n-Propyl chloride

• Formula: C₃H₇Cl
• Molecular weight: 78.541
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H7Cl/c1-2-3-4/h2-3H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: SNMVRZFUUCLYTO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 540-54-5
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Propane, 1-chloro-; Propyl chloride; 1-Chloropropane; n-C3H7Cl; Chloropropane; UN 1278
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Br^- + C₃H₇Cl = (Br^- • C₃H₇Cl)

=

By formula: C₃H₇Cl = C₃H₇Cl

 +  =  + 

By formula: H₂ + C₃H₇Cl = C₃H₈ + HCl

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
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

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, custom temperature program

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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