CH2CN anion

• Formula: C₂H₂N^-
• Molecular weight: 40.0445
• CAS Registry Number: 21438-99-3
• Information on this page:
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  • References
  • Notes
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

Protonation reactions

C₂H₂N^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₂N^- + H⁺ = C₂H₃N

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Marilyn E. Jacox

State:   Dip

State:   X

Additional references: Jacox, 1994, page 252

Notes

References

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Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979
Bartmess, J.E.; Scott, J.A.; McIver, R.T., Jr., The gas phase acidity scale from methanol to phenol, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 6047. [all data]

Graul and Squires, 1990
Graul, S.T.; Squires, R.R., Gas-Phase Acidities Derived from Threshold Energies for Activated Reactions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1990, 112, 7, 2517, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00163a007 . [all data]

Cumming and Kebarle, 1978
Cumming, J.B.; Kebarle, P., Summary of gas phase measurements involving acids AH. Entropy changes in proton transfer reactions involving negative ions. Bond dissociation energies D(A-H) and electron affinities EA(A), Can. J. Chem., 1978, 56, 1. [all data]

Zimmerman and Brauman, 1977
Zimmerman, A.H.; Brauman, J.I., Electron photodetachment from negative ions of C_2v symmetry. Electron affinities of allyl and cyanomethyl radicals, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 3565. [all data]

Heni and Illenberger, 1986
Heni, M.; Illenberger, E., Electron attachment by saturated nitriles. Acrylonitrile (CH₂H₃CN), and benzonitrile (C₆H₅CN), Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1986, 73, 127. [all data]

Lykke, Neumark, et al., 1987
Lykke, K.R.; Neumark, D.M.; Andersen, T.; Trapa, V.J.; Lineberger, W.C., Autodetachment spectroscopy and dynamics of CH2CN- and CD2CN-, J. Chem. Phys., 1987, 87, 12, 6842, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.453379 . [all data]

Wetzel and Brauman, 1989
Wetzel, D.M.; Brauman, J.I., Rotational structure in an excited vibronic band of the dipole-supported state of cyanomethyl anion, CH2CN-, J. Chem. Phys., 1989, 90, 1, 68, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.456468 . [all data]

Marks, Wetzel, et al., 1986
Marks, J.; Wetzel, D.M.; Comita, P.B.; Brauman, J.I., A dipole supported state in cyanomethyl anion, the conjugate base of acetonitrile. Rotational band assignments in the electron photodetachment spectrum of -CH₂CN, J. Chem. Phys., 1986, 84, 5284. [all data]

Moran, Ellis, et al., 1987
Moran, S.; Ellis, H.B., Jr.; DeFrees, D.J.; McLean, A.D.; Ellison, G.B., Carbanion spectroscopy: CH₂CN^-, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1987, 109, 5996. [all data]

Jacox, 1994
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1994, 464. [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

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