In database:
550-7100 cm-1
210-244 nm
Acetic acid (CH3COOH)
Molecular weight 18.0152 amu
Freezing point 16.6 C
Boiling point 117.9 C

Infrared cross-sections from PNNL
FTIR infrared cross-sections from 550 to 7100 cm-1
Data available at 5 C, 25 C, and 50 C
Spectra is composite of on the order of 10 different pressures, backfilled with nitrogen to 760 T.
Images of PNNL data in cm2/molecule vs. wavenumbers
Images of PNNL data in cm2/molecule vs. microns

UV cross-sections
Please see The MPI-Mainz UV/VIS Spectral Atlas

Additional References
The Second Torsional State of Acetic Acid; V.V. Ilyushin, E.A. Alekseev, S.F. Dyubko, and I. Kleiner; J.Mol.Spec. 220:170-186 (2003).

The Ground and First Excited Torsional States of Acetic Acid; V.V. Ilyushin et al.; J.Mol.Spec. 205:286-303 (2001).


Notes ch3cooh
Fundamental frequencies from NIST Chemistry Webbook
n1 3583 cm-1 (a') OH stretch
n2 3051 cm-1 (a') CH3 d-stretch
n3 2944 cm-1 (a') CH3 s-stretch
n4 1788 cm-1 (a') C=O stretch
n5 1430 cm-1 (a') CH3 d-deform
n6 1382 cm-1 (a') CH3 s-deform
n7 1264 cm-1 (a') OH bend
n8 1182 cm-1 (a') C-O stretch
n9 989 cm-1 (a') CH3 rock
n10 847 cm-1 (a') CC stretch
n11 657 cm-1 (a') OCO deform
n12 581 cm-1 (a') CCO deform
n13 2996 cm-1 (a) CH3 d-stretch
n14 1430 cm-1 (a) CH3 d-deform
n15 1048 cm-1 (a) CH3 rock
n16 642 cm-1 (a) C=O op-bend
n17 534 cm-1 (a) C-O torsion
n18 93 cm-1 (a) CH3 torsion



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