Methyl zinc

• Formula: CH₃Zn
• Molecular weight: 80.41
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH3.Zn/h1H3; Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BQWIWXUEEOBUTH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 42217-98-1
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: José A. Martinho Simões

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

 (g) =  (g) +  (g)

By formula: C₂H₆Zn (g) = CH₃Zn (g) + CH₄ (g)

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Marilyn E. Jacox

State:   C

State:   A

State:   X

Additional references: Jacox, 1994, page 230; Jacox, 1998, page 267; Jacox, 2003, page 249

Notes

References

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Martinho Simões
Martinho Simões, J.A., Private communication (see http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/om/). [all data]

Jackson, 1989
Jackson, R.L., Chem. Phys. Lett., 1989, 163, 315. [all data]

Smith and Patrick, 1983
Smith, G.P.; Patrick, R., Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 1983, 15, 167. [all data]

McMillen and Golden, 1982
McMillen, D.F.; Golden, D.M., Hydrocarbon bond dissociation energies, Ann. Rev. Phys. Chem., 1982, 33, 493. [all data]

Young, Gosavi, et al., 1973
Young, P.J.; Gosavi, R.K.; Connor, J.; Strausz, O.P.; Gunning, H.E., Ultraviolet absorption spectra of CdCH3, ZnCH3, and TeCH3, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 58, 12, 5280, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1679141 . [all data]

Yu, Youngs, et al., 1986
Yu, C.F.; Youngs, F.; Tsukiyama, K.; Bersohn, R.; Preses, J., Photodissociation dynamics of cadmium and zinc dimethyl, J. Chem. Phys., 1986, 85, 3, 1382, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.451226 . [all data]

Robles, Ellis, et al., 1991
Robles, E.S.J.; Ellis, A.M.; Miller, T.A., Laser-induced fluorescence spectra of the cold radicals, ZnCH3 and CdCH3, and their inert-gas complexes, X«58872»CdCH3 (X = He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe), Chem. Phys. Lett., 1991, 178, 2-3, 185, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(91)87054-F . [all data]

Cerny, Tan, et al., 1993
Cerny, T.M.; Tan, X.Q.; Williamson, J.M.; Robles, E.S.J.; Ellis, A.M.; Miller, T.A., High resolution electronic spectroscopy of ZnCH3 and CdCH3, J. Chem. Phys., 1993, 99, 12, 9376, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.465521 . [all data]

Barckholtz, Powers, et al., 1999
Barckholtz, T.A.; Powers, D.E.; Miller, T.A.; Bursten, B.E., ZEKE Spectroscopy of the Organometallic Radicals MgCH, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1999, 121, 11, 2576, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja9832461 . [all data]

Jackson, 1990
Jackson, R.L., Spectroscopy of the CH3Zn radical. Vibrational frequencies and electronic configurations of the X, Ã, and C states, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1990, 174, 1, 53, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(90)85325-7 . [all data]

Ibuki, Hiraya, et al., 1990
Ibuki, T.; Hiraya, A.; Shobatake, K., Photoexcitation of M(CH3)2 (M=Zn, Cd, Hg) compounds in the 106--270 nm region, J. Chem. Phys., 1990, 92, 5, 2797, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.457926 . [all data]

Jacox, 1994
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1994, 464. [all data]

Jacox, 1998
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules: supplement A, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 2, 115-393, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556017 . [all data]

Jacox, 2003
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules: supplement B, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 2003, 32, 1, 1-441, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1497629 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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