Pentanal, 3-methyl-

• Formula: C₆H₁₂O
• Molecular weight: 100.1589
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-3-6(2)4-5-7/h5-6H,3-4H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: YJWJGLQYQJGEEP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 15877-57-3
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• Other names: Valeraldehyde, 3-methyl-; 3-Ethylbutanal; 3-Methylpentanal; C2H5CH(CH3)CH2CHO; 3-methylvaleraldehyde
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

IR Spectrum

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

Gas Phase Spectrum

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References

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Holmes, Fingas, et al., 1981
Holmes, J.L.; Fingas, M.; Lossing, F.P., Towards a general scheme for estimating the heats of formation of organic ions in the gas phase. Part I. Odd-electron cations, Can. J. Chem., 1981, 59, 80. [all data]

Morgan, Derrick, et al., 1980
Morgan, R.P.; Derrick, P.J.; Loudon, A.G., Kinetics and mechanisms of the decompositions of the molecular ions of pentanal and its monomethyl- substituted homologues in the picosecond to microsecond time interval following field ionization, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2, 1980, 306. [all data]

Holmes, Terlouw, et al., 1976
Holmes, J.L.; Terlouw, J.K.; Lossing, F.P., The thermochemistry of C₂H₄O⁺ ions, J. Phys. Chem., 1976, 80, 2860. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy

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