Isobutylene epoxide

• Formula: C₄H₈O
• Molecular weight: 72.1057
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-4(2)3-5-4/h3H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GELKGHVAFRCJNA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 558-30-5
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Oxirane, 2,2-dimethyl-; Propane, 1,2-epoxy-2-methyl-; Isobutene oxide; Isobutylene oxide; 1,1-Dimethylethylene oxide; 1,2-Epoxy-2-methylpropane; 1,2-Isobutylene oxide; 2-Methyl-1-propene oxide; 2-Methyl-1,2-epoxypropane; 2,2-Dimethyloxirane; 1,2-Epoxyisobutane; NSC 24249
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Phase change data

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Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

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By formula: C₄H₈O = C₄H₈O

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By formula: C₄H₈O = C₄H₈O

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Ionization energy determinations

IR Spectrum

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Additional Data

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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References

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Anonymous, 1954
Anonymous, R., , Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Tech. Rep. 13, Ohio State Univ., 1954. [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

Farberov, Bondarenko, et al., 1984
Farberov, M.I.; Bondarenko, A.V.; Tsilyurik, T.V.; Srednev, S.S.; Shutova, I.A., Epoxidation of isobutene with organic hydroperoxides, and certain syntheses on this basis, J. Anal. Chem. USSR, 1984, 57, 1915-1919. [all data]

McAlduff and Houk, 1977
McAlduff, E.J.; Houk, K.N., Photoelectron spectra of substituted oxiranes and thiiranes. Substituent effects on ionization potentials involving σ orbitals, Can. J. Chem., 1977, 55, 318. [all data]

Boneva and Dimov, 1987
Boneva, S.; Dimov, N., Gas chromatographic separation of C₄-C₅ epoxides on a glass capillary column coated with OV-101 methylsilicone, Chromatographia, 1987, 23, 10, 770-772, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02312672 . [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]

Cao and Zhang, 2006
Cao, J.; Zhang, H., Inquire into qualitative analysis of epoxyalkyl isomeride, Contemporary Chem. Ind. (Chinese), 2006, 35, 5, 374-377. [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]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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