1H-Tetrazole

• Formula: CH₂N₄
• Molecular weight: 70.0534
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH2N4/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1H,(H,2,3,4,5) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KJUGUADJHNHALS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 288-94-8
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • 2H-Tetrazole
• Other names: Tetraazacyclopentadiene; Tetrazole
• Information on this page:
  • Condensed phase thermochemistry data
  • Phase change data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
  • References
  • Notes
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

Gas phase ion energetics data

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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

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

CHN₄^- +  =

By formula: CHN₄^- + H⁺ = CH₂N₄

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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

Spectrum

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Additional Data

References

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Balepin, Lebedev, et al., 1977
Balepin, A.A.; Lebedev, V.P.; Miroshnichenko, E.A.; Koldobskii, G.I.; Ostovskii, V.A.; Larionov, B.P.; Gidaspov, B.V.; Lebedev, Yu.A., Energy effects in polyphenylenes and phenyltetrazoles, Svoistva Veshchestv Str. Mol., 1977, 93-98. [all data]

McEwan and Rigg, 1951
McEwan, W.S.; Rigg, M.W., The heats of combustion of compounds containing the tetrazole ring, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1951, 73, 4725-4727. [all data]

Zimmerman and Geisenfelder, 1961
Zimmerman, H.; Geisenfelder, H., Uber die Mesomerieenergie von Azolen, Z. Electrochem., 1961, 65, 368-371. [all data]

Kabo, Kozyro, et al., 1993
Kabo, G.J.; Kozyro, A.A.; Krasulin, A.P.; Sevruk, V.M.; Ivashkevich, L.S., Thermodynamic properties and tautomerism of tetrazole, J. Chem. Thermodynam., 1993, 25, 485-493. [all data]

Hilgeman, Mouroux, et al., 1989
Hilgeman, F.R.; Mouroux, F.Y.N.; Mok, D.; Holan, M.K., Phase Diagrams of Binary Solid Azole Systems, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1989, 34, 220. [all data]

Kabo, Kozyro, et al., 1993, 2
Kabo, G.Ya.; Kozyro, A.A.; Krasulin, A.P.; Sevruk, V.M.; Ivashkevich, L.S., Thermodynamic properties and tautomerism of tetrazole, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1993, 25, 485. [all data]

Kozyro, Simirskii, et al., 1990
Kozyro, A.A.; Simirskii, V.V.; Kabo, G.Y.; Frenkel, M.L.; Krasulin, A.P.; Sevruk, V.M.; Sokolov, N.A., Additivity of the thermochemical characteristics of tetraalklyl-substituted carbamides, Zh. Fiz. Khim., 1990, 64, 2360. [all data]

Kozyro, Simirskii, et al., 1990, 2
Kozyro, A.A.; Simirskii, V.V.; Krasulin, A.P.; Sevruk, V.M.; Kabo, G.Y.; Frenkel, M.L.; Gaponik, P.N.; Grigor'ev, Y.V., Russ. J. Phys. Chem., 1990, 64, 348. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press Inc., London, 1970, 643. [all data]

Hilgeman, Mouroux, et al., 1989, 2
Hilgeman, F.R.; Mouroux, F.Y.N.; Mok, D.; Holan, M.K., Phase diagrams of binary solid azole systems, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1989, 34, 220-222. [all data]

Kozyro, Simirskii, et al., 1990, 3
Kozyro, A.A.; Simirskii, V.V.; Krasulin, A.P.; Sevruk, V.M.; Kabo, G.Y.; Frenkel, M.L.; Gaponik, P.N.; Grigor'ev, Y.V., Thermodynamic properties of tetrazole derivatives in different aggregation states, Zh. Fiz. Khim., 1990, 64, 656. [all data]

Palmer, Simpson, et al., 1981
Palmer, M.H.; Simpson, I.; Wheeler, J.R., Gas phase tautomerism in the triazoles and tetrazoles: A study by photoelectron spectroscopy and ab initio molecular orbital calculations, Z. Naturforsch. A:, 1981, 36, 1246. [all data]

Guimon, Khayar, et al., 1989
Guimon, C.; Khayar, S.; Gracian, F.; Begtrup, M.; Pfister-Guillouzo, G., HeI photoelectron and theoretical study of the gas phase flash pyrolysis of tetrazole and analysis of CN₂H₂ energy hypersurface, Chem. Phys., 1989, 138, 157. [all data]

Cradock, Findlay, et al., 1973
Cradock, S.; Findlay, R.H.; Palmer, M.H., The molecular energy levels of the azoles: A study by photoelectron spectroscopy and ab initio molecular orbital calculations, Tetrahedron, 1973, 29, 2173. [all data]

Taft, 1991
Taft, R.W., , personal communication, Aug, 1991. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔStrs	Entropy of phase transition
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions

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