12-Crown-4

• Formula: C₈H₁₆O₄
• Molecular weight: 176.2102
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H16O4/c1-2-10-5-6-12-8-7-11-4-3-9-1/h1-8H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XQQZRZQVBFHBHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 294-93-9
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: 1,4,7,10-Tetraoxacyclododecane; 12-Crown-4 ether; Eoct; Ethylene oxide cyclic tetramer
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

Enthalpy of fusion

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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

Ionization energy determinations

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Clustering reactions

C₃H₁₀N⁺ +  = (C₃H₁₀N⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₁₀N⁺ + C₈H₁₆O₄ = (C₃H₁₀N⁺ • C₈H₁₆O₄)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds with polydentate bonding in positive ions

C₄H₅N₂⁺ +  = (C₄H₅N₂⁺ • )

By formula: C₄H₅N₂⁺ + C₈H₁₆O₄ = (C₄H₅N₂⁺ • C₈H₁₆O₄)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds with polydentate bonding in positive ions

C₅H₆N⁺ +  = (C₅H₆N⁺ • )

By formula: C₅H₆N⁺ + C₈H₁₆O₄ = (C₅H₆N⁺ • C₈H₁₆O₄)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds with polydentate bonding in positive ions

C₆H₁₄N⁺ +  = (C₆H₁₄N⁺ • )

By formula: C₆H₁₄N⁺ + C₈H₁₆O₄ = (C₆H₁₄N⁺ • C₈H₁₆O₄)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds with polydentate bonding in positive ions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cs⁺ + C₈H₁₆O₄ = (Cs⁺ • C₈H₁₆O₄)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: K⁺ + C₈H₁₆O₄ = (K⁺ • C₈H₁₆O₄)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + C₈H₁₆O₄ = (Li⁺ • C₈H₁₆O₄)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₈H₁₆O₄ = (Na⁺ • C₈H₁₆O₄)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Rb⁺ + C₈H₁₆O₄ = (Rb⁺ • C₈H₁₆O₄)

References

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Nichols, Orf, et al., 2000
Nichols, Gary; Orf, Jennifer; Reiter, Sarah M.; Chickos, James; Gokel, George W., The vaporization enthalpies of some crown and polyethers by correlation gas chromatography, Thermochimica Acta, 2000, 346, 1-2, 15-28, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6031(99)00405-0 . [all data]

Bystrm and Mansson, 1982
Bystrm, K.; Mansson, M., Enthalpies of formation of some cyclic 1,3- and 1,4-Di- and poly-ethers: Thermochemical strain in the -O-C-O and -O-C-C-O- groups, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2, 1982, 565. [all data]

Bystr«65533»m and M«65533»nsson, 1982
Bystr«65533»m, Katarina; M«65533»nsson, Margret, Enthalpies of formation of some cyclic 1,3- and 1,4-di- and poly-ethers: thermochemical strain in the ?O?C?O? and ?O?C?C?O? groups, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2, 1982, 5, 565, https://doi.org/10.1039/p29820000565 . [all data]

Domanska, 1998
Domanska, U., Measurement and correlation of the solubility of crown ethers in selected organic solvents, Pol. J. Chem., 1998, 72, 5, 925. [all data]

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]

Baker, Armen, et al., 1983
Baker, A.D.; Armen, G.H.; Funaro, S., Oral levels of crown ethers and related macrocycles studies by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy: Relationship to complexation studies, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 1983, 2519. [all data]

Kajitani, Sugimori, et al., 1979
Kajitani, M.; Sugimori, A.; Sato, N.; Seki, K.; Inokuchi, H.; Harada, Y., Ultraviolet photoelectron spectra of crown ethers, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1979, 52, 2199. [all data]

Meot-Ner (Mautner), 1983
Meot-Ner (Mautner), M., The Ionic Hydrogen Bond. 3. Multiple and -CH+...O- Bonds. Complexes of Ammonium Ions with Polyethers and Crown Ethers, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1983, 105, 15, 4912, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00353a012 . [all data]

Rodgers and Armentrout, 2000
Rodgers, M.T.; Armentrout, P.B., Noncovalent Metal-Ligand Bond Energies as Studied by Threshold Collision-Induced Dissociation, Mass Spectrom. Rev., 2000, 19, 4, 215, https://doi.org/10.1002/1098-2787(200007)19:4<215::AID-MAS2>3.0.CO;2-X . [all data]

More, Ray, et al., 1997
More, M.B.; Ray, D.; Armentrout, P.B., Cation-ether complexes in the gas phase: Bond dissociation energies of Na+(dimethyl ether)(x), x=1-4; Na+(1,2-dimethoxyethane)(x), x=1 and 2; and Na+(12-crown-4), J. Phys. Chem. AJOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 101 (5): 831-839 JAN 30 1997, 1997, 101, 831. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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