, R.H., Rotational Analysis of the High-Resolution Infrared Spectra of the ν4 and ν5 Bands of Formyl Chloride, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1994, 168, 1, 99, https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsp.1994.1263 . [all data]

Joo, Clouthier, et al., 1995
Joo, D.-L.; Clouthier, D.J.; Merer, A.J., A High-Resolution Fourier Transform Infrared Study of the Out-of-Plane Bending Fundamentals of HCOCl and DCOCl, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1995, 174, 2, 353, https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsp.1995.0007 . [all data]

Jacox, 1994
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1994, 464. [all data]

Jacox, 1998
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules: supplement A, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 2, 115-393, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556017 . [all data]

Jacox, 2003
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules: supplement B, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 2003, 32, 1, 1-441, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1497629 . [all data]

Takeo and Matsumura, 1976
Takeo, H.; Matsumura, C., Microwave spectrum of formyl chloride, J. Chem. Phys., 1976, 64, 11, 4536, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.432083 . [all data]

Davis and Gerry, 1983
Davis, R.W.; Gerry, M.C.L., The microwave spectrum, harmonic force field, and structure of formyl chloride, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1983, 97, 1, 117, https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2852(83)90340-5 . [all data]

Joo, Laboy, et al., 1995
Joo, D.-L.; Laboy, J.; Kolomeisky, A.; Zhuo, Q.; Clouthier, D.J.; Chan, C.P.; Merer, A.J.; Judge, R.H., A High-Resolution Fourier Transform Infrared Study of the ν3, ν4, and ν5 Bands of Deuterated Formyl Chloride (DCOCl), J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1995, 170, 2, 346, https://doi.org/10.1006/jmsp.1995.1076 . [all data]


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