3-Butenenitrile

• Formula: C₄H₅N
• Molecular weight: 67.0892
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H5N/c1-2-3-4-5/h2H,1,3H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: SJNALLRHIVGIBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 109-75-1
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• Other names: β-Butenonitrile; Allyl cyanide; Allylnitrile; Propene-3-nitrile; Vinylacetonitrile; 1-Butene-4-nitrile; 3-Butenonitrile; 3-Butenylnitrile; 3-Cyano-1-propene; 3-Cyanopropene; CH2=CHCH2CN; Acetonitrile, vinyl-; TL 350; Allylkyanid; NSC 2583; but-3-enenitrile
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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

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

C₄H₄N^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₄N^- + H⁺ = C₄H₅N

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
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

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₄H₄N^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₄N^- + H⁺ = C₄H₅N

Gas Chromatography

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

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  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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