Molecule
Name
Carbon monoxide
IUPAC name
Carbon monoxide
Secondary names
Carbon oxide, Carbonic oxide, CO
InChI
InChI=1S/CO/c1-2
InChI key
UGFAIRIUMAVXCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
630-08-0
Comments
natural CO
Formula
CO
Chemical formula
CO
Structural formula
[C-]#[O+]
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
0
  Atom Name Number
C Carbon 1
O Oxygen 1
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Isotopes
  Isotope Mole fraction
12C16O 0.986896
12C17O 0.0003759
12C18O 0.0020281
13C16O 0.010674
13C17O 4.066e-06
13C18O 2.194e-05
Spin type
unique
Spin quantum numbers
0
Molar mass
28.01014082 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 CO+ Σ+ no 2143.0 2143.2 2169.814 active active vs
Comments
Vibrations of the main isotope: 12C16O. Data from HITRAN
Publications
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
CO+ 1