Ethane, 1,1,1-trimethoxy-

• Formula: C₅H₁₂O₃
• Molecular weight: 120.1470
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H12O3/c1-5(6-2,7-3)8-4/h1-4H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HDPNBNXLBDFELL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 1445-45-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Orthoacetic acid, trimethyl ester; Methyl orthoacetate; Trimethyl orthoacetate; 1,1,1-Trimethoxyethane; CH3C(OCH3)3
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  • Condensed phase thermochemistry data
  • Phase change data
  • Reaction thermochemistry data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • IR Spectrum
  • References
  • Notes
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

 +  = 2 + 

By formula: C₅H₁₂O₃ + H₂O = 2CH₄O + C₃H₆O₂

 +  =  + 2

By formula: C₅H₁₂O₃ + H₂O = C₃H₆O₂ + 2CH₄O

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

IR Spectrum

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• LIQUID; Not specified, most likely a prism, grating, or hybrid spectrometer.; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY; 4 cm^-1 resolution

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References

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Wiberg and Squires, 1979
Wiberg, K.B.; Squires, R.R., A microprocessor-controlled system for precise measurement of temperature changes. Determination of the enthalpies of hydrolysis of some polyoxygenated hydrocarbons, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1979, 11, 773-786. [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]

Pedley, Naylor, et al., 1986
Pedley, J.B.; Naylor, R.D.; Kirby, S.P., Thermochemical Data of Organic Compounds, Chapman and Hall, New York, 1986, 1-792. [all data]

Weast and Grasselli, 1989
CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds, 2nd Editon, Weast,R.C and Grasselli, J.G., ed(s)., CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1989, 1. [all data]

Wiberg, Martin, et al., 1985
Wiberg, K.B.; Martin, E.J.; Squires, R.R., Thermochemical studies of carbonyl compounds. 3. Enthalpies of hydrolysis of ortho esters, J. Org. Chem., 1985, 50, 4717-4720. [all data]

Holmes and Lossing, 1982
Holmes, J.L.; Lossing, F.P., Towards a general scheme for estimating the heats of formation of organic ions in the gas phase. Part II. The effect of substitution at charge-bearing sites, Can. J. Chem., 1982, 60, 2365. [all data]

Martin, Lampe, et al., 1966
Martin, R.H.; Lampe, F.W.; Taft, R.W., An electron-impact study of ionization and dissociation in methoxy- and halogen- substituted methanes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1966, 88, 1353. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Tboil	Boiling point
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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