CH2OH+

• Formula: CH₃O⁺
• Molecular weight: 31.0334
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH3O/c1-2/h2H,1H2/q+1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: NRCYHMDIJIIHBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 17691-31-5
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: CH₃O⁺ + H₂O = (CH₃O⁺ • H₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (positive ion to hydride)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: CH₃O⁺ + CH₂O = (CH₃O⁺ • CH₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (CH₃O⁺ • H₂O) + H₂O = (CH₃O⁺ • 2H₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (positive ion to hydride)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (CH₃O⁺ • 2H₂O) + H₂O = (CH₃O⁺ • 3H₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (positive ion to hydride)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (CH₃O⁺ • 3H₂O) + H₂O = (CH₃O⁺ • 4H₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (positive ion to hydride)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (CH₃O⁺ • 4H₂O) + H₂O = (CH₃O⁺ • 5H₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (positive ion to hydride)

( • 6) +  = ( • 7)

By formula: (CH₃O⁺ • 6H₂O) + H₂O = (CH₃O⁺ • 7H₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (positive ion to hydride)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (CH₃O⁺ • 5H₂O) + H₂O = (CH₃O⁺ • 6H₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (positive ion to hydride)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: CH₃O⁺ + CHN = (CH₃O⁺ • CHN)

References

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Meot-Ner (Mautner), 1984
Meot-Ner (Mautner), M., The Ionic Hydrogen Bond and Ion Solvation. 2. Hydration of Onium Ions by 1 - 7 H2O Molecules. Relations Between Monomolecular, Specific and Bulk Hydration, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 5, 1265, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00317a016 . [all data]

Davidson, Sunner J., et al., 1979
Davidson, W.R.; Sunner J.; Kebarle, P., Hydrogen Bonding of Water to Onium Ions. Hydration of Substituted Pyridinium Ions and Related Systems, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 7, 1675, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00501a005 . [all data]

Lias, Liebman, et al., 1984
Lias, S.G.; Liebman, J.F.; Levin, R.D., Evaluated gas phase basicities and proton affinities of molecules heats of formation of protonated molecules, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1984, 13, 695. [all data]

Larson and McMahon, 1982
Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B., Formation, Thermochemistry, and Relative Stabilities of Proton - Bound dimers of Oxygen n - Donor Bases from Ion Cyclotron Resonance Solvent - Exchange Equilibria Measurements, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1982, 104, 23, 6255, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00387a016 . [all data]

Grimsrud and Kebarle, 1973
Grimsrud, E.P.; Kebarle, P., Gas Phase Ion Equilibria Studies of the Solvation of the Hydrogen Ion by Methanol, Dimethyl Ether and Water. Effect of Hydrogen Bonding, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1973, 95, 24, 7939, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00805a002 . [all data]

Yamdagni and Kebarle, 1976
Yamdagni, R.; Kebarle, P., Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Compounds Between Water Ammonia and Substituted Benzenes from a Continuous Ladder of Proton Transfer Equilibrium Measurements, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1976, 98, 6, 1320, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00422a005 . [all data]

Wolf, Staley, et al., 1977
Wolf, J.F.; Staley, R.H.; Koppel, I.; Taagepera, M.; McIver, R.T.; Beauchamp, J.L.; Taft, R.W., Gas Phase Basicities and Relative Proton Affinities of Compounds Between Water and Ammonia from Pulsed Ion Cyclotron Resonance Thermal Equilibria Measurements, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 16, 5417, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00458a032 . [all data]

Berman and Beauchamp, 1980
Berman, D.W.; Beauchamp, J.L., A Novel Bimolecular Reaction Sequence Yielding H(OH2)2+ at Low Pressures. Ion Cyclotron Resonance Studies of the Reaction of Doubly Solvated Protons, J. Phys. Chem., 1980, 84, 18, 2233, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100455a004 . [all data]

Fehsenfeld, Dotan, et al., 1978
Fehsenfeld, F.C.; Dotan, I.; Albritton, D.L.; Howard, C.J.; Ferguson, E.E., Stratospheric Positive Ion Chemistry of Formaldehyde and Methanol, J. Geophys. Res., 1978, 83, C3, 1333, https://doi.org/10.1029/JC083iC03p01333 . [all data]

Meot-Ner (Mautner), 1992
Meot-Ner (Mautner), M., Intermolecular Forces in Organic Clusters, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1992, 114, 9, 3312, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00035a024 . [all data]

Bohme, Mackay, et al., 1979
Bohme, D.K.; Mackay, G.I.; Tanner, S.D., An Experimental Study of the Gas - Phase Kinetics of Reactions with Hydrated H3O+ Ions (n=1 - 3) at 298 K, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 14, 3724, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00508a003 . [all data]

Cunningham, Payzant, et al., 1972
Cunningham, A.J.; Payzant, J.D.; Kebarle, P., A Kinetic Study of the Proton Hydrate H+(H2O)n Equilibria in the Gas Phase, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1972, 94, 22, 7627, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00777a003 . [all data]

Keesee and Castleman, 1986
Keesee, R.G.; Castleman, A.W., Jr., Thermochemical data on Ggs-phase ion-molecule association and clustering reactions, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1986, 15, 1011. [all data]

Larson, Clair, et al., 1982
Larson, J.W.; Clair, R.L.; McMahon, T.B., Bimolecular Production of Proton Bound Dimers in the Gas Phase. A Low Pressure Ion Cyclotron Resonance Technique for Examination of Solvent Exchange Equilibria and Determination of Single Molecule Solvation Energetics, Can. J. Chem., 1982, 60, 4, 542, https://doi.org/10.1139/v82-079 . [all data]

Tanaka, Mackay, et al., 1978
Tanaka, K.; Mackay, G.I.; Bohme, D.K., Rate and Equilibrium Constant Measurements for Gas-Phase Proton-Transfer Reactions Involving H2O, H2S, HCN, and H2CO, Can. J. Chem., 1978, 56, 2, 193, https://doi.org/10.1139/v78-031 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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