2-Butenal, (E)-

• Formula: C₄H₆O
• Molecular weight: 70.0898
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H6O/c1-2-3-4-5/h2-4H,1H3/b3-2+ Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: MLUCVPSAIODCQM-NSCUHMNNSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 123-73-9
• Chemical structure:
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• Stereoisomers:
  • 2-Butenal, (Z)-
  • 2-Butenal
• Other names: Crotonaldehyde, (E)-; (E)-Crotonaldehyde; trans-Crotonaldehyde; trans-2-Butenal; Topanel CA; E-Crotonic aldehyde; E-Crotylaldehyde; trans-Crotonal; Aldehyde crotonique; β-Methyl acrolein, trans; NCI-C56279; Rcra waste number U053; Topanel; But-(E)-2-enal; (E)-2-Butenal; (E)-But-2-enal; t-2-Butenal; 2-Butenal, (2E)-; 2-Butenal; Crotonal; Crotonaldehyde
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Phase change data

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BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Enthalpy of vaporization

Henry's Law data

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Henry's Law constant (water solution)

k_H(T) = k°_H exp(d(ln(k_H))/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(k_H))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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View reactions leading to C₄H₆O⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Ionization energy determinations

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  d(ln(kH))/d(1/T)	Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant
  k°H	Henry's Law constant at 298.15K
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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