Acetylacetone

• Formula: C₅H₈O₂
• Molecular weight: 100.1158
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H8O2/c1-4(6)3-5(2)7/h3H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: YRKCREAYFQTBPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 123-54-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: 2,4-Pentanedione; Acetoacetone; Diacetylmethane; Pentane-2,4-dione; 2-Propanone, acetyl-; 2,4-Dioxopentane; 2,4-Pentadione; CH3COCH2COCH3; Acetone, acetyl-; ACAC; Pentanedione; Pentanedione-2,4; Acetyl 2-propanone; UN 2310; 2,4-Pentandione; Pentan-2,4-dione; NSC 5575
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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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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Reduced pressure boiling point

Enthalpy of vaporization

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

C₅H₇O₂^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₇O₂^- + H⁺ = C₅H₈O₂

=

By formula: C₅H₈O₂ = C₅H₈O₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₅H₈O₂ = (Cl^- • C₅H₈O₂)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + C₅H₈O₂ = (I^- • C₅H₈O₂)

=

By formula: C₅H₈O₂ = C₆H₁₀O₃

=

By formula: C₅H₈O₂ = C₅H₈O₂

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
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

C₅H₇O₂^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₇O₂^- + H⁺ = C₅H₈O₂

IR Spectrum

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

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Spectrum

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References

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Folkendt, M.M.; Weiss-Lopez, B.E.; Chauvel, J.P., Jr.; True, N.S., Gas-Phase 1H NMR Studies of Keto-Enol Tautomerization of Acetylacetone, Methyl Acetoacetate, and Ethyl Acetoacetate, J. Phys. Chem., 1989, 89, 15, 3347, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100261a038 . [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  T	Temperature
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  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
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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