Ethyl, positive ion

• Formula: C₂H₅⁺
• Molecular weight: 29.0606
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

C₂H₅⁺ +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₅⁺ + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • ) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • N₂) + N₂ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 2N₂)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 9) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 10)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 9CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 10CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 2) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 3)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 2C₂H₅Cl) + C₂H₅Cl = (C₂H₅⁺ • 3C₂H₅Cl)

(C₂H₅⁺ • ) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • C₂H₅Cl) + C₂H₅Cl = (C₂H₅⁺ • 2C₂H₅Cl)

C₂H₅⁺ +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₅⁺ + CH₂Cl₂ = (C₂H₅⁺ • CH₂Cl₂)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 2) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 3)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 2CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 3CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 3) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 4)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 3CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 4CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 4) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 5)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 4CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 5CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 5) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 6)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 5CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 6CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 6) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 7)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 6CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 7CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 7) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 8)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 7CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 8CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 8) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 9)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 8CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 9CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • ) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 2CH₄)

C₂H₅⁺ +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₅⁺ + CH₃Cl = (C₂H₅⁺ • CH₃Cl)

C₂H₅⁺ +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₅⁺ + N₂ = (C₂H₅⁺ • N₂)

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

C₂H₅⁺ +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₅⁺ + CH₂Cl₂ = (C₂H₅⁺ • CH₂Cl₂)

C₂H₅⁺ +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₅⁺ + CH₃Cl = (C₂H₅⁺ • CH₃Cl)

C₂H₅⁺ +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₅⁺ + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • ) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 2CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 2) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 3)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 2CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 3CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 3) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 4)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 3CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 4CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 4) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 5)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 4CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 5CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 5) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 6)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 5CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 6CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 6) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 7)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 6CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 7CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 7) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 8)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 7CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 8CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 8) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 9)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 8CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 9CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 9) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 10)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 9CH₄) + CH₄ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 10CH₄)

(C₂H₅⁺ • ) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • C₂H₅Cl) + C₂H₅Cl = (C₂H₅⁺ • 2C₂H₅Cl)

(C₂H₅⁺ • 2) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 3)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • 2C₂H₅Cl) + C₂H₅Cl = (C₂H₅⁺ • 3C₂H₅Cl)

C₂H₅⁺ +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₅⁺ + N₂ = (C₂H₅⁺ • N₂)

(C₂H₅⁺ • ) +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₅⁺ • N₂) + N₂ = (C₂H₅⁺ • 2N₂)

References

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Hiraoka, Mori, et al., 1993
Hiraoka, K.; Mori, T.; Yamabe, S., The Gas-Phase Solvation of C2H5+, s-C3H7+ and s-C4H9+ with CH4. The Isomeric Structures of C2H5+ and C2H5+.CH4, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1993, 207, 2-3, 178, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(93)87011-Q . [all data]

Hiroka and Kebarle, 1975
Hiroka, K.; Kebarle, P., Information on the Proton Affinity and Protolysis of Propane from Measurement of the Ion Cluster Equilibrium: C2H5+ + CH4 = C3H9+, Can. J. Phys., 1975, 53, 970. [all data]

Field and Beggs, 1971
Field, F.H.; Beggs, D.P., Reversible Reactions of Gas Phase Ions. III. Studies with Methane at 0.1-1.0 Torr and 77-300 K, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1971, 93, 7, 1585, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00736a003 . [all data]

Speller, 1983
Speller, C.V., Ph. D. Thesis, Universite de Paris Sud, 1983. [all data]

Luczynski and Wincel, 1974
Luczynski, Z.; Wincel, H., Ion - Molecule Reactions in Ethyl Chloride, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1974, 14, 1, 29, https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7381(74)80059-8 . [all data]

Sharma, Meza de Hojer, et al., 1985
Sharma, D.M.S.; Meza de Hojer, S.; Kebarle, P., Stabilities of halonium ions from a study of gas-phase equilibria R+ + XR' = (RXR')+, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 13, 3757, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00299a002 . [all data]

Sen Sharma and Kebarle, 1978
Sen Sharma, D.K.; Kebarle, P., Binding Energies and Stabilities of Chloronium Ions from Study of the Gas - Phase Equilibria: R1+ + ClR2 = R1ClR2+, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1978, 100, 18, 5826, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00486a039 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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