Molecule
Name
Diacetylene
IUPAC name
Buta-1,3-diyne
Secondary names
Butadiyne, 1,3-Butadiyne, Biacetylene, C4H2
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H2/c1-3-4-2/h1-2H
InChI key
LLCSWKVOHICRDD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
460-12-8
Comments
natural C4H2
Formula
C4H2
Chemical formula
C4H2
Structural formula
[HC]#CC#[CH]
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
C Carbon 4
H Hydrogen 2
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
unique
Molar mass
50.06 g/mol
State STP
gas
State NTP
gas
Protic
protic
Polarity
nonpolar
Dipole
0.0 D
Molecule symmetry
Dinfh
Case
linear-polyatomic
Vibrations number
9
Vibrations
Label Mode Bond Symmetry Degeneracy Fundamental frequency Observed frequency Observed frequency Harmonic frequency Activity IR Activity Raman Strength Comments
V4 stretching asym. CH Σ+ no 3332.8 active inactive vs
V1 stretching sym. CH Σ+ no 3293.0 inactive active ia Raman: vw, in liquid
V2 stretching sym. CC Σ+ no 2184.0 inactive active ia Raman: vs
V5 stretching asym. CC Σ+ no 2019.8 active inactive m
V3 stretching CC Σ+ no 874.0 inactive active ia Raman: w
V8 bending out-p CCH Π double 628.0 active inactive vs
V6 bending sym. CCH Π double 627.0 inactive active ia Raman: m
V7 bending sym. CCC Π double 482.0 inactive active ia Raman: s
V9 bending out-p CCC Π double 220.1 active inactive s
Comments
Vibrations of the main isotope: 12C4 1H2. IR data from Jolly et al. 2014
Chemical functions
  Function Number
RCCR 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
CC 1
CC 2
CH 2