Ethyl formate
- Formula: C3H6O2
- Molecular weight: 74.0785
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WBJINCZRORDGAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 109-94-4
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: Formic acid, ethyl ester; Areginal; Ethyl methanoate; HCOOC2H5; Ethylformic ester; Aethylformiat; Ethyle (formiate d'); Ethylformiaat; Etile (formiato di); Mrowczan etylu; Ethylester kyseliny mravenci; Formic ether; UN 1190; Ethyl ester of formic acid; NSC 406578
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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
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔfH°gas | -86.45 | kcal/mol | N/A | Frolova and Petrov, 1991 | Value computed using ΔfHliquid° value of -394.2±0.8 kj/mol from Frolova and Petrov, 1991 and ΔvapH° value of 32.5 kj/mol from Hine and Klueppet, 1974.; DRB |
ΔfH°gas | -95.2 | kcal/mol | Cm | Hine and Klueppet, 1974 | ALS |
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 | -94.2 ± 0.2 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Frolova and Petrov, 1991 | ALS |
ΔfH°liquid | -102.9 | kcal/mol | Cm | Hine and Klueppet, 1974 | ALS |
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
34.49 | 298.15 | Fuchs, 1979 | DH |
37.81 | 290. | Kurnakov and Voskresenskaya, 1936 | DH |
35.40 | 294.7 | Kolosovskii and Udovenko, 1934 | DH |
35.40 | 294.7 | de Kolossowsky and Udowenko, 1933 | DH |
Reaction thermochemistry data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
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Individual Reactions
By formula: C3H7O2+ + C3H6O2 = (C3H7O2+ • C3H6O2)
Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 30.0 | kcal/mol | ICR | Larson and McMahon, 1982 | gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, Keesee and Castleman, 1986; M |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrS° | 30.9 | cal/mol*K | N/A | Larson and McMahon, 1982 | gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, Keesee and Castleman, 1986; M |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 20.8 | kcal/mol | ICR | Larson and McMahon, 1982 | gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, Keesee and Castleman, 1986; M |
By formula: C4H9O2+ + C3H6O2 = (C4H9O2+ • C3H6O2)
Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 30.5 | kcal/mol | ICR | Larson and McMahon, 1982 | gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, Keesee and Castleman, 1986; M |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrS° | 29.9 | cal/mol*K | N/A | Larson and McMahon, 1982 | gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, Keesee and Castleman, 1986; M |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 21.6 | kcal/mol | ICR | Larson and McMahon, 1982 | gas phase; switching reaction((CH3)2OH+)(CH3)2O, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973, Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984, Keesee and Castleman, 1986; M |
By formula: C6H5S- + C3H6O2 = (C6H5S- • C3H6O2)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 20.0 | kcal/mol | PHPMS | Sieck and Meot-ner, 1989 | gas phase; M |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrS° | 25.6 | cal/mol*K | PHPMS | Sieck and Meot-ner, 1989 | gas phase; M |
By formula: I- + C3H6O2 = (I- • C3H6O2)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 16.6 | kcal/mol | PHPMS | Caldwell and Kebarle, 1984 | gas phase; M |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrS° | 20.4 | cal/mol*K | PHPMS | Caldwell and Kebarle, 1984 | gas phase; M |
By formula: C8H14N2O2 + H2O = C3H6O2 + C3H4N2 + C2H6O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -8.28 ± 0.42 | kcal/mol | Cm | Guthrie and Pike, 1987 | liquid phase; Heat of hydrolysis; ALS |
By formula: C7H16O3 + H2O = C3H6O2 + 2C2H6O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -3.17 ± 0.19 | kcal/mol | Cm | Hine and Klueppet, 1974 | liquid phase; Heat of hydrolysis; ALS |
By formula: C5H12O3 + H2O = C3H6O2 + 2CH4O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -6.29 ± 0.65 | kcal/mol | Cm | Hine and Klueppet, 1974 | liquid phase; ALS |
Henry's Law data
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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander
Henry's Law constant (water solution)
kH(T) = k°H exp(d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) ((1/T) - 1/(298.15 K)))
k°H = Henry's law constant for solubility in water at 298.15 K (mol/(kg*bar))
d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)
k°H (mol/(kg*bar)) | d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.14 | Q | N/A | Several references are given in the list of Henry's law constants but not assigned to specific species. | |
3.6 | V | N/A | ||
0.20 | 4300. | M | N/A |
References
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Frolova and Petrov, 1991
Frolova, E.I.; Petrov, A.A.,
Chemical equilibrium in the system formic acid-ethanol-ethyl formate-water,
J. Appl. Chem. USSR, 1991, 64, 2361-2365. [all data]
Hine and Klueppet, 1974
Hine, J.; Klueppet, A.W.,
Structural effects on rates and equilibria. XVIII. Thermodynamic stability of ortho esters,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1974, 96, 2924-2929. [all data]
Fuchs, 1979
Fuchs, R.,
Heat capacities of some liquid aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic esters at 298.15 K,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1979, 11, 959-961. [all data]
Kurnakov and Voskresenskaya, 1936
Kurnakov, N.S.; Voskresenskaya, N.K.,
Calorimetry of liquid binary systems, Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR,
Otdel. Mat. i Estestv. Nauk. Ser. Khim, 1936, 1936, 439-461. [all data]
Kolosovskii and Udovenko, 1934
Kolosovskii, N.A.; Udovenko, W.W.,
Specific heat of liquids. II.,
Zhur. Obshchei Khim., 1934, 4, 1027-1033. [all data]
de Kolossowsky and Udowenko, 1933
de Kolossowsky, N.A.; Udowenko, W.W.,
Mesure des chaleurs specifique moleculaires de quelques liquides,
Compt. rend., 1933, 197, 519-520. [all data]
Larson and McMahon, 1982
Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B.,
Formation, Thermochemistry, and Relative Stabilities of Proton - Bound dimers of Oxygen n - Donor Bases from Ion Cyclotron Resonance Solvent - Exchange Equilibria Measurements,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1982, 104, 23, 6255, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00387a016
. [all data]
Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973
Grimsrud, E.P.; Kebarle, P.,
Gas Phase Ion Equilibria Studies of the Solvation of the Hydrogen Ion by Methanol, Dimethyl Ether and Water. Effect of Hydrogen Bonding,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1973, 95, 24, 7939, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00805a002
. [all data]
Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984
Lias, S.G.; Liebman, J.F.; Levin, R.D.,
Evaluated gas phase basicities and proton affinities of molecules heats of formation of protonated molecules,
J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1984, 13, 695. [all data]
Keesee and Castleman, 1986
Keesee, R.G.; Castleman, A.W., Jr.,
Thermochemical data on Ggs-phase ion-molecule association and clustering reactions,
J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1986, 15, 1011. [all data]
Sieck and Meot-ner, 1989
Sieck, L.W.; Meot-ner, M.,
Ionic Hydrogen Bond and Ion Solvation. 8. RS-..HOR Bond Strengths. Correlation with Acidities.,
J. Phys. Chem., 1989, 93, 4, 1586, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100341a079
. [all data]
Caldwell and Kebarle, 1984
Caldwell, G.; Kebarle, P.,
Binding energies and structural effects in halide anion-ROH and -RCOOH complexes from gas phase equilibria measurements,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 967. [all data]
Guthrie and Pike, 1987
Guthrie, J.P.; Pike, D.C.,
Hydration of acylimidazoles: tetrahedral intermediates in acylimidazole hydrolysis and nucleophilic attack by imidazole on esters. The question of concerted mechanisms for acyl transfers,
Can. J. Chem., 1987, 65, 1951-1969. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Cp,liquid Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant k°H Henry's Law constant at 298.15K ΔfH°gas Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions ΔfH°liquid Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrS° Entropy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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