Hydrazine, methyl-

• Formula: CH₆N₂
• Molecular weight: 46.0717
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH6N2/c1-3-2/h3H,2H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HDZGCSFEDULWCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 60-34-4
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: Methylhydrazine; Monomethylhydrazine; MMH; CH3NHNH2; Hydrazomethane; 1-Methylhydrazine; Metylohydrazyna; Rcra waste number P068; UN 1244
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  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
  • References
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

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

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

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
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Enthalpy of vaporization

Entropy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

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:
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
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Additional Data

References

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Cole and Gilbert, 1951
Cole, L.G.; Gilbert, E.C., The heats of combustion of some nitrogen compounds and the apparent energy of the N-N bond, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1951, 73, 5423-5427. [all data]

Aston, Rock, et al., 1952
Aston, J.G.; Rock, E.J.; Isserow, S., The heats of combustion of the methyl substituted hydrazines and some observations on the burning of volatile liquids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1952, 74, 2484-24. [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]

Aston, Fink, et al., 1951
Aston, J.G.; Fink, H.L.; Janz, G.J.; Russell, K.E., The heat capacity, heats of fusion and vaporization, vapor pressures, entropy and thermodynamic functions of methyl hydrazine, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1951, 73, 1939-1943. [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]

Aston, Finke, et al., 1951
Aston, J.G.; Finke, H.L.; Janz, G.J.; Russell, K.E., The Heat Capacity, Heats of Fusion and Vaporization, Vapor Pressures, Entropy and Thermodynamic Functions of Methylhydrazine, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1951, 73, 1939. [all data]

Aston, Fink, et al., 1951, 2
Aston, J.G.; Fink, H.L.; Janz, G.J.; Russell, K.E., The heat capacity, heats of fusion and vaporization, vapor pressures, entropy and thermodynamic functions of methylhydrazine, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1951, 73, 1939-19. [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]

Mautner(Meot-Ner), Nelsen, et al., 1984
Mautner(Meot-Ner), M.; Nelsen, S.F.; Willi, M.R.; Frigo, T.B., Special effects of an unusually large neutral to radical cation geometry change. Adiabatic ionization energies and proton affinities of alkylhydrazines, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 7384. [all data]

Bodor, Dewar, et al., 1970
Bodor, N.; Dewar, M.J.S.; Jennings, W.B.; Worley, S.D., Photoelectron spectra of molecules-IV.Ionization potentials and heats of formation of some hydrazines and amines, Tetrahedron, 1970, 26, 4109. [all data]

Akopyan and Vilesov, 1963
Akopyan, M.E.; Vilesov, F.I., Decay of the molecular ions formed in photoionization of hydrazine and some of its alkyl derivatives, Kinetika i Kataliz, 1963, 4, 39, In original 32. [all data]

Akopyan, Vilesov, et al., 1963
Akopyan, M.E.; Vilesov, F.I.; Terenin, A.N., Mass spectrometric investigation of photoionization of molecules and dissociation of excited molecular ions, Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Fiz., 1963, 27, 1083, In original 1054. [all data]

Dibeler, Franklin, et al., 1959
Dibeler, V.H.; Franklin, J.L.; Reese, R.M., Electron impact studies of hydrazine and the methyl-substituted hydrazines, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1959, 81, 68. [all data]

Vovna, Vilesov, et al., 1975
Vovna, V.I.; Vilesov, F.I.; Lopatin, S.N., Photoelectron spectra of hydrazine and some alkyl derivatives, Opt. Spectrosc., 1975, 38, 143. [all data]

Rademacher, 1975
Rademacher, P., Acyclische Hydrazine, Chem. Ber., 1975, 108, 1548. [all data]

Kimura, Katsumata, et al., 1975
Kimura, K.; Katsumata, S.; Osafune, K., Photoelectron spectroscopic study of skew compounds. Methylhydrazine and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1975, 48, 2736. [all data]

Nelsen and Buschek, 1974
Nelsen, S.F.; Buschek, J.M., Photoelectron spectra of hydrazines. III. Evidence for similar lone pair-lone pair dihedral angles for acyclic hydrazines, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1974, 96, 2392. [all data]

Foner and Hudson, 1970
Foner, S.N.; Hudson, R.L., Mass spectrometric studies of atom-molecule reactions using high-intensity crossed molecular beams, J. Chem. Phys., 1970, 53, 4377. [all data]

Burgers, Drewello, et al., 1989
Burgers, P.C.; Drewello, T.; Schwarz, H.; Terlouw, J.K., CH₅N₂ hydrazyl radicals, cations and dication radicals studied by mass spectrometry. Is the N-protonated formaldehyde hydrazon cation ⁺CH₂-NH-NH₂ a bridged species?, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1989, 95, 157. [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
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions
  ΔvapS	Entropy of vaporization

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