Cyclobutane

• Formula: C₄H₈
• Molecular weight: 56.1063
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8/c1-2-4-3-1/h1-4H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: PMPVIKIVABFJJI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 287-23-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Cyclobutane-d8
• Other names: Tetramethylene; UN 2601
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  • Gas phase thermochemistry data
  • Reaction thermochemistry data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • Gas Chromatography
  • References
  • Notes
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C₄H₇^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₇^- + H⁺ = C₄H₈

2 =

By formula: 2C₂H₄ = C₄H₈

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₄H₇^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₇^- + H⁺ = C₄H₈

Gas Chromatography

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

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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Dorofeeva O.V., 1986
Dorofeeva O.V., Thermodynamic properties of twenty-one monocyclic hydrocarbons, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1986, 15, 437-464. [all data]

Rathjens G.W., 1953
Rathjens G.W., Jr., Infrared absorption spectra, structure and thermodynamic properties of cyclobutane, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1953, 75, 5634-5642. [all data]

DePuy, Gronert, et al., 1989
DePuy, C.H.; Gronert, S.; Barlow, S.E.; Bierbaum, V.M.; Damrauer, R., The Gas Phase Acidities of the Alkanes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1989, 111, 6, 1968, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00188a003 . [all data]

Peerboom, Rademaker, et al., 1992
Peerboom, R.A.L.; Rademaker, G.J.; Dekoning, L.J.; Nibbering, N.M.M., Stabilization of Cycloalkyl Carbanions in the Gas Phase, Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 1992, 6, 6, 394, https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.1290060608 . [all data]

Quick, Knecht, et al., 1972
Quick, L.M.; Knecht, D.A.; Back, M.H., Kinetics of the formation of cyclobutane from ethylene, Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 1972, 4, 61-68. [all data]

Holmes and Lossing, 1991
Holmes, J.L.; Lossing, F.P., Ionization energies of homologous organic compounds and correlation with molecular size, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1991, 26, 537. [all data]

Bieri, Burger, et al., 1977
Bieri, G.; Burger, F.; Heilbronner, E.; Maier, J.P., Valence ionization enrgies of hydrocarbons, Helv. Chim. Acta, 1977, 60, 2213. [all data]

Raymonda, 1972
Raymonda, J.W., Rydberg states in cyclic alkanes, J. Chem. Phys., 1972, 56, 3912. [all data]

Lossing, 1972
Lossing, F.P., Free radicals by mass spectrometry. XLV. Ionization potentials and heats of formation of C₃H₃, C₃H₅, and C₄H₇ radicals and ions, Can. J. Chem., 1972, 50, 3973. [all data]

Doepker and Ausloos, 1966
Doepker, R.D.; Ausloos, P., Gas-phase radiolysis of cyclobutane, J. Chem. Phys., 1966, 44, 1641. [all data]

Bischof, Haselbach, et al., 1970
Bischof, P.; Haselbach, E.; Heilbronner, E., Photoelectron spectrum of cyclobutane, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 1970, 9, 953. [all data]

Hughes and Tiernan, 1969
Hughes, B.M.; Tiernan, T.O., Ionic reactions in gaseous cyclobutane, J. Chem. Phys., 1969, 51, 4373. [all data]

Meisels, Park, et al., 1970
Meisels, G.G.; Park, J.Y.; Giessner, B.G., Ionization and dissociation of C₄H₈ isomers, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1970, 92, 254. [all data]

Holmes, Weese, et al., 1977
Holmes, J.L.; Weese, G.M.; Blair, A.S.; Terlouw, J.K., Metastable ion studies IX-Thermochemistry and ion structures among fragmenting [C₄H₈]⁺ ions, an electron impact and field ionization investigation, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1977, 12, 424. [all data]

Hively and Hinton, 1968
Hively, R.A.; Hinton, R.E., Variation of the retention index with temperature on squalane substrates, J. Gas Chromatogr., 1968, 6, 4, 203-217, https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/6.4.203 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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