Aluminum ion (1+)
- Formula: Al+
- Molecular weight: 26.9809900
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/Al/q+1
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KVLCHQHEQROXGN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 14903-36-7
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file - Other names: Aluminum cation
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar
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Individual Reactions
( •
) +
= (
• 2
)
By formula: (Al+ • C3H6O) + C3H6O = (Al+ • 2C3H6O)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 118. | kJ/mol | HPMS | Bauschlicher, Bouchard, et al., 1991 | gas phase; laser desorption; M |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| ΔrS° | 128. | J/mol*K | HPMS | Bauschlicher, Bouchard, et al., 1991 | gas phase; laser desorption; M |
( • 2
) +
= (
• 3
)
By formula: (Al+ • 2H2O) + H2O = (Al+ • 3H2O)
Enthalpy of reaction
| ΔrH° (kJ/mol) | T (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63.6 (+7.5,-0.) | CID | Dalleska, Tjelta, et al., 1994 | gas phase; guided ion beam CID, Al+ (3s2); M |
( • 3
) +
= (
• 4
)
By formula: (Al+ • 3H2O) + H2O = (Al+ • 4H2O)
Enthalpy of reaction
| ΔrH° (kJ/mol) | T (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.3 (+5.9,-0.) | CID | Dalleska, Tjelta, et al., 1994 | gas phase; guided ion beam CID, Al+ (3s2); M |
( •
) +
= (
• 2
)
By formula: (Al+ • H2O) + H2O = (Al+ • 2H2O)
Enthalpy of reaction
| ΔrH° (kJ/mol) | T (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67.4 (+5.0,-0.) | CID | Dalleska, Tjelta, et al., 1994 | gas phase; guided ion beam CID, Al+ (3s2); M |
+
= (
•
)
By formula: Al+ + H2O = (Al+ • H2O)
Enthalpy of reaction
| ΔrH° (kJ/mol) | T (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104. (+15.,-0.) | CID | Dalleska, Tjelta, et al., 1994 | gas phase; guided ion beam CID, Al+ (3s2); M |
( • 10
) +
= (
• 11
)
By formula: (Al+ • 10Al) + Al = (Al+ • 11Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 300. | kJ/mol | PDiss | Jarrold, Ray, et al., 1990 | gas phase; from graph; M |
( • 11
) +
= (
• 12
)
By formula: (Al+ • 11Al) + Al = (Al+ • 12Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 340. | kJ/mol | PDiss | Jarrold, Ray, et al., 1990 | gas phase; from graph; M |
( • 12
) +
= (
• 13
)
By formula: (Al+ • 12Al) + Al = (Al+ • 13Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 300. | kJ/mol | PDiss | Jarrold, Ray, et al., 1990 | gas phase; from graph; M |
( • 13
) +
= (
• 14
)
By formula: (Al+ • 13Al) + Al = (Al+ • 14Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 250. | kJ/mol | PDiss | Jarrold, Ray, et al., 1990 | gas phase; from graph; M |
( • 14
) +
= (
• 15
)
By formula: (Al+ • 14Al) + Al = (Al+ • 15Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 280. | kJ/mol | PDiss | Jarrold, Ray, et al., 1990 | gas phase; from graph; M |
( • 15
) +
= (
• 16
)
By formula: (Al+ • 15Al) + Al = (Al+ • 16Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 290. | kJ/mol | PDiss | Jarrold, Ray, et al., 1990 | gas phase; from graph; M |
( • 9
) +
= (
• 10
)
By formula: (Al+ • 9Al) + Al = (Al+ • 10Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 280. | kJ/mol | PDiss | Jarrold, Ray, et al., 1990 | gas phase; from graph; M |
( • 6
) +
= (
• 7
)
By formula: (Al+ • 6Al) + Al = (Al+ • 7Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 180. | kJ/mol | PDiss | Jarrold, Ray, et al., 1990 | gas phase; from graph; M |
( • 8
) +
= (
• 9
)
By formula: (Al+ • 8Al) + Al = (Al+ • 9Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 270. | kJ/mol | PDiss | Jarrold, Ray, et al., 1990 | gas phase; from graph; M |
+
= (
•
)
By formula: Al+ + C2H4 = (Al+ • C2H4)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 54.4 ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | CIDC,EqG | Stockigt, Schwarz, et al., 1996 | Anchored to theory; RCD |
+
= (
•
)
By formula: Al+ + C2H2 = (Al+ • C2H2)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 54.4 ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | CIDC,EqG | Stockigt, Schwarz, et al., 1996 | Anchored to theory; RCD |
+
= (
•
)
By formula: Al+ + C2H6 = (Al+ • C2H6)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 38. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | CIDC,EqG | Stockigt, Schwarz, et al., 1996 | Anchored to theory; RCD |
( • 5
) +
= (
• 6
)
By formula: (Al+ • 5Al) + Al = (Al+ • 6Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 431.4 | kJ/mol | CID | Hanley, Ruatta, et al., 1987 | gas phase; M |
( • 2
) +
= (
• 3
)
By formula: (Al+ • 2Al) + Al = (Al+ • 3Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 196. | kJ/mol | CID | Hanley, Ruatta, et al., 1987 | gas phase; M |
( • 3
) +
= (
• 4
)
By formula: (Al+ • 3Al) + Al = (Al+ • 4Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 248. | kJ/mol | CID | Hanley, Ruatta, et al., 1987 | gas phase; M |
( • 4
) +
= (
• 5
)
By formula: (Al+ • 4Al) + Al = (Al+ • 5Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 231. | kJ/mol | CID | Hanley, Ruatta, et al., 1987 | gas phase; M |
( •
) +
= (
• 2
)
By formula: (Al+ • Al) + Al = (Al+ • 2Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 108. | kJ/mol | CID | Hanley, Ruatta, et al., 1987 | gas phase; M |
+
= (
•
)
By formula: Al+ + Al = (Al+ • Al)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 87.0 | kJ/mol | CID | Hanley, Ruatta, et al., 1987 | gas phase; M |
+
= (
•
)
By formula: Al+ + C5H5N = (Al+ • C5H5N)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 190. ± 10. | kJ/mol | CIDT | Rodgers, Stanley, et al., 2000 | RCD |
+
= (
•
)
By formula: Al+ + C4H4N2 = (Al+ • C4H4N2)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 159. ± 5.9 | kJ/mol | CIDT | Amunugama and Rodgers, 2001 | RCD |
+
= (
•
)
By formula: Al+ + CH3F = (Al+ • CH3F)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 90.0 ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | EqG | Bouchard, Brenner, et al., 1997 | RCD |
+
= (
•
)
By formula: Al+ + CH2O = (Al+ • CH2O)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 115. ± 10. | kJ/mol | EqG | Bouchard, Brenner, et al., 1997 | RCD |
+
= (
•
)
By formula: Al+ + C6H6 = (Al+ • C6H6)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 147. ± 7.9 | kJ/mol | RAK | Dunbar, Klippenstein, et al., 1996 | RCD |
+
= (
•
)
By formula: Al+ + C4H5N = (Al+ • C4H5N)
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 184. | kJ/mol | RAK | Gapeev and Yang, 2000 | RCD |
References
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Bauschlicher, Bouchard, et al., 1991
Bauschlicher, C.W.; Bouchard, F.; Hepburn, J.W.; McMahon, T.B.; Surjasasmita, I.; Roth, L.M.; Gord, J.R.,
On the Structure of Al(Acetone)2+,
Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 1991, 109, 15, https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1176(91)85094-3
. [all data]
Dalleska, Tjelta, et al., 1994
Dalleska, N.F.; Tjelta, B.L.; Armentrout, P.B.,
Sequential Bond Energies of Water to Na+ (3s0), Mg+ (3s1), and Al+ (3s2),
J. Phys. Chem., 1994, 98, 15, 4191, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100066a045
. [all data]
Jarrold, Ray, et al., 1990
Jarrold, M.F.; Ray, U.; Bower, J.E.; Creegan, K.M.,
Photodissociation of Metal Cluster Ions. Dissociation Energies and Optical Spectroscopy,
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 1990, 86, 13, 2537, https://doi.org/10.1039/ft9908602537
. [all data]
Stockigt, Schwarz, et al., 1996
Stockigt, D.; Schwarz, J.; Schwarz, H.,
Theoretical and Experimental Studies on the Bond Dissociation Energies of Al(methane)+, Al(acetylene)+, Al(ethene)+, and Al(ethane)+,
J. Phys. Chem., 1996, 100, 21, 8786, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp960060k
. [all data]
Hanley, Ruatta, et al., 1987
Hanley, L.; Ruatta, S.A.; Anderson, S.L.,
Collision - Induced Dissciation of Aluminum Cluster Ions: Fragmentation Patterns, Bond Energies, and Structures for Al2+ - Al7+,
J. Chem. Phys., 1987, 87, 1, 260, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.453623
. [all data]
Rodgers, Stanley, et al., 2000
Rodgers, M.T.; Stanley, J.R.; Amunugama, R.,
Periodic Trends in the Binding of Metal Ions to Pyridine Studied by Threshold Collision-Induced Dissociation and Density Functional Theory,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2000, 122, 44, 10969, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0027923
. [all data]
Amunugama and Rodgers, 2001
Amunugama, R.; Rodgers, M.T.,
Periodic Trends in the Binding of Metal Ions to Pyrimidine Studied by Threshold Collision-Induced Dissociation and Density Functional Theory,
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2001, 105, 43, 9883, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp010663i
. [all data]
Bouchard, Brenner, et al., 1997
Bouchard, F.; Brenner, V.; Carra, C.; Hepburn, J.W.; Koyanagi, G.K.; McMahon, T.B.; Ohanessian, G.; Peschke, M.,
Energetics and Structure of Complexes of Al+ with Small Organic Molecules in the Gas Phase,
J. Phys. Chem. A, 1997, 101, 33, 5885, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp9703465
. [all data]
Dunbar, Klippenstein, et al., 1996
Dunbar, R.C.; Klippenstein, S.J.; Hrusak, J.; Stockigt, D.; Schwarz, H.,
Binding Energy of Al(C6H6)+ from the Analysis of Radiative Association Kinetics,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1996, 118, 22, 5277, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja953235x
. [all data]
Gapeev and Yang, 2000
Gapeev, A.; Yang, C.-N.,
Binding Energies of Gas-Phase Ions with Pyrrole. Experimental and Quantum Chemical Results,
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2000, 104, 14, 3246, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp992627d
. [all data]
Notes
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