Propanoic acid, 2-oxo-

• Formula: C₃H₄O₃
• Molecular weight: 88.0621
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H4O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h1H3,(H,5,6) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LCTONWCANYUPML-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 127-17-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Pyruvic acid; α-Ketopropionic acid; Acetylformic acid; BTS; Pyroracemic Acid; 2-Oxopropanoic acid; 2-Oxopropionic acid; CH3COCOOH
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

C₃H₃O₃^- +  =

By formula: C₃H₃O₃^- + H⁺ = C₃H₄O₃

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₃H₃O₃^- +  =

By formula: C₃H₃O₃^- + H⁺ = C₃H₄O₃

References

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Graul, Schnute, et al., 1990
Graul, S.T.; Schnute, M.E.; Squires, R.R., Gas-Phase Acidities of Carboxylic Acids and Alcohols from Collision-Induced Dissociation of Dimer Cluster Ions, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 1990, 96, 2, 181, https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1176(90)87028-F . [all data]

McGlynn and Meeks, 1975
McGlynn, S.P.; Meeks, J.L., Photoelectron spectra of carbonyls: Acetaldehyde, acetamide, biacetyl, pyruvic acid, methyl pyruvate and vamide, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1975, 6, 269. [all data]

Holmes, Lossing, et al., 1991
Holmes, J.L.; Lossing, F.P.; Mayer, P.M., Heats of formation of oxygen-containing organic free radicals from appearance energy measurements, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 9723. [all data]

Terlouw, Wezenberg, et al., 1983
Terlouw, J.K.; Wezenberg, J.; Burgers, P.C.; Holmes, J.L., New stable isomers of [C₂H₄O]⁺ and [C₂H₄O₂]⁺, the radical cations [CH₂COH]⁺ and [CH₃OCOH]⁺, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1983, 1121. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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