Pyrazine
- Formula: C4H4N2
- Molecular weight: 80.0880
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KYQCOXFCLRTKLS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 290-37-9
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: p-Diazine; Paradiazine; Piazine; 1,4-Diazabenzene; 1,4-Diazine
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Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
View reactions leading to C4H4N2+ (ion structure unspecified)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proton affinity (review) | 209.6 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 202.4 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Electron affinity determinations
EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
>-0.065004 | ETS | Nenner and Schultz, 1975 | Pyrazine. EA estimated as 0.124 eV based on soln phase electrochemical correlations. G3MP2B3 calculations put EA ca. 0 eV; B |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
9.0 | PE | Piancastelli, Keller, et al., 1983 | LBLHLM |
9.28 ± 0.01 | S | Scheps, Florida, et al., 1972 | LLK |
9.29 | PE | Gleiter, Heilbronner, et al., 1972 | LLK |
9.216 | PE | Asbrink, Lindholm, et al., 1970 | RDSH |
9.28 ± 0.05 | PE | Eland, 1969 | RDSH |
9.36 | PE | Dewar and Worley, 1969 | RDSH |
9.29 ± 0.01 | PI | Yencha and El-Sayed, 1968 | RDSH |
9.29 ± 0.03 | S | Parkin and Innes, 1965 | RDSH |
9.63 | PE | Suffolk, 1974 | Vertical value; LLK |
9.63 | PE | Gleiter, Heilbronner, et al., 1970 | Vertical value; RDSH |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C3H2N+ | 15.25 ± 0.10 | ? | EI | Momigny, Urbain, et al., 1965 | RDSH |
C3H3N+ | 12.81 ± 0.10 | HCN | EI | Momigny, Urbain, et al., 1965 | RDSH |
C4H3N2+ | 13.68 ± 0.10 | H | EI | Momigny, Urbain, et al., 1965 | RDSH |
De-protonation reactions
C4H3N2- + =
By formula: C4H3N2- + H+ = C4H4N2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 392.6 ± 2.5 | kcal/mol | TDEq | Meot-ner and Kafafi, 1988 | gas phase; anchored to 88MEO scale, not the "87 acidity scale". The Kiefer, Zhang, et al., 1997 BDE is for ortho.; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 383.50 ± 0.40 | kcal/mol | N/A | Wren, Vogelhuber, et al., 2012 | gas phase; B |
ΔrG° | 383.1 ± 2.0 | kcal/mol | TDEq | Meot-ner and Kafafi, 1988 | gas phase; anchored to 88MEO scale, not the "87 acidity scale". The Kiefer, Zhang, et al., 1997 BDE is for ortho.; B |
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G.,
Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update,
J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018
. [all data]
Nenner and Schultz, 1975
Nenner, I.; Schultz, G.J.,
Temporary negative ions and electron affinities of benzene and N-heterocyclic molecules: Pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, and s-triazine,
J. Chem. Phys., 1975, 62, 1747. [all data]
Piancastelli, Keller, et al., 1983
Piancastelli, M.N.; Keller, P.R.; Taylor, J.W.; Grimm, F.A.; Carlson, T.A.,
Angular distribution parameter as a function of photon energy for some mono- and diazabenzenes and its use for orbital assignment,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1983, 105, 4235. [all data]
Scheps, Florida, et al., 1972
Scheps, R.; Florida, D.; Rice, S.A.,
Comments on the Rydberg spectrum of pyrazine,
J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1972, 44, 1. [all data]
Gleiter, Heilbronner, et al., 1972
Gleiter, R.; Heilbronner, E.; Hornung, V.,
Photoelectron spectra of azabenzenes azanaphthalenes: I. Pyridine, diazines s-triazine and s-tetrazine,
Helv. Chim. Acta, 1972, 55, 255. [all data]
Asbrink, Lindholm, et al., 1970
Asbrink, L.; Lindholm, E.; Edqvist, O.,
Jahn-Teller effect in the vibrational structure of the photoelectron spectrum of benzene,
Chem. Phys. Lett., 1970, 5, 609. [all data]
Eland, 1969
Eland, J.H.D.,
Photoelectron spectra of conjugated hydrocarbons and heteromolecules,
Intern. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1969, 2, 471. [all data]
Dewar and Worley, 1969
Dewar, M.J.S.; Worley, S.D.,
Photoelectron spectra of molecules. II.The ionization potentials of azabenzenes and azanaphthalenes,
J. Chem. Phys., 1969, 51, 263. [all data]
Yencha and El-Sayed, 1968
Yencha, A.J.; El-Sayed, M.A.,
Lowest ionization potentials of some nitrogen heterocyclics,
J. Chem. Phys., 1968, 48, 3469. [all data]
Parkin and Innes, 1965
Parkin, J.E.; Innes, K.K.,
The vacuum ultraviolet spectra of pyrazine, pyrimidine, and pyridazine vapors. Part I. Spectra between 1550 A and 2000 A,
J. Mol. Spectry., 1965, 15, 407. [all data]
Suffolk, 1974
Suffolk, R.J.,
The photoelectron spectra of the perfluorodiazines,
J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1974, 3, 53. [all data]
Gleiter, Heilbronner, et al., 1970
Gleiter, R.; Heilbronner, E.; Hornung, V.,
Lone pair interaction in pyridazine, pyrimidine, and pyrazine,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 1970, 9, 901. [all data]
Momigny, Urbain, et al., 1965
Momigny, J.; Urbain, J.; Wankenne, H.,
Les effets de l'impact electronique sur la pyridine et les diazines isomeres,
Bull. Soc. Roy. Sci. Liege, 1965, 34, 337. [all data]
Meot-ner and Kafafi, 1988
Meot-ner, M.; Kafafi, S.A.,
Carbon Acidities of Aromatic Compounds,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 19, 6297, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00227a003
. [all data]
Kiefer, Zhang, et al., 1997
Kiefer, J.H.; Zhang, Q.; Kern, R.D.; Yao, J.; Jursic, B.,
Pyrolysis of Aromatic Azines: Pyrazine, Pyrimidine, and Pyridine,
J. Phys. Chem. A, 1997, 101, 38, 7061, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp970211z
. [all data]
Wren, Vogelhuber, et al., 2012
Wren, S.W.; Vogelhuber, K.M.; Garver, J.M.; Kato, S.; Sheps, L.; Bierbaum, V.M.; Lineberger, W.C.,
C-H Bond Strengths and Acidities in Aromatic Systems: Effects of Nitrogen Incorporation in Mono-, Di-, and Triazines,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 15, 6584-6595, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja209566q
. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy EA Electron affinity ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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