Formaldehyde Results
Bond Lengths for Formaldehyde Using DZV
Basis Set.
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The literature values for typical bond lengths are shown below.
Bond |
Length (nm)1 |
C=O |
0.1060±0.0038 |
C-H |
0.1230±0.0017 |
Molecular Orbitals
A display of the HOMO and LUMO states.
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IR Spectroscopy
There are three significant IR stretches for formaldehyde. Below is a table with literature values for the stretches shown to the right.
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Bond |
Frequency (cm-1)2 |
C=O Stretch |
~1750.00 |
C-H Stretch (symmetrical) |
~2785.00 |
C-H (asymmetrical) |
~2850.00 |
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References
(1) Weast, Robert C., Melvin J. Astle, and William H. Beyer. "Element Properties." CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics: A Ready-reference Book of Chemical and Physical Data. 60th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC, 1984. N. pag. Print.
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