Molecule
Name
Nitrogen dioxide
IUPAC name
Nitrogen dioxide
Secondary names
Nitrogen oxide, Nitrogen(IV) oxide, NO2
InChI
InChI=1S/NO2/c2-1-3
InChI key
JCXJVPUVTGWSNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
10102-44-0
Comments
natural $NO_2$
Formula
$\bullet NO_2$
Chemical formula
NO2
Structural formula
N(=O)[O] or [N+](=O)[O-]
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
1
  Atom Name Number
$N^+$ Nitrogen cation 1
$O$ Oxygen 1
$O^-$ Oxide anion 1
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
unique
Spin quantum numbers
0
Molar mass
46.0055 $g/mol$
State STP
liquid
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
polar
Dipole
0.316 $D$
Molecule symmetry
C2v
Case
nonlinear-triatomic
Vibrations number
3
Vibrations
Label Mode Bond Symmetry Degeneracy Fundamental frequency Observed frequency Observed frequency Harmonic frequency Activity IR Activity Raman Strength Comments
V1 stretching sym. $\bullet NO_2$ $A_{1}$ no 1318.0 1318.0 active active w 1320 $cm^{-1}$ in VPL database
V2 bending $\bullet NO_2$ $A_{1}$ no 750.0 749.65 active active s
V3 stretching asym. $\bullet NO_2$ $B_{1}$ no 1618.0 1617.8 active active vs
Comments
Vibrations of the main isotope: $^{14}N^{16}O_2$. Data from NIST Chemistry WebBook
Publications
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$>N^{+}=O$ 1
$\eqslantgtr N^+-O^-$ 1