Di-tert-Butyl ether

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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas-361.1 ± 0.8kJ/molCcrSteele, Chirico, et al., 1996 
Δfgas-362.0 ± 1.6kJ/molCcbFenwick, Harrop, et al., 1975 
Δfgas-361.9 ± 1.3kJ/molCcbSmutny and Bondi, 1961Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -364. ± 1. kJ/mol; Heat of combustion corrected for pressure

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
Δfliquid-398.45 ± 0.72kJ/molCcrSteele, Chirico, et al., 1996ALS
Δfliquid-399.6 ± 1.2kJ/molCcbFenwick, Harrop, et al., 1975ALS
Δfliquid-402.kJ/molCcbSmutny and Bondi, 1961Heat of combustion corrected for pressure; ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δcliquid-5322.10 ± 0.61kJ/molCcrSteele, Chirico, et al., 1996Corresponding Δfliquid = -398.45 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Δcliquid-5320.95kJ/molCcbFenwick, Harrop, et al., 1975Corresponding Δfliquid = -399.60 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Δcliquid-5318.3 ± 1.0kJ/molCcbSmutny and Bondi, 1961Heat of combustion corrected for pressure; Corresponding Δfliquid = -402. kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Cp,liquid (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
276.1298.15Fenwick, Harrop, et al., 1975, 2DH

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tboil379.9KN/AErickson and Ashton, 1941Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.8 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc555.KN/ASteele, Chirico, et al., 1996Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Pc24.25barN/ASteele, Chirico, et al., 1996Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.50 bar; from extraploation of obs. vapor pressures to Tc; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
ρc1.995mol/lN/ASteele, Chirico, et al., 1996Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.092 mol/l; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap37.7 ± 0.3kJ/molEBSteele, Chirico, et al., 1996Based on data from 290. to 386. K.; AC
Δvap37.2kJ/molN/AAmbrose, Ellender, et al., 1976Based on data from 289. to 382. K.; AC
Δvap37.6 ± 0.9kJ/molCFenwick, Harrop, et al., 1975ALS
Δvap37.6 ± 0.1kJ/molCFenwick, Harrop, et al., 1975AC
Δvap38.kJ/molVSmutny and Bondi, 1961Heat of combustion corrected for pressure; ALS

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
37.3304.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 289. to 382. K. See also Ambrose, Ellender, et al., 1976.; AC
38.7292.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 277. to 382. K. See also Smutny and Bondi, 1961.; AC
31.6380.N/AAmbrose, Ellender, et al., 1976Based on data from 289. to 382. K.; AC

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Temperature (K) A B C Reference Comment
277. to 382.3.714481157.714-70.097Smutny and Bondi, 1961Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

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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:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)8.88 ± 0.06eVN/AN/AL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)887.4kJ/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity860.0kJ/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
8.81PEBrown, 1975LLK
8.94 ± 0.01PECocksey, Eland, et al., 1971LLK

References

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Steele, Chirico, et al., 1996
Steele, W.V.; Chirico, R.D.; Knipmeyer, S.E.; Nguyen, A.; Smith, N.K., Thermodynamic properties and ideal-gas enthalpies of formation for butyl vinyl ether, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, methyl glycolate, bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, 5-vinylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, trans-azobenzene, butyl acrylate, di-tert-butyl ether, and hexane-1,6-diol, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1996, 41, 1285-1302. [all data]

Fenwick, Harrop, et al., 1975
Fenwick, J.O.; Harrop, D.; Head, A.J., Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds. 41. Enthalpies of formation of eight ethers, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1975, 7, 943-954. [all data]

Smutny and Bondi, 1961
Smutny, E.J.; Bondi, A., Di-t-butyl ether: Strain energy and physical properties, J. Phys. Chem., 1961, 65, 546-550. [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]

Fenwick, Harrop, et al., 1975, 2
Fenwick, J.O.; Harrop, D.; Head, A.J., Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds. 41. Enthalpies of formation of eight ethers, J. Chem. Thermodynam., 1975, 7, 944-954. [all data]

Erickson and Ashton, 1941
Erickson, J.L.E.; Ashton, W.H., Di-tertiary Butyl Ether, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1941, 63, 1769. [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]

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]

Brown, 1975
Brown, R.S., A photoelectron investigation of the peroxide bond, Can. J. Chem., 1975, 53, 3439. [all data]

Cocksey, Eland, et al., 1971
Cocksey, B.J.; Eland, J.H.D.; Danby, C.J., The effect of alkyl substitution on ionisation potential, J. Chem. Soc., 1971, (B), 790. [all data]


Notes

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