2-Butenal

• Formula: C₄H₆O
• Molecular weight: 70.0898
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H6O/c1-2-3-4-5/h2-4H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: MLUCVPSAIODCQM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 4170-30-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Stereoisomers:
  • 2-Butenal, (E)-
  • 2-Butenal, (Z)-
• Other names: Crotonaldehyde; Crotonal; Crotonic aldehyde; Crotylaldehyde; β-Methylacrolein; Propylene aldehyde; Krotonaldehyd; Rcra waste number U053; UN 1143; But-2-enal; 1-Formylpropene; 2-Butenaldehyde; NSC 56354
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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

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:
B - John E. Bartmess
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 C₄H₆O⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₄H₅O^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₅O^- + H⁺ = C₄H₆O

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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