Methyl formate
- Formula: C2H4O2
- Molecular weight: 60.0520
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: TZIHFWKZFHZASV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 107-31-3
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Formic acid, methyl ester; Methyl methanoate; HCOOCH3; Formiate de methyle; Methylester kyseliny mravenci; Methylformiaat; Methylformiat; Mravencan methylnaty; UN 1243; Methyl ester of formic acid; Methanoic acid methyl ester
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Gas phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔfH°gas | -336.9 | kJ/mol | N/A | Gladii, Starchevskii, et al., 1990 | Value computed using ΔfHliquid° value of -365.9 kj/mol from Gladii, Starchevskii, et al., 1990 and ΔvapH° value of 29.0 kj/mol from Hine and Klueppet, 1974.; DRB |
ΔfH°gas | -349.0 | kJ/mol | N/A | Guthrie, 1974 | Value computed using ΔfHliquid° value of -378.0 kj/mol from Guthrie, 1974 and ΔvapH° value of 29.0 kj/mol from Hine and Klueppet, 1974.; DRB |
ΔfH°gas | -362. | kJ/mol | Cm | Hine and Klueppet, 1974 | ALS |
ΔfH°gas | -355.5 | kJ/mol | Ccr | Hall and Baldt, 1971 | ALS |
Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
Cp,gas (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
44.06 | 100. | Chao J., 1986 | p=1 bar. Recommended S(T) and Cp(T) values are in close agreement with statistical values calculated by [ Vay P.-M., 1971] (discrepancies in S(T) do not exceed 1.3 J/mol*K) and value of S(298.15 K)=286.10 J/mol*K determined from high accuracy ab initio calculation [ East A.L.L., 1997].; GT |
49.84 | 150. | ||
54.18 | 200. | ||
61.45 | 273.15 | ||
64.38 ± 0.09 | 298.15 | ||
64.61 | 300. | ||
77.56 | 400. | ||
90.29 | 500. | ||
101.57 | 600. | ||
111.26 | 700. | ||
119.53 | 800. | ||
126.61 | 900. | ||
132.68 | 1000. | ||
137.89 | 1100. | ||
142.38 | 1200. | ||
146.24 | 1300. | ||
149.58 | 1400. | ||
152.48 | 1500. |
Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔfH°liquid | -365.9 | kJ/mol | Eqk | Gladii, Starchevskii, et al., 1990 | ALS |
ΔfH°liquid | -378.0 | kJ/mol | Cm | Guthrie, 1974 | Heat of hydrolysis; ALS |
ΔfH°liquid | -391. | kJ/mol | Cm | Hine and Klueppet, 1974 | ALS |
ΔfH°liquid | -386.1 | kJ/mol | Ccr | Hall and Baldt, 1971 | ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°liquid | -972.61 ± 0.59 | kJ/mol | Ccr | Hall and Baldt, 1971 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -386.1 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
120.57 | 298.75 | Zabransky, Hynek, et al., 1987 | T = 293 to 299 K. Unsmoothed experimental datum.; DH |
119.7 | 298.15 | Fuchs, 1979 | DH |
95.5 | 297. | Hall and Baldt, 1971 | DH |
121.3 | 288. | Mehl, 1934 | DH |
130. | 298. | Berthelot and Ogier, 1881 | T = 286 to 302 K. Cp given as 0.516 cal/g*K.; DH |
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
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tboil | 305. ± 1. | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 20 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tfus | 173.2 | K | N/A | Timmermans, 1935 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC |
Tfus | 173.4 | K | N/A | Timmermans, 1911 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tc | 487.2 | K | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
Tc | 487.2 | K | N/A | Young, 1910 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC |
Tc | 487.2 | K | N/A | Young and Thomas, 1893 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC |
Tc | 523.7 | K | N/A | De Heen, 1888 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 20. K; TRC |
Tc | 485.2 | K | N/A | Nadezhdin, 1887 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Pc | 60.04 | bar | N/A | Young, 1910 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6079 bar; TRC |
Pc | 60.075 | bar | N/A | Young and Thomas, 1893 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.40 bar; TRC |
Pc | 62.47 | bar | N/A | Nadezhdin, 1887 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2.0265 bar; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ρc | 5.818 | mol/l | N/A | Young, 1910 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.08 mol/l; TRC |
ρc | 5.818 | mol/l | N/A | Young and Thomas, 1893 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.07 mol/l; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 29. ± 2. | kJ/mol | AVG | N/A | Average of 6 values; Individual data points |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
27.92 | 304.7 | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
29.6 | 292. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 279. to 305. K.; AC |
28.4 | 320. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 305. to 443. K.; AC |
28.7 ± 0.1 | 293. | C | Cihlár, Hynek, et al., 1976 | AC |
27.9 ± 0.1 | 305. | C | Cihlár, Hynek, et al., 1976 | AC |
27.4 ± 0.1 | 313. | C | Cihlár, Hynek, et al., 1976 | AC |
30.1 | 283. | BG | Baldt and Hall, 1971 | Based on data from 261. to 305. K.; AC |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH =
A exp(-βTr) (1 − Tr)β
ΔvapH =
Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure)
(kJ/mol)
Tr = reduced temperature (T / Tc)
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Temperature (K) | A (kJ/mol) | β | Tc (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
293. to 314. | 46.09 | 0.3119 | 487.2 | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 |
Antoine Equation Parameters
log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
P = vapor pressure (bar)
T = temperature (K)
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Temperature (K) | A | B | C | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
294. to 304.9 | 0.25097 | 6.524 | -278.54 | Nelson, 1928 | Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data. |
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
C2H3O2- + =
By formula: C2H3O2- + H+ = C2H4O2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | <1606.7 | kJ/mol | CIDT | Graul and Squires, 1988 | gas phase; B |
ΔrH° | <1639.1 ± 3.8 | kJ/mol | G+TS | DePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985 | gas phase; HO- + DCO2CH3 -> (M-D)-. ΔHf(MeO- + CO) = -59.7 kcal/mol; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | <1606.7 | kJ/mol | IMRB | DePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985 | gas phase; HO- + DCO2CH3 -> (M-D)-. ΔHf(MeO- + CO) = -59.7 kcal/mol; B |
C2H3O2- + =
By formula: C2H3O2- + H+ = C2H4O2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 1637. ± 17. | kJ/mol | G+TS | DePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 1607. ± 17. | kJ/mol | IMRB | DePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985 | gas phase; B |
By formula: C4H10O3 + H2O = C2H4O2 + 2CH4O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -9.6 ± 1.2 | kJ/mol | Cm | Hine and Klueppet, 1974 | liquid phase; ALS |
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
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
View reactions leading to C2H4O2+ (ion structure unspecified)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IE (evaluated) | 10.835 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Proton affinity (review) | 782.5 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 751.5 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
10.835 | TE | Waterstradt, Jung, et al., 1994 | LL |
~10.7 | PE | Cannington and Ham, 1985 | LBLHLM |
10.99 | PE | Kimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981 | LLK |
10.85 ± 0.05 | PE | Benoit, Harrison, et al., 1977 | LLK |
10.85 | PE | Sweigart and Turner, 1972 | LLK |
10.815 ± 0.005 | PI | Watanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962 | RDSH |
11.0 | PE | Cannington and Ham, 1985 | Vertical value; LBLHLM |
10.85 | PE | Benoit and Harrison, 1977 | Vertical value; LLK |
10.3 | PE | Rao, 1975 | Vertical value; LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHO+ | 12.91 ± 0.07 | CH3O | PIPECO | Nishimura, Zha, et al., 1987 | LBLHLM |
CHO+ | 13.47 ± 0.05 | CH3O | EI | Haney and Franklin, 1969 | RDSH |
CHO2+ | 15.9 | CH3 | EI | King and Long, 1958 | RDSH |
CH2+ | 19.8 | ? | EI | King and Long, 1958 | RDSH |
CH2O+ | 13.6 | ? | EI | King and Long, 1958 | RDSH |
CH3+ | 13.27 ± 0.24 | HCO2 | PIPECO | Nishimura, Zha, et al., 1987 | LBLHLM |
CH3+ | 13.71 | ? | EI | Haney and Franklin, 1969 | RDSH |
CH3O+ | 12.23 | CHO | EI | Haney and Franklin, 1969 | RDSH |
CH4O+ | 11.47 ± 0.05 | CO | PIPECO | Nishimura, Zha, et al., 1987 | LBLHLM |
CH4O+ | 11.5 ± 0.1 | CO | EI | VanRaalte and Harrison, 1963 | RDSH |
C2H3O2+ | 12.3 | H | EI | King and Long, 1958 | RDSH |
De-protonation reactions
C2H3O2- + =
By formula: C2H3O2- + H+ = C2H4O2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | <1606.7 | kJ/mol | CIDT | Graul and Squires, 1988 | gas phase; B |
ΔrH° | <1639.1 ± 3.8 | kJ/mol | G+TS | DePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985 | gas phase; HO- + DCO2CH3 -> (M-D)-. ΔHf(MeO- + CO) = -59.7 kcal/mol; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | <1606.7 | kJ/mol | IMRB | DePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985 | gas phase; HO- + DCO2CH3 -> (M-D)-. ΔHf(MeO- + CO) = -59.7 kcal/mol; B |
C2H3O2- + =
By formula: C2H3O2- + H+ = C2H4O2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 1637. ± 17. | kJ/mol | G+TS | DePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 1607. ± 17. | kJ/mol | IMRB | DePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985 | gas phase; B |
IR Spectrum
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
Gas Chromatography
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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal
Column type | Active phase | Temperature (C) | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packed | Squalane | 50. | 376. | Becerra, Sánchez, et al., 1982 | N2, Chromosorb W-AM; Column length: 6. m |
Packed | Squalane | 50. | 377. | Becerra, Sánchez, et al., 1982 | N2, Chromosorb W-AM; Column length: 6. m |
Packed | Porapack Q | 200. | 369. | Goebel, 1982 | N2 |
Packed | Apiezon L | 120. | 369. | Bogoslovsky, Anvaer, et al., 1978 | Celite 545 |
Packed | Apiezon L | 160. | 373. | Bogoslovsky, Anvaer, et al., 1978 | Celite 545 |
Packed | Apiezon L | 70. | 370. | Bogoslovsky, Anvaer, et al., 1978 | |
Packed | SE-30 | 150. | 386. | Ashes and Haken, 1974 | Celaton (62-72 mesh); Column length: 3.7 m |
Packed | Squalane | 50. | 373. | Mira and Sanchez, 1970 | Chromosorb G |
Packed | SE-30 | 150. | 380. | Germaine and Haken, 1969 | Celite 560; Column length: 3.7 m |
Packed | Apiezon L | 130. | 362. | Wehrli and Kováts, 1959 | Celite; Column length: 2.25 m |
Packed | Apiezon L | 70. | 370. | Wehrli and Kováts, 1959 | Celite; Column length: 2.25 m |
Kovats' RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capillary | SE-30 | 386. | Chretien and Dubois, 1978 | Program: not specified |
Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal
Column type | Active phase | Temperature (C) | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packed | Carbowax 20M | 75. | 779. | Goebel, 1982 | N2, Kieselgur (60-100 mesh); Column length: 2. m |
Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capillary | HP-5 | 401.1 | Leffingwell and Alford, 2005 | 60. m/0.32 mm/0.25 μm, He, 30. C @ 2. min, 2. K/min, 260. C @ 28. min |
Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capillary | Methyl Silicone | 386. | Du and Feng, 2008 | Program: not specified |
Capillary | Methyl Silicone | 386. | N/A | Program: not specified |
Capillary | SPB-1 | 407. | Flanagan, Streete, et al., 1997 | 60. m/0.53 mm/5. μm, He; Program: 40C(6min) => 5C/min => 80C => 10C/min => 200C |
Capillary | SPB-1 | 407. | Strete, Ruprah, et al., 1992 | 60. m/0.53 mm/5.0 μm, Helium; Program: 40 0C (6 min) 5 0C/min -> 80 0C 10 0C/min -> 200 0C |
Normal alkane RI, polar column, custom temperature program
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capillary | Carbowax 400, Carbowax 20M, Carbowax 1540, Carbowax 4000, Superox 06, PEG 20M, etc. | 757. | Waggott and Davies, 1984 | Hydrogen; Column length: 50. m; Column diameter: 0.32 mm; Program: not specified |
Capillary | Carbowax 400, Carbowax 20M, Carbowax 1540, Carbowax 4000, Superox 06, PEG 20M, etc. | 779. | Waggott and Davies, 1984 | Hydrogen; Column length: 50. m; Column diameter: 0.32 mm; Program: not specified |
Capillary | Carbowax 20M | 761. | Ramsey and Flanagan, 1982 | Program: not specified |
References
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Gladii, Starchevskii, et al., 1990
Gladii, S.L.; Starchevskii, M.K.; Pazderskii, Yu.A.; Moiseev, I.I.,
Chemical equilibrium in the methyl formate-water-methanol-formic acid system,
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Hine and Klueppet, 1974
Hine, J.; Klueppet, A.W.,
Structural effects on rates and equilibria. XVIII. Thermodynamic stability of ortho esters,
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Guthrie, 1974
Guthrie, J.P.,
Hydration of carboxamides. Evaluation of the free energy change for addition of water to acetamide and formamide derivatives,
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Hall and Baldt, 1971
Hall, H.K., Jr.; Baldt, J.H.,
Thermochemistry of strained-ring bridgehead nitriles and esters,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1971, 93, 140-145. [all data]
Chao J., 1986
Chao J.,
Thermodynamic properties of key organic oxygen compounds in the carbon range C1 to C4. Part 2. Ideal gas properties,
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Vay P.-M., 1971
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Tables of thermodynamic functions for gaseous methyl formate and methyl acetate,
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East A.L.L., 1997
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Ab initio statistical thermodynamical models for the computation of third-law entropies,
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Zabransky, Hynek, et al., 1987
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Heat capacities of six liquid esters as a function of temperature,
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Fuchs, 1979
Fuchs, R.,
Heat capacities of some liquid aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic esters at 298.15 K,
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Mehl, 1934
Mehl, W.,
Die spezifische Wärme einiger flüssiger Kältemittel,
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Berthelot and Ogier, 1881
Berthelot, M.; Ogier, J.,
Recherches sur les ethers formiques,
Ann. chim. et phys., 1881, 23(5), 201-209. [all data]
Timmermans, 1935
Timmermans, J.,
Researches in Stoichiometry. I. The Heat of Fusion of Organic Compounds.,
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Timmermans, 1911
Timmermans, J.,
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Majer and Svoboda, 1985
Majer, V.; Svoboda, V.,
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Young, 1910
Young, S.,
The Internal Heat of Vaporization constants of thirty pure substances,
Sci. Proc. R. Dublin Soc., 1910, 12, 374. [all data]
Young and Thomas, 1893
Young, S.; Thomas, G.L.,
The vapour pressures, molecular volumes, and critical constants of ten of the lower esters,
J. Chem. Soc., 1893, 63, 1191. [all data]
De Heen, 1888
De Heen, P.,
Research on Physics and Theory of Liquids, Experimental Part Paris, 1888. [all data]
Nadezhdin, 1887
Nadezhdin, A.,
Rep. Phys., 1887, 23, 708. [all data]
Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw,
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Cihlár, Hynek, et al., 1976
Cihlár, J.; Hynek, V.; Svoboda, V.; Holub, R.,
Heats of vaporization of alkyl esters of formic acid,
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Baldt and Hall, 1971
Baldt, J.H.; Hall, H.K.K., Jr.,
Thermochemistry of strained-ring bridgehead nitriles and esters,
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Nelson, 1928
Nelson, O.A.,
Vapor Pressures of Fumigants: II---Methyl, Ethyl, n-Propyl, Isopropyl, n-Butyl, Secondary Butyl and Isobutyl Formates 1,
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. [all data]
Graul and Squires, 1988
Graul, S.T.; Squires, R.R.,
On the Existence of Alkyl Carbanions in the Gas Phase,
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DePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985
DePuy, C.H.; Grabowski, J.J.; Bierbaum, V.M.; Ingemann, S.; Nibbering, N.M.M.,
Gas-phase reactions of anions with methyl formate and N,N-dimethylformamide,
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Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G.,
Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update,
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Waterstradt, Jung, et al., 1994
Waterstradt, E.; Jung, R.; Belling, T.; Muller-Dethlefs, K.,
Zero kinetic energy (ZEKE) photoelectron spectrum and coincident mass spectra of methyl formate,
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Cannington and Ham, 1985
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