Propanal
- Formula: C3H6O
- Molecular weight: 58.0791
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: NBBJYMSMWIIQGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 123-38-6
- 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: Propionaldehyde; Methylacetaldehyde; Propaldehyde; Propional; Propionic aldehyde; Propylaldehyde; Propylic aldehyde; C2H5CHO; n-Propionaldehyde; Propanalaldehyde; n-Propanal; Aldehyde propionique; Propanaldehyde; NCI-C61029; UN 1275; 1-Propanone; 1-Propanal; Proprionaldehyde; NSC 6493
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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 |
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ΔfH°liquid | -218.3 ± 0.63 | kJ/mol | Cm | Wiberg, Crocker, et al., 1991 | Heat of hydrogenation; ALS |
ΔfH°liquid | -215.7 ± 1.5 | kJ/mol | Eqk | Connett, 1972 | At 473-524 K; ALS |
ΔfH°liquid | -220.2 ± 0.96 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Buckley and Cox, 1967 | ALS |
ΔfH°liquid | -221.5 ± 0.75 | kJ/mol | Ccb | Tjebbes, 1962 | ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°liquid | -1816.5 ± 0.75 | kJ/mol | Ccb | Tjebbes, 1962 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -221.5 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
S°liquid | 212.9 | J/mol*K | N/A | Korkhov and Vasil'ev, 1977 | DH |
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
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159.1 | 298.15 | Korkhov and Vasil'ev, 1977 | T = 15 to 335 K.; DH |
134.7 | 298. | von Reis, 1881 | T = 288 to 328 K.; DH |
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
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
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Individual Reactions
C3H5O- + =
By formula: C3H5O- + H+ = C3H6O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 1528. ± 8.8 | kJ/mol | G+TS | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
ΔrH° | 1531. ± 10. | kJ/mol | G+TS | Cumming and Kebarle, 1978 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 1501. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | IMRE | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
ΔrG° | 1504. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | IMRE | Cumming and Kebarle, 1978 | gas phase; B |
By formula: C3H6O + H2 = C3H8O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -84.3 ± 0.4 | kJ/mol | Cm | Wiberg, Crocker, et al., 1991 | liquid phase; solvent: Triglyme; Heat of hydrogenation; ALS |
ΔrH° | -69.55 ± 0.76 | kJ/mol | Eqk | Connett, 1972 | gas phase; At 473-524 K; ALS |
ΔrH° | -65.77 ± 0.67 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Buckley and Cox, 1967 | gas phase; ALS |
By formula: NO- + C3H6O = (NO- • C3H6O)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 159. | kJ/mol | ICR | Reents and Freiser, 1981 | gas phase; switching reaction,Thermochemical ladder(NO+)C2H5OH, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Farid and McMahon, 1978, ref. to PA(NH3)=872. kJ/mol; M |
(C3H7O- • 4294967295) + = C3H7O-
By formula: (C3H7O- • 4294967295C3H6O) + C3H6O = C3H7O-
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 172. ± 9.2 | kJ/mol | N/A | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
By formula: Mg+ + C3H6O = (Mg+ • C3H6O)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 270. ± 20. | kJ/mol | ICR | Operti, Tews, et al., 1988 | gas phase; switching reaction,Thermochemical ladder(Mg+)CH3OH; M |
By formula: C5H12O2 + H2O = C3H6O + 2CH4O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 37.65 ± 0.071 | kJ/mol | Eqk | Wiberg and Squires, 1981 | liquid phase; ALS |
By formula: C3H6O = C3H6O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -98.7 | kJ/mol | Eqk | Polkovnikova and Lapiclus, 1974 | gas phase; At 300 K; ALS |
By formula: C3H6O = C3H6O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -32. | kJ/mol | Eqk | Polkovnikova and Lapiclus, 1974 | gas phase; At 300 K; ALS |
Ion clustering data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
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Clustering reactions
(C3H7O- • 4294967295) + = C3H7O-
By formula: (C3H7O- • 4294967295C3H6O) + C3H6O = C3H7O-
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 172. ± 9.2 | kJ/mol | N/A | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
By formula: Mg+ + C3H6O = (Mg+ • C3H6O)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 270. ± 20. | kJ/mol | ICR | Operti, Tews, et al., 1988 | gas phase; switching reaction,Thermochemical ladder(Mg+)CH3OH; M |
By formula: NO- + C3H6O = (NO- • C3H6O)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 159. | kJ/mol | ICR | Reents and Freiser, 1981 | gas phase; switching reaction,Thermochemical ladder(NO+)C2H5OH, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Farid and McMahon, 1978, ref. to PA(NH3)=872. kJ/mol; M |
Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
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Origin | NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, 1998. |
NIST MS number | 291282 |
References
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Wiberg, Crocker, et al., 1991
Wiberg, K.B.; Crocker, L.S.; Morgan, K.M.,
Thermochemical studies of carbonyl compounds. 5. Enthalpies of reduction of carbonyl groups,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 3447-3450. [all data]
Connett, 1972
Connett, J.E.,
Chemical equilibria. 5. Measurement of equilibrium constants for the dehydrogenation of propanol by a vapour flow technique,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1972, 4, 233-237. [all data]
Buckley and Cox, 1967
Buckley, E.; Cox, J.D.,
Chemical equilibria. Part 2.-Dehydrogenation of propanol and butanol,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1967, 63, 895-901. [all data]
Tjebbes, 1962
Tjebbes, J.,
Heats of combustion of propanal and 2-methyl propanal,
Acta Chem. Scand., 1962, 16, 953-857. [all data]
Korkhov and Vasil'ev, 1977
Korkhov, A.D.; Vasil'ev, I.A.,
Heat capacity and thermodynamic functions of propanal at low temperatures,
Termodin. Org. Soedin., 1977, (6), 34-37. [all data]
von Reis, 1881
von Reis, M.A.,
Die specifische Wärme flüssiger organischer Verbindungen und ihre Beziehung zu deren Moleculargewicht,
Ann. Physik [3], 1881, 13, 447-464. [all data]
Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979
Bartmess, J.E.; Scott, J.A.; McIver, R.T., Jr.,
The gas phase acidity scale from methanol to phenol,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 6047. [all data]
Cumming and Kebarle, 1978
Cumming, J.B.; Kebarle, P.,
Summary of gas phase measurements involving acids AH. Entropy changes in proton transfer reactions involving negative ions. Bond dissociation energies D(A-H) and electron affinities EA(A),
Can. J. Chem., 1978, 56, 1. [all data]
Reents and Freiser, 1981
Reents, W.D.; Freiser, B.S.,
Gas-Phase Binding Energies and Spectroscopic Properties of NO+ Charge-Transfer Complexes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 2791. [all data]
Farid and McMahon, 1978
Farid, R.; McMahon, T.B.,
Gas-Phase Ion-Molecule Reactions of Alkyl Nitrites by Ion Cyclotron Resonance Spectroscopy,
Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1978, 27, 2, 163, https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7381(78)80037-0
. [all data]
Operti, Tews, et al., 1988
Operti, L.; Tews, E.C.; Freiser, B.S.,
Determination of Gas-Phase Ligand Binding Energies to Mg+ by FTMS Techniques,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 12, 3847, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00220a020
. [all data]
Wiberg and Squires, 1981
Wiberg, K.B.; Squires, R.R.,
Thermochemical studies of carbonyl reactions. 2. Steric effects in acetal and ketal hydrolysis,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 4473-4478. [all data]
Polkovnikova and Lapiclus, 1974
Polkovnikova, A.G.; Lapiclus, V.L.,
Calculation of the equilibrium and heat of isomerization of propylene oxide on a lithium phosphate catalyst,
Neftekhimiya, 1974, 14, 113-115. [all data]
Notes
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