Ketene

• Formula: C₂H₂O
• Molecular weight: 42.0367
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H2O/c1-2-3/h1H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: CCGKOQOJPYTBIH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 463-51-4
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Ethenone; Carbomethene; CH2CO; Keto-ethylene
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• Information on this page:
  • Gas phase thermochemistry data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • References
  • Notes
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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
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Gas phase ion energetics data

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

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
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 C₂H₂O⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Proton affinity at 298K

Gas basicity at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₂HO^- +  =

By formula: C₂HO^- + H⁺ = C₂H₂O

References

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Orlov, Krivoruchko, et al., 1986
Orlov, V.M.; Krivoruchko, A.A.; Misharev, A.D.; Takhistov, V.V., Enthalpy of vapor phase formation of ketene, ethynol, and their analogs, Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 1986, 2404-2405. [all data]

Nuttall, Laufer, et al., 1971
Nuttall, R.L.; Laufer, A.H.; Kilday, M.V., The enthalpy of formation of ketene, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1971, 3, 167-174. [all data]

Rice and Greenberg, 1934
Rice, F.O.; Greenberg, J., Ketene. III. Heat of formation and heat of reaction with alcohols, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1934, 38, 2268-2270. [all data]

Thermodynamics Research Center, 1997
Thermodynamics Research Center, Selected Values of Properties of Chemical Compounds., Thermodynamics Research Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1997. [all data]

Cox A.P., 1963
Cox A.P., Fundamental vibrational frequencies in ketene and the deuteroketenes, J. Chem. Phys., 1963, 38, 1636-1643. [all data]

Moore C.B., 1963
Moore C.B., Infrared spectrum and vibrational potential function of ketene and the deuterated ketenes, J. Chem. Phys., 1963, 38, 2816-2829. [all data]

East A.L.L., 1997
East A.L.L., Ab initio statistical thermodynamical models for the computation of third-law entropies, J. Chem. Phys., 1997, 106, 6655-6674. [all data]

Drayton L.G., 1948
Drayton L.G., The infrared spectrum of ketene, J. Chem. Soc., 1948, 1416-1419. [all data]

Sundaram S., 1960
Sundaram S., Potential energy constants, rotational distortion constants, and thermodynamic properties of H2C=C=O and D2C=C=O, J. Chem. Phys., 1960, 32, 1554-1556. [all data]

Zhuravlev E.Z., 1959
Zhuravlev E.Z., Isotopic effect on thermodynamic functions of some organic deuterocompounds in the ideal gas state, Tr. Khim. i Khim. Tekhnol., 1959, 2, 475-485. [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]

Bouchoux and Salpin, 1999
Bouchoux, J.; Salpin, J.Y., Re-evaluated gas-phase basicity and proton affinity data from the thermokinetic method, Rapid Com. Mass Spectrom., 1999, 13, 932. [all data]

Niu, Bai, et al., 1993
Niu, B.; Bai, Y.; Shirley, D.A., High resolution photoelectron spectroscopy and femtosecond intramolecular dynamics of H₂CCO⁺ and D₂CCO⁺, J. Chem. Phys., 1993, 99, 2520. [all data]

Vogt, Williamson, et al., 1978
Vogt, J.; Williamson, A.D.; Beauchamp, J.L., Properties and reactions of ketene in the gas phase by ion cyclotron resonance spectroscopy and photoionization mass spectrometry. Proton affinity, site specificity of protonation, and heat of formation of ketene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1978, 100, 3478. [all data]

Hall, Maier, et al., 1977
Hall, D.; Maier, J.P.; Rosmus, P., Electronic states of ketene radical cation, Chem. Phys., 1977, 24, 373. [all data]

Baker and Turner, 1969
Baker, C.; Turner, D.W., Photoelectron spectra of allene and keten; Jahn-Teller distortion in the ionisation of allene, Chem. Commun., 1969, 480. [all data]

Price, Teegan, et al., 1951
Price, W.C.; Teegan, J.P.; Walsh, A.D., The absorption spectrum of ketene in the far ultra-violet, J. Chem. Soc., 1951, 920. [all data]

Bock, Hirabayashi, et al., 1981
Bock, H.; Hirabayashi, T.; Mohmand, S., Thermische erzeugung von alkyl- und halogenketenen, Chem. Ber., 1981, 114, 2595. [all data]

Bock, Hirabayashi, et al., 1977
Bock, H.; Hirabayashi, T.; Mohmand, S.; Solouki, B., Instabile Zwischenprodukte in der Gasphase: Der thermische Zerfall von Carbonsaurechloriden RCOCl, Angew. Chem., 1977, 89, 106. [all data]

Collin and Locht, 1970
Collin, J.E.; Locht, R., Positive and negative ion formation in ketene by electron impact, Intern. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1970, 3, 465. [all data]

McCulloh and Dibeler, 1976
McCulloh, K.E.; Dibeler, V.H., Enthalpy of formation of methyl and methylene radicals of photoionization studies of methane and ketene, J. Chem. Phys., 1976, 64, 4445. [all data]

Oakes, Jones, et al., 1983
Oakes, J.M.; Jones, M.E.; Bierbaum, V.M.; Ellison, G.B., Photoelectron spectroscopy of CCO^- and HCCO^-, J. Phys. Chem., 1983, 87, 4810. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔfH(+) ion,0K	Enthalpy of formation of positive ion at 0K
  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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