Acetic acid, cyano-, methyl ester

• Formula: C₄H₅NO₂
• Molecular weight: 99.0880
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H5NO2/c1-7-4(6)2-3-5/h2H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ANGDWNBGPBMQHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 105-34-0
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• Other names: Cyanoacetic acid methyl ester; Methyl cyanoacetate; Methyl cyanoethanoate; Methyl 2-cyanoacetate; USAF kf-22; Methylester kyseliny kyanoctove; Malonic methyl ester nitrile
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C₄H₄NO₂^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₄NO₂^- + H⁺ = C₄H₅NO₂

 +  =  + 2

By formula: C₆H₁₁NO₃ + H₂O = C₄H₅NO₂ + 2CH₄O

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₄H₅NO₂ + H₂O = C₃H₃NO₂ + CH₄O

Gas phase ion energetics data

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B - John E. Bartmess
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₄H₄NO₂^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₄NO₂^- + H⁺ = C₄H₅NO₂

References

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Verevkin, Beckhaus, et al., 1995
Verevkin, S.P.; Beckhaus, H.-D.; Ruchardt, C., Geminale substituenteneffekte. Teil 6. Standardbildungsenthalpien von alkylsubstituierten-alkoxynitrilen und α-cyano-carbonsaureestern, Thermochim. Acta, 1995, 249, 1-11. [all data]

Guinchant, 1918
Guinchant, M.J., Etude sur la fonction acide dans les derives metheniques et methiniques, Ann. Chem., 1918, 10, 30-84. [all data]

Mishima, Matsuoka, et al., 2004
Mishima, M.; Matsuoka, M.; Lei, Y.X.; Rappoport, Z., Gas-phase acidities of disubstituted methanes and of enols of carboxamides substituted by electron-withdrawing groups, J. Org. Chem., 2004, 69, 18, 5947-5965, https://doi.org/10.1021/jo040196b . [all data]

Taft, Abboud, et al., 1988
Taft, R.W.; Abboud, J.L.M.; Anvia, F.; Berthelot, M.; Fujio, M.; Gal, J.-F.; Headley, A.D.; Henderson, W.G., Regarding the Inherent Dependence of Resonance Effects of Strongly Conjugated Substituents on Electron Demand, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 6, 1797, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00214a023 . [all data]

Guthrie and Cullimore, 1980
Guthrie, J.P.; Cullimore, P.A., Effect of the acyl substituent on the equilibrium constant for hydration of esters, Can. J. Chem., 1980, 58, 1281-1294. [all data]

Pignataro, Foffani, et al., 1966
Pignataro, S.; Foffani, A.; Innorta, G.; Distefano, G., Molecular structural effects on the ionization potentials for metasubstituted aromatic compounds and for compounds of the type X-CH₂-R, Z. Physik. Chem. (Frankfurt), 1966, 49, 291. [all data]

Holmes, Lossing, et al., 1993
Holmes, J.L.; Lossing, F.P.; Mayer, P.M., The effects of methyl substitution on the structure and thermochemistry of the cyanomethyl radical and cation, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1993, 212, 134. [all data]

Briggs and Shannon, 1969
Briggs, P.R.; Shannon, T.W., The heat of formation of the methoxycarbonyl ion, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1969, 91, 4307. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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