Methanimine

• Formula: CH₃N
• Molecular weight: 29.0412
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH3N/c1-2/h2H,1H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WDWDWGRYHDPSDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 2053-29-4
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

CH₂N^- +  =

By formula: CH₂N^- + H⁺ = CH₃N

(CAS Reg. No. 54448-39-4 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 54448-39-4

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 54448-39-4 • 4294967295CH₃N) + CH₃N = CAS Reg. No. 54448-39-4

References

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Peerboom, Ingemann, et al., 1990
Peerboom, R.A.L.; Ingemann, S.; Nibbering, N.M.M.; Liebman, J.F., Proton affinities and heats of formation of the imines CH₂=NH, CH₂=NMe and PhCH=NH, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2, 1990, 1825-1828. [all data]

Grela and Colussi, 1988
Grela, M.A.; Colussi, A.J., Decomposition of methylamino and aminomethyl radicals. The heats of formation of methyleneimine (CH₂=NH) and hydrazyl (N₂H₃) radical, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 1988, 20, 713-718. [all data]

DeFrees and Hehre, 1978
DeFrees, D.J.; Hehre, W.J., Methyleneimine, J. Phys. Chem., 1978, 82, 391-393. [all data]

Kass and DePuy, 1985
Kass, S.R.; DePuy, C.H., Gas phase ion chemistry of azides. The generation of CH=N^- and CH₂=NCH₂^-, J. Org. Chem., 1985, 50, 2874. [all data]

MacKay, Hemsworth, et al., 1976
MacKay, G.J.; Hemsworth, R.S.; Bohme, D.K., Absolute gas-phase acidities of CH₃NH₂, C₂H₅NH₂, (CH₃)₂NH, and (CH₃)₃N, Can. J. Chem., 1976, 54, 1624. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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