1,3-Butadiene

• Formula: C₄H₆
• Molecular weight: 54.0904
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H6/c1-3-4-2/h3-4H,1-2H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KAKZBPTYRLMSJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 106-99-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: α,γ-Butadiene; Biethylene; Bivinyl; Buta-1,3-diene; Butadiene; Divinyl; Erythrene; Pyrrolylene; Vinylethylene; CH2=CHCH=CH2; Butadieen; Buta-1,3-dieen; Butadien; Buta-1,3-dien; NCI-C50602
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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

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
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Individual Reactions

 + 2 =

By formula: C₄H₆ + 2H₂ = C₄H₁₀

C₄H₅^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₅^- + H⁺ = C₄H₆

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₄H₆ = (Na⁺ • C₄H₆)

Free energy of reaction

(CAS Reg. No. 88032-19-3 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 88032-19-3

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 88032-19-3 • 4294967295C₄H₆) + C₄H₆ = CAS Reg. No. 88032-19-3

=  + 

By formula: C₈H₈O₃ = C₄H₆ + C₄H₂O₃

 +  =

By formula: C₄H₆ + O₂S = C₄H₆O₂S

 +  =

By formula: C₄H₆ + C₄H₂O₃ = C₈H₈O₃

 +  =

By formula: C₄H₆ + O₂S = C₄H₆O₂S

=

By formula: C₄H₆ = C₄H₆

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Au⁺ + C₄H₆ = (Au⁺ • C₄H₆)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
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

C₄H₅^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₅^- + H⁺ = C₄H₆

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled by: Robert C. Dunbar

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Au⁺ + C₄H₆ = (Au⁺ • C₄H₆)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₄H₆ = (Na⁺ • C₄H₆)

Free energy of reaction

Gas Chromatography

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

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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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
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  T	Temperature
  ΔcH°gas	Enthalpy of combustion of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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