Molecule
Name
Carbon monoxide
IUPAC name
(12C,16O)Carbon monoxide
Secondary names
Carbon oxide, Carbonic oxide, CO
InChI
InChI=1S/CO/c1-2/i1+0,2+0
InChI key
UGFAIRIUMAVXCW-ZCWHFVSRSA-N
Comments
$^{12}C^{16}O$
Formula
$^{12}C^{16}O$
Chemical formula
CO
Isotopic formula
[12]C[16]O
Structural formula
[12C-]#[16O+]
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
$^{12}C$ Carbon 1
$^{16}O$ Oxygen 1
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
pure isotope
Spin type
unique
Spin quantum numbers
0
Molar mass
27.994915 $g/mol$
State STP
gas
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
nonpolar
Dipole
0.1098 $D$
Molecule symmetry
Cinfv
Case
diatomic
Vibrations number
1
Vibrations
Label Mode Bond Symmetry Degeneracy Fundamental frequency Observed frequency Observed frequency Harmonic frequency Activity IR Activity Raman Strength Comments
V stretching $^{12}C^-\equiv ^{16}O^+$ $\Sigma+$ no 2143.0 2143.271 2169.8136 active active vs
Comments
Data from HITRAN
Publications
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$^{12}C^-\equiv ^{16}O^+$ 1