1-Butene

• Formula: C₄H₈
• Molecular weight: 56.1063
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8/c1-3-4-2/h3H,1,4H2,2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VXNZUUAINFGPBY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 106-98-9
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: α-Butene; α-Butylene; But-1-ene; Butene-1; Ethylethylene; 1-Butylene; 1-C4H8
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of vaporization

Δ_vapH = A exp(-αT_r) (1 − T_r)^β
    Δ_vapH = Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure) (kJ/mol)
    T_r = reduced temperature (T / T_c)

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Entropy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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

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Individual Reactions

=

By formula: C₄H₈ = C₄H₈

C₄H₇^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₇^- + H⁺ = C₄H₈

 +  =

By formula: C₄H₈ + Br₂ = C₄H₈Br₂

 +  =

By formula: HBr + C₄H₈ = C₄H₉Br

C₄H₇^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₇^- + H⁺ = C₄H₈

=

By formula: C₄H₈ = C₄H₈

=  + 

By formula: C₄H₈I₂ = C₄H₈ + I₂

 +  =

By formula: C₄H₈ + H₂ = C₄H₁₀

=  + 

By formula: C₄H₉Cl = C₄H₈ + HCl

 +  =

By formula: C₄H₈ + I₂ = C₄H₈I₂

=  + 

By formula: C₁₀H₁₄O = C₄H₈ + C₆H₆O

=  + 

By formula: C₁₀H₁₄O = C₄H₈ + C₆H₆O

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₄H₇^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₇^- + H⁺ = C₄H₈

C₄H₇^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₇^- + H⁺ = C₄H₈

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Spectrum

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Additional Data

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  Pc	Critical pressure
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  Vc	Critical volume
  ΔcH°gas	Enthalpy of combustion of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions
  ΔvapS	Entropy of vaporization
  ρc	Critical density

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