Trimethylene oxide

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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

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas-80.54kJ/molCmDouslin, Scott, et al., 1976ALS
Δfgas-80.54 ± 0.63kJ/molCmPell and Pilcher, 1965ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δcgas-1957.5 ± 0.59kJ/molCmPell and Pilcher, 1965Corresponding Δfgas = -80.54 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Cp,gas (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
37.9550.Dorofeeva O.V., 1992p=1 bar. Selected values of Cp(T) coincide with the calorimetric values within 0.3 J/mol*K. The value of -(G-Ho)/T at 298.15 K obtained from absolute intensity measurements in the microwave spectrum [ Curl R.F., 1973] differs by only 0.2 J/mol*K from the value calculated by [ Dorofeeva O.V., 1992, 2]. Discrepancies with the Cp(T) and S(T) values calculated by [ Zurcher R.F., 1955, Zurcher R.F., 1957] amount to 2-10 J/mol*K.; GT
38.53100.
39.96150.
44.30200.
56.38273.15
61.5 ± 2.0298.15
61.94300.
83.97400.
104.24500.
121.31600.
135.52700.
147.44800.
157.53900.
166.121000.
173.471100.
179.771200.
185.201300.
189.881400.
193.931500.

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Cp,gas (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
61.20 ± 0.12298.15Hossenlopp I.A., 1981GT
66.66 ± 0.13323.15
72.18 ± 0.14348.15
77.84 ± 0.15373.15
83.34 ± 0.17398.15
88.72 ± 0.18423.15
94.05 ± 0.19448.15
99.08 ± 0.20473.15
103.93 ± 0.21498.15
108.65 ± 0.22523.15

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Cp,liquid (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference
99.6298.Conti, Gianni, et al., 1976

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tboil323.2KN/AAldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990BS
Tboil320.7KN/AWeast and Grasselli, 1989BS
Tboil320.8KN/AMajer and Svoboda, 1985 
Tboil321.65KN/AChan, Zinn, et al., 1960Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
Tboil320.9KN/AAllen and Hibbert, 1934Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus176.15KN/ABrooks and Pilcher, 1959Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc507.9KN/AMajer and Svoboda, 1985 
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap30.21kJ/molN/AMajer and Svoboda, 1985 
Δvap29.8kJ/molCHossenlopp and Scott, 1981AC

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
28.67320.8Majer and Svoboda, 1985 

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH = A exp(-βTr) (1 − Tr)β
    ΔvapH = Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure) (kJ/mol)
    Tr = reduced temperature (T / Tc)

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Temperature (K) A (kJ/mol) β Tc (K) Reference Comment
272. to 342.43.320.2532507.9Majer and Svoboda, 1985 

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
6.27173.2Handa, 1985Based on data from 85. to 270. K.; AC

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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:
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

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Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)9.65 ± 0.01eVN/AN/AL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)801.3kJ/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity773.9kJ/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
9.65PERoszak, Kaufman, et al., 1992LL
9.64 ± 0.05EIHolmes and Lossing, 1991LL
9.6PEAue and Bowers, 1979LLK
9.63PEMollere, 1973LLK
9.668 ± 0.005SHernandez, 1963RDSH
9.679PEAue, Webb, et al., 1975Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
CHO+12.6 ± 0.2?EIGallegos and Kiser, 1962RDSH
CH3O+13.3 ± 0.2?EIGallegos and Kiser, 1962RDSH
C2H2+15.2 ± 0.2?EIGallegos and Kiser, 1962RDSH
C2H3+14.9 ± 0.3?EIGallegos and Kiser, 1962RDSH
C2H4+12.4 ± 0.3?EIGallegos and Kiser, 1962RDSH
C2H5+12.6 ± 0.2?EIGallegos and Kiser, 1962RDSH
C2H6+10.8 ± 0.3COEIGallegos and Kiser, 1962RDSH
C3H5+11.8 ± 0.2OHEIGallegos and Kiser, 1962RDSH

IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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State gas
Instrument HP-GC/MS/IRD

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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NIST MS number 118713

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Eugeny B. Stern, Antonina A. Goncharova, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

Spectrum

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Source Fleming, Anderson, et al., 1959
Owner INEP CP RAS, NIST OSRD
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Origin INSTITUTE OF ENERGY PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, RAS
Source reference RAS UV No. 5778
Instrument Hilger fluorite prism vacuum spectrograph
Melting point -97
Boiling point 47.6

Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Column type Active phase Temperature (C) I Reference Comment
PackedApiezon L120.539.Bogoslovsky, Anvaer, et al., 1978Celite 545
PackedApiezon L160.544.Bogoslovsky, Anvaer, et al., 1978Celite 545
PackedSE-30125.543.Casteignau and Halary, 1972Chromosorb P (60-80 mesh); Column length: 3. m

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Column type Active phase Temperature (C) I Reference Comment
PackedApieson L120.542.Kurdina, Markovich, et al., 1969not specified, not specified

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type Active phase I Reference Comment
CapillaryMethyl Silicone553.Farkas, Héberger, et al., 2004Program: not specified

References

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Douslin, Scott, et al., 1976
Douslin, D.R.; Scott, D.W.; Good, W.D.; Osborn, A.G., Thermodynamic properties of organic compounds and thermodynamic properties of fluids, Gov. Rep. Announce. Index U.S., 1976, 76, 97. [all data]

Pell and Pilcher, 1965
Pell, A.S.; Pilcher, G., Measurements of heats of combustion by flame calorimetry. Part 3.-Ethylene oxide, trimethylene oxide, tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydropy, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1965, 61, 71-77. [all data]

Dorofeeva O.V., 1992
Dorofeeva O.V., Ideal gas thermodynamic properties of oxygen heterocyclic compounds. Part 1. Three-membered, four-membered and five-membered rings, Thermochim. Acta, 1992, 194, 9-46. [all data]

Curl R.F., 1973
Curl R.F., Determination of thermodynamic functions from absolute intensity measurements in microwave spectroscopy, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1973, 95, 6182-6190. [all data]

Dorofeeva O.V., 1992, 2
Dorofeeva O.V., Ideal gas thermodynamic properties of oxygen heterocyclic compounds. Part 2. Six-membered, seven-membered and eight-membered rings, Thermochim. Acta, 1992, 200, 121-150. [all data]

Zurcher R.F., 1955
Zurcher R.F., Vibrational spectra and thermodynamic properties of trimethylene oxide, Helv. Chim. Acta, 1955, 38, 849-865. [all data]

Zurcher R.F., 1957
Zurcher R.F., Raman spectrum, normal coordinate analysis and thermodynamic properties of trimethylene oxide. II, Helv. Chim. Acta, 1957, 40, 89-101. [all data]

Hossenlopp I.A., 1981
Hossenlopp I.A., Vapor heat capacities and enthalpies of vaporization of six organic compounds, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1981, 13, 405-414. [all data]

Conti, Gianni, et al., 1976
Conti, G.; Gianni, P.; Matteoli, E.; Mengheri, M., Capacita termiche molari di alcuni composti organici mono- e bifunzionali nel liquido puro e in soluzione acquosa a 25C, Chim. Ind. (Milan), 1976, 58, 225. [all data]

Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., Catalog Handbook of Fine Chemicals, Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., Milwaukee WI, 1990, 1. [all data]

Weast and Grasselli, 1989
CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds, 2nd Editon, Weast,R.C and Grasselli, J.G., ed(s)., CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1989, 1. [all data]

Majer and Svoboda, 1985
Majer, V.; Svoboda, V., Enthalpies of Vaporization of Organic Compounds: A Critical Review and Data Compilation, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1985, 300. [all data]

Chan, Zinn, et al., 1960
Chan, S.I.; Zinn, J.; Fernandez, J.; Gwinn, W.D., Trimethylene Oxide. I. Microwave Spectrum, Dipole Moment, and Double Minimum Vibration, J. Chem. Phys., 1960, 33, 1643. [all data]

Allen and Hibbert, 1934
Allen, J.S.; Hibbert, H., Studies on reactions relating to carbohydrates and polysaccharides: xlvii the oxygen valence angle and the structure of glucose and related compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1934, 56, 1398. [all data]

Brooks and Pilcher, 1959
Brooks, J.H.; Pilcher, G., A Simple Melting Point Calorimeter for Moderately Precise Determination of Purity, J. Chem. Soc., 1959, 1959, 1535. [all data]

Hossenlopp and Scott, 1981
Hossenlopp, I.A.; Scott, D.W., Vapor heat capacities and enthalpies of vaporizaiton of six organic compounds, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1981, 13, 405-414. [all data]

Handa, 1985
Handa, Y.P., A calorimetric study of trimethylene oxide and its structure I and structure II clathrate hydrates in the temperature range 85 to 270 K, Can. J. Chem., 1985, 63, 1, 68-70, https://doi.org/10.1139/v85-012 . [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]

Roszak, Kaufman, et al., 1992
Roszak, S.; Kaufman, J.J.; Koski, W.S.; Barreto, R.D.; Fehlner, T.P.; Balasubramanian, K., Experimental and theoretical studies of photoelectron spectra of oxetane and some of its halogenated methyl derivatives, J. Phys. Chem., 1992, 96, 7226. [all data]

Holmes and Lossing, 1991
Holmes, J.L.; Lossing, F.P., Ionization energies of homologous organic compounds and correlation with molecular size, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1991, 26, 537. [all data]

Aue and Bowers, 1979
Aue, D.H.; Bowers, M.T., Chapter 9. Stabilities of positive ions from equilibrium gas phase basicity measurements in Ions Chemistry,, ed. M.T. Bowers, 1979. [all data]

Mollere, 1973
Mollere, P.D., The photoelectron spectrum of oxetane: nondegenerate Walsh orbitals in a four-membered heterocycle, Tetrahedron Lett., 1973, 2791. [all data]

Hernandez, 1963
Hernandez, G.J., Vacuum-ultraviolet absorption spectra of the cyclic ethers: trimethylene oxide, tetrahydrofuran, and tetrahydropyran, J. Chem. Phys., 1963, 38, 2233. [all data]

Aue, Webb, et al., 1975
Aue, D.H.; Webb, H.M.; Bowers, M.T., Proton affinities, ionization potentials, and hydrogen affinities of nitrogen and oxygen bases. Hybridization effects, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1975, 97, 4137. [all data]

Gallegos and Kiser, 1962
Gallegos, E.J.; Kiser, R.W., Electron impact spectroscopy of the four- and five-membered, saturated heterocyclic compounds containing nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, J. Phys. Chem., 1962, 66, 136. [all data]

Fleming, Anderson, et al., 1959
Fleming, G.; Anderson, M.M.; Harrison, A.J.; Pickett, L.W., Effect of ring size on the far ultraviolet absorption and photolysis of cyclic ethers, J. Chem. Phys., 1959, 30, 2, 351-354. [all data]

Bogoslovsky, Anvaer, et al., 1978
Bogoslovsky, Yu.N.; Anvaer, B.I.; Vigdergauz, M.S., Chromatographic constants in gas chromatography (in Russian), Standards Publ. House, Moscow, 1978, 192. [all data]

Casteignau and Halary, 1972
Casteignau, G.; Halary, J.-L., No. 72 - Identification et dosage par chromatographie en phase gazeuse d'oxetannes disubstitués en 3 et de quelques autres éthers-oxydes, Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr., 1972, 1, 420-428. [all data]

Kurdina, Markovich, et al., 1969
Kurdina, Z.G.; Markovich, V.E.; Sakharov, V.M., Gas chromatography of cyclic O-containing compounds in Gas chromatography, Issue # 10, NIITEKhim, Moscow, 1969, 128-133. [all data]

Farkas, Héberger, et al., 2004
Farkas, O.; Héberger, K.; Zenkevich, I.G., Quantitative structure-retention relationships. XIV. Prediction of gas chromatographic retention indices for saturated O-, N-, and S-heterocyclic compounds, Chemom. Intell. Lab. Syst., 2004, 72, 2, 173-184, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemolab.2004.01.012 . [all data]


Notes

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