Propane, 2-methoxy-
- Formula: C4H10O
- Molecular weight: 74.1216
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RMGHERXMTMUMMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 598-53-8
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Ether, isopropyl methyl; Isopropyl methyl ether; Isopryl; Methyl isopropyl ether; 2-Methoxypropane; i-C3H7OCH3
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔfH°gas | -252.0 ± 0.96 | kJ/mol | Cm | Pilcher, Pell, et al., 1964 | ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°gas | -2751.1 ± 0.92 | kJ/mol | Cm | Pilcher, Pell, et al., 1964 | Corresponding ΔfHºgas = -252.1 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
S°gas | 341.6 | J/mol*K | N/A | Andon R.J.L., 1975 | GT |
Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
S°liquid | 253.7 | J/mol*K | N/A | Andon and Martin, 1975 |
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
161.9 | 298.15 | Andon and Martin, 1975 | T = 12 to 350 K. |
Phase change data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tboil | 303.9 | K | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Ttriple | 127.93 | K | N/A | Wilhoit, Chao, et al., 1985 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC |
Ttriple | 127.93 | K | N/A | Andon and Martin, 1975, 2 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC |
Ttriple | 123.06 | K | N/A | Andon and Martin, 1975, 2 | Metastable crystal phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tc | 464.5 | K | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
Tc | 464.48 | K | N/A | Ambrose, Broderick, et al., 1974 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Pc | 37.62 | bar | N/A | Ambrose, Broderick, et al., 1974 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.04 bar; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 26.78 | kJ/mol | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
ΔvapH° | 26.41 | kJ/mol | C | Majer, Wagner, et al., 1980 | ALS |
ΔvapH° | 26.4 ± 0.1 | kJ/mol | C | Majer, Wagner, et al., 1980 | AC |
ΔvapH° | 26.4 | kJ/mol | N/A | Ambrose, Ellender, et al., 1976 | AC |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
26.05 | 303.9 | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
28.8 | 265. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 250. to 325. K.; AC |
28.4 | 275. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 260. to 325. K. See also Ambrose, Ellender, et al., 1976.; AC |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
298. to 323. | 42.55 | 0.2858 | 464.5 | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 |
Enthalpy of fusion
ΔfusH (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
5.85 | 127.3 | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | AC |
Enthalpy of phase transition
ΔHtrs (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Initial Phase | Final Phase | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.850 | 127.93 | crystaline, I | liquid | Andon and Martin, 1975 | DH |
5.100 | 123.06 | crystaline, II | liquid | Andon and Martin, 1975 | Metastable crystals.; DH |
Entropy of phase transition
ΔStrs (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Initial Phase | Final Phase | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
45.73 | 127.93 | crystaline, I | liquid | Andon and Martin, 1975 | DH |
41.44 | 123.06 | crystaline, II | liquid | Andon and Martin, 1975 | Metastable; DH |
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
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IE (evaluated) | 9.45 ± 0.04 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Proton affinity (review) | 826.3 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 797.1 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
9.50 | PI | McAdoo, Traeger, et al., 1988 | LL |
9.42 ± 0.07 | EI | Bowen and Maccoll, 1984 | LBLHLM |
9.42 | EI | Holmes, Fingas, et al., 1981 | LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C3H6O+ | 9.69 | CH4 | PI | McAdoo, Traeger, et al., 1988 | LL |
C3H7O+ | 9.71 | CH3 | PI | McAdoo, Traeger, et al., 1988 | LL |
C3H7O+ | 9.82 ± 0.08 | CH3 | EI | Bowen and Maccoll, 1984 | LBLHLM |
C3H7O+ | 9.82 | CH3 | EI | Lossing, 1977 | LLK |
C3H7O+ | 10.3 ± 0.1 | CH3 | EI | Tsang and Harrison, 1970 | RDSH |
Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
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NIST MS number | 333 |
References
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Pilcher, Pell, et al., 1964
Pilcher, G.; Pell, A.S.; Coleman, D.J.,
Measurements of heats of combustion by flame calorimetry. Part 2-Dimethyl ether, methyl ethyl ether, methyl n-propyl ether, methyl isopropyl ether,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1964, 60, 499-505. [all data]
Andon R.J.L., 1975
Andon R.J.L.,
Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds. 40. Heat capacity and entropy of six ethers,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1975, 7, 593-606. [all data]
Andon and Martin, 1975
Andon, R.J.L.; Martin, J.F.,
Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds. 40. Heat capacity and entropy of six ethers,
J. Chem. Thermodynam., 1975, 7, 593-606. [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]
Wilhoit, Chao, et al., 1985
Wilhoit, R.C.; Chao, J.; Hall, K.R.,
Thermodynamic Properties of Key Organic Compounds in the Carbon Range C1 to C4. Part 1. Properties of Condensed Phases,
J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1985, 14, 1. [all data]
Andon and Martin, 1975, 2
Andon, R.J.L.; Martin, J.F.,
Thermodynamic Properties of Organic Oxygen Compounds 40. Heat Capacity and Entropy of Six Ethers,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1975, 7, 593. [all data]
Ambrose, Broderick, et al., 1974
Ambrose, D.; Broderick, B.E.; Townsend, R.,
The Critical Temperatures and Pressures of Thirty Organic Compounds,
J. Appl. Chem. Biotechnol., 1974, 24, 359. [all data]
Majer, Wagner, et al., 1980
Majer, V.; Wagner, Z.; Svoboda, V.; Cadek, V.,
Enthalpies of vaporization and cohesive energies for a group of aliphatic ethers,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1980, 12, 387-391. [all data]
Ambrose, Ellender, et al., 1976
Ambrose, D.; Ellender, J.H.; Sprake, C.H.S.; Townsend, R.,
Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds XLIII. Vapour pressures of some ethers,
The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1976, 8, 2, 165-178, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(76)90090-2
. [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]
Domalski and Hearing, 1996
Domalski, Eugene S.; Hearing, Elizabeth D.,
Heat Capacities and Entropies of Organic Compounds in the Condensed Phase. Volume III,
J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1996, 25, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555985
. [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]
McAdoo, Traeger, et al., 1988
McAdoo, D.J.; Traeger, J.C.; Hudson, C.E.; Griffin, L.L.,
Decompositions of ionized isopropryl methyl ether: Complex-mediated and direct processes in unimolecular dissociations,
J. Phys. Chem., 1988, 92, 1524. [all data]
Bowen and Maccoll, 1984
Bowen, R.D.; Maccoll, A.,
Low energy, low temperature mass spectra,
Org. Mass Spectrom., 1984, 19, 379. [all data]
Holmes, Fingas, et al., 1981
Holmes, J.L.; Fingas, M.; Lossing, F.P.,
Towards a general scheme for estimating the heats of formation of organic ions in the gas phase. Part I. Odd-electron cations,
Can. J. Chem., 1981, 59, 80. [all data]
Lossing, 1977
Lossing, F.P.,
Heats of formation of some isomeric [CnH2n+1]+ ions. Substitutional effects on ion stability,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 7526. [all data]
Tsang and Harrison, 1970
Tsang, C.W.; Harrison, A.G.,
Four-centred rearrangements in the mass spectra of aliphatic ethers,
Org. Mass Spectrom., 1970, 3, 647. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy Cp,liquid Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid IE (evaluated) Recommended ionization energy Pc Critical pressure S°gas Entropy of gas at standard conditions S°liquid Entropy of liquid at standard conditions Tboil Boiling point Tc Critical temperature Ttriple Triple point temperature ΔHtrs Enthalpy of phase transition ΔStrs Entropy of phase transition ΔcH°gas Enthalpy of combustion of gas at standard conditions ΔfH°gas Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions ΔfusH Enthalpy of fusion ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization ΔvapH° Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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