Table of Dipole Moments

Author: Hans Lohninger

Substance	State(2)	Dipole Moment *1030[Cm]	Dipole Length [pm]
acetaldehyde	b	8.3	52
acetamide	b	12.3	77
acetic acid	b	3.3 to 5.0	21 to 31
acetone	l	10.0	62
acetonitrile	b	11.7	73
acetophenone	b	9.7	60
acetylacetone	b	9.3	58
acetyl chloride	b	8.0	50
acrolein	b	9.7	60
acrylonitrile	b	11.7	73
ammonia	l	3.0	19
aniline	b	5.2	32
anisole	l	4.0	25
benzamide	b	12.2	76
benzene	l	0	0
benzonitrile	l	10.7	67
benzophenone	b	9.0	56
bromobenzene	l	5.0	31
bromoethane	b	6.0	37
bromoform	b	3.3	21
carbon dioxide	g	0	0
carbon disulfide	l	0	0
carbonyl sulfide	g	2.4	15
chloroacetic acid	b	7.7	48
chlorobenzene	l	5.2	32
chloroethane	b	6.7	42
cyclohexanol	b	6.0	37
1,2-dibromoethane	b	4.0	25
dichloromethane	b	6.0	37
diethylamine	l	3.7	23
dimethylaniline	b	5.2	32
dimethylformamide	l	12.7	79
dimethylsulfoxide	b	13.0	81
dioxan	b	1.3	8
ethanol	b	5.7	35
ethyl acetate	b	6.2	39
ethylamine	b	4.3	27
ethylbenzene	l	1.2	7
ethylene carbonate	b	16.0	100
ethylene glycol	b	6.7	42
ethylene oxide	l	6.3	40
ethyl ether	b	4.2	26
formamide	b	11.3	71
formic acid	b	5.0	31
furan	b	2.2	14
hexane	l	0	0
hydrazine	l	10.0	62
hydrogen cyanide	g	9.8	61
hydrogen sulfide	g	3.2	20
iodoethane	b	5.8	36
methanol	b	5.5	34
methyl benzoate	b	6.2	39
methyl ether	b	4.2	26
morpholine	b	5.0	31
nitric oxide	g	0.5	3
nitrobenzene	b	13.3	83
nitrogen dioxide	g	1.3	8
nitromethane	b	10.3	65
oxygen	g	0	0
ozone	g	2.2	14
phenol	b	5.3	33
propylene oxide	b	6.5	41
pyridine	l	7.7	48
pyrrole	b	6.0	37
quinoline	l	7.0	44
styrene	l	0.3	2
sulfur hexafluoride	g	0	0
tetrachloromethane	l	0	0
tetrahydrofuran	b	5.7	35
thiophen	l	1.6	10
toluene	l	1.3	8
trichloromethane	b	3.7	23
triethylamine	l	2.8	18
s-trioxane	b	7.3	46
water	l	6.7 to 10.0	42 to 62
water	g	6.2	39

(1)	Data source: Tables of Physical & Chemical Constants (16th edition 1995). 2.1.4 Hygrometry. Kaye & Laby Online. Version 1.0 (2005) www.kayelaby.npl.co.uk
(2)	l = liquid substance, b = substance solved in benzene, g = gaseous substance.