2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-5-methyl-

• Formula: C₅H₈O₂
• Molecular weight: 100.1158
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H8O2/c1-4-2-3-5(6)7-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GAEKPEKOJKCEMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 108-29-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • 2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-5-methyl-
• Other names: γ-Methyl-γ-butyrolactone; γ-Pentalactone; γ-Valerolactone; Pentanoic acid, 4-hydroxy-, γ-lactone; 4-Hydroxypentanoic acid lactone; 4-Hydroxyvaleric acid lactone; 4-Methyl-γ-butyrolactone; 4-Pentanolide; 4-Valerolactone; γ-Pentanolactone; γ-Valerolakton; Dihydro-5-methyl-2(3H)-furanone; Valeric acid, 4-hydroxy-, gamma-lactone; gamma-Valerolactone; 5-Methyldihydrofuran-2(3H)-one; 5-methyltetrahydrofuran-2-one; Dihydro-5-methyl-2-furanone; (.+/-.)-γ-Valerolactone; (.+/-.)-4-Methylbutyrolactone; 5-Methyltetrahydro-2-furanone; NSC 33700; Valeric acid, 4-hydroxy-, γ-lactone; 5-Methyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone; Pentan-4-olide; 5-Methyloxolan-2-one; Valerolactone
• Information on this page:
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  • Condensed phase thermochemistry data
  • Phase change data
  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
  • References
  • Notes
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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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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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References

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Leitao, Pilcher, et al., 1990
Leitao, M.L.P.; Pilcher, H.; Meng-Yan, Y.; Brown, J.M.; Conn, A.D., Enthalpies of combustion of γ-butyrolactone, γ-valerolactone, and δ-valerolactone, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1990, 22, 885-891. [all data]

Brown, Conn, et al., 1989
Brown, J.M.; Conn, A.D.; Pilcher, G.; Leitao, M.L.P.; Yang, M.-Y., On the strain energy of 5-ring and 6-ring lactones, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1989, 1817-1819. [all data]

Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., Catalog Handbook of Fine Chemicals, Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., Milwaukee WI, 1990, 1. [all data]

Emel'yanenko, Kozlova, et al., 2008
Emel'yanenko, Vladimir N.; Kozlova, Svetlana A.; Verevkin, Sergey P.; Roganov, Gennady N., Vapour pressures and enthalpies of vapourization of a series of the «947»-lactones, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 2008, 40, 6, 911-916, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2008.02.002 . [all data]

Emel'yanenko, Verevkin, et al., 2009
Emel'yanenko, V.N.; Verevkin, S.P.; Burakova, E.N.; Roganov, G.N.; Georgieva, M.K., The thermodynamic properties of alkylated «947»-lactones, Russ. J. Phys. Chem., 2009, 83, 4, 598-603, https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036024409040141 . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  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
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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