Propanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, methyl ester
- Formula: C6H12O2
- Molecular weight: 116.1583
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: CNMFHDIDIMZHKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 598-98-1
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Pivalic acid, methyl ester; Methyl pivalate; Methyl trimethylacetate; 2,2-Dimethylpropanoic acid methyl ester; tert-C4H9COOCH3
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔfH°liquid | -126.69 | kcal/mol | Ccr | Hall and Baldt, 1971 | ALS |
ΔfH°liquid | -132.0 ± 1.7 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Hancock, Watson, et al., 1954 | Heat of formation derived by Cox and Pilcher, 1970; ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°liquid | -847.52 ± 0.28 | kcal/mol | Ccr | Hall and Baldt, 1971 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -126.68 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
ΔcH°liquid | -842. | kcal/mol | Ccb | Hancock, Watson, et al., 1954 | Heat of formation derived by Cox and Pilcher, 1970; Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -132. kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
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61.64 | 298.15 | Fuchs, 1979 | DH |
53.30 | 297. | Hall and Baldt, 1971 | DH |
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
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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Tboil | 374.2 | K | N/A | Weast and Grasselli, 1989 | BS |
Tboil | 374. to 376. | K | N/A | Frinton Laboratories Inc., 1986 | BS |
Tboil | 375.05 | K | N/A | Hancock, Watson, et al., 1954, 2 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 100. ± 500. | kcal/mol | AVG | N/A | Average of 8 values; Individual data points |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
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8.41 | 319. | BG | Baldt and Hall, 1971 | Based on data from 299. to 356. K.; AC |
Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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Proton affinity (review) | 202.0 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 194.6 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
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9.90 ± 0.04 | PE | Miller, Koch, et al., 1973 | LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
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C2H3O2+ | 10.64 | C4H9 | EI | Holmes, Lossing, et al., 1991 | LL |
IR Spectrum
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
Gas Phase Spectrum
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Additional Data
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Origin | NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center |
State | gas |
Instrument | HP-GC/MS/IRD |
Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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Spectrum
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Origin | NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, 1992 |
NIST MS number | 125388 |
Gas Chromatography
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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal
Column type | Active phase | Temperature (C) | I | Reference | Comment |
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Packed | SE-30 | 100. | 718. | Chastrette, Heintz, et al., 1974 | N2, Chromosorb W AW (60-80 mesh); Column length: 3. m |
References
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Hall and Baldt, 1971
Hall, H.K., Jr.; Baldt, J.H.,
Thermochemistry of strained-ring bridgehead nitriles and esters,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1971, 93, 140-145. [all data]
Hancock, Watson, et al., 1954
Hancock, C.K.; Watson, G.M.; Gilby, R.F.,
Heats of combustion of five-carbon fatty acids and their methyl and ethyl esters,
J. Phys. Chem., 1954, 58, 127-129. [all data]
Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G.,
Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]
Fuchs, 1979
Fuchs, R.,
Heat capacities of some liquid aliphatic, alicyclic, and aromatic esters at 298.15 K,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1979, 11, 959-961. [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]
Frinton Laboratories Inc., 1986
Frinton Laboratories Inc.,
Catalog Number 11, Frinton Laboratories Inc., Vineland, NJ, 1986, 99. [all data]
Hancock, Watson, et al., 1954, 2
Hancock, C.K.; Watson, G.M.; Gilby, R.F.,
Heats of Combustion of Five-Carbon Fatty Acids and Their Methyl and Ethyl Esters,
J. Phys. Chem., 1954, 58, 127. [all data]
Baldt and Hall, 1971
Baldt, J.H.; Hall, H.K.K., Jr.,
Thermochemistry of strained-ring bridgehead nitriles and esters,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1971, 93, 140-145. [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]
Miller, Koch, et al., 1973
Miller, L.L.; Koch, V.R.; Koenig, T.; Tuttle, M.,
Photoelectron spectroscopy and the anodic fragmentation of adamantane derivatives,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1973, 95, 5075. [all data]
Holmes, Lossing, et al., 1991
Holmes, J.L.; Lossing, F.P.; Mayer, P.M.,
Heats of formation of oxygen-containing organic free radicals from appearance energy measurements,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 9723. [all data]
Chastrette, Heintz, et al., 1974
Chastrette, M.; Heintz, M.; Druilhe, A.; Lefort, D.,
Analyse chromatographique d'esters aliphatiques saturés. Relations rétention-structure et prévision de la rétention,
Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr., 1974, 9/10,Pt.1, 1852-1856. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy Cp,liquid Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid Tboil Boiling point ΔcH°liquid Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions ΔfH°liquid Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions 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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