Acetone

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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
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

View reactions leading to C3H6O+ (ion structure unspecified)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)9.703 ± 0.006eVN/AN/AL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)812.kJ/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity782.1kJ/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Electron affinity determinations

EA (eV) Method Reference Comment
0.00152EFDDesfrancois, Abdoul-Carime, et al., 1994EA: 1.5 meV. Dipole-bound state.; B

Proton affinity at 298K

Proton affinity (kJ/mol) Reference Comment
>815.2Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2003MM
>814.3Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2003MM
>812.6 ± 0.2Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2003MM
811.5 ± 3.4Bouchoux and Salpin, 1999T = 301K; Re-evaluated thermokinetic parametric fitting by the authors using reference base GBs and PAs from Hunter and Lias, 1998; MM
811.5 ± 3.4Bouchoux and Salpin, 1999T = 298K; MM

Gas basicity at 298K

Gas basicity (review) (kJ/mol) Reference Comment
784.7Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2003MM
782.2Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2003MM
782.0 ± 0.2Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2003MM
782.1 ± 1.5Bouchoux and Salpin, 1999T = 301K; Re-evaluated thermokinetic parametric fitting by the authors using reference base GBs and PAs from Hunter and Lias, 1998; MM
782.1 ± 1.5Bouchoux and Salpin, 1999T = 298K; MM

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
9.70PITraeger, McLouglin, et al., 1982LBLHLM
9.694 ± 0.006PITrott, Blais, et al., 1978LLK
9.68PIStaley, Wieting, et al., 1977LLK
9.709 ± 0.005PEHernandez, Masclet, et al., 1977LLK
9.71 ± 0.03EIMouvier and Hernandez, 1975LLK
9.71 ± 0.01PEMouvier and Hernandez, 1975LLK
9.71PETam, Yee, et al., 1974LLK
9.71SOgata, Kitayama, et al., 1974LLK
9.700 ± 0.001PIKnowles and Nicholson, 1974LLK
9.705SHuebner, Celotta, et al., 1973LLK
9.71 ± 0.01PIPotapov and Sorokin, 1972LLK
9.75 ± 0.025PEJohnstone and Mellon, 1972LLK
9.72PEBrundle, Robin, et al., 1972LLK
9.74EIJohnstone, Mellon, et al., 1971LLK
9.71 ± 0.01PECocksey, Eland, et al., 1971LLK
9.74 ± 0.03EIJohnstone, Mellon, et al., 1970RDSH
9.68PEDewar and Worley, 1969RDSH
9.71 ± 0.01PIPotapov, Filyugina, et al., 1968RDSH
9.7 ± 0.1EIDorman, 1965RDSH
9.68 ± 0.02PIMurad and Inghram, 1964RDSH
9.67PEAl-Joboury and Turner, 1964RDSH
9.71 ± 0.03PIVilesov, 1960RDSH
9.71 ± 0.03PIVilesov and Terenin, 1957RDSH
9.69 ± 0.01PIWatanabe, 1954RDSH
9.705SWatanabe, 1954RDSH
9.8PEBieri, Asbrink, et al., 1982Vertical value; LBLHLM
9.72PEKobayashi, 1978Vertical value; LLK
9.68PEBenoit and Harrison, 1977Vertical value; LLK
9.71 ± 0.02PEYoung and Cheng, 1976Vertical value; LLK
9.5PERao, 1975Vertical value; LLK
9.70PEKimura, Katsumata, et al., 1975Vertical value; LLK
9.709PEAue, Webb, et al., 1975Vertical value; LLK
9.71PEKelder, Cerfontain, et al., 1974Vertical value; LLK
9.72PEHentrich, Gunkel, et al., 1974Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
CH3+15.61?PEPowis and Danby, 1979LLK
CH3+15.2?EIMajer, Olavesen, et al., 1971LLK
CH3+14.93?EIPotzinger and Bunau, 1969RDSH
CH3+15.36?EIHaney and Franklin, 1969RDSH
C2H2O+10.7 ± 0.1CH4EIShigorin, Filyugina, et al., 1966RDSH
C2H3+16.9?EIKanomata, 1961RDSH
C2H3O+10.38CH3PITraeger, McLouglin, et al., 1982LBLHLM
C2H3O+12.22CH3PEPowis and Danby, 1979LLK
C2H3O+10.52 ± 0.02CH3PITrott, Blais, et al., 1978LLK
C2H3O+10.36CH3PIStaley, Wieting, et al., 1977LLK
C2H3O+10.30CH3EIMouvier and Hernandez, 1975LLK
C2H3O+10.42 ± 0.03CH3PIPotapov and Sorokin, 1972LLK
C2H3O+10.28 ± 0.05CH3EIJohnstone and Mellon, 1972LLK
C2H3O+11.3CH3EIMajer, Olavesen, et al., 1971LLK
C2H3O+10.28CH3EIJohnstone, Mellon, et al., 1970RDSH
C2H3O+10.42CH3PIPotapov, Filyugina, et al., 1968RDSH
C2H3O+10.2 ± 0.1CH3EIDorman, 1965RDSH
C2H3O+10.37CH3PIMurad and Inghram, 1964, 2RDSH
C3H4O+15.2 ± 0.15H2EIShigorin, Filyugina, et al., 1966RDSH
C3H5O+13.1 ± 0.2HEIPotapov and Shigorin, 1966RDSH

De-protonation reactions

C3H5O- + Hydrogen cation = Acetone

By formula: C3H5O- + H+ = C3H6O

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1543. ± 8.8kJ/molD-EABrinkman, Berger, et al., 1993gas phase; B
Δr1544. ± 8.8kJ/molG+TSBartmess, Scott, et al., 1979gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
Δr1546. ± 11.kJ/molG+TSCumming and Kebarle, 1978gas phase; B
Δr1538. ± 7.5kJ/molEIAEMuftakhov, Vasil'ev, et al., 1999gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1514. ± 8.4kJ/molIMREBartmess, Scott, et al., 1979gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
Δr1516. ± 8.4kJ/molIMRECumming and Kebarle, 1978gas phase; B

References

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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]

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Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2003
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Bouchoux, J.; Salpin, J.Y., Re-evaluated gas-phase basicity and proton affinity data from the thermokinetic method, Rapid Com. Mass Spectrom., 1999, 13, 932. [all data]

Traeger, McLouglin, et al., 1982
Traeger, J.C.; McLouglin, R.G.; Nicholson, A.J.C., Heat of formation for acetyl cation in the gas phase, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1982, 104, 5318. [all data]

Trott, Blais, et al., 1978
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Mouvier and Hernandez, 1975
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Tam, Yee, et al., 1974
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Ogata, Kitayama, et al., 1974
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Knowles and Nicholson, 1974
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Huebner, Celotta, et al., 1973
Huebner, R.H.; Celotta, R.J.; Mielczarek, S.R.; Kuyatt, C.E., Electron energy loss spectroscopy of acetone vapor, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 5434. [all data]

Potapov and Sorokin, 1972
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Johnstone and Mellon, 1972
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Brundle, Robin, et al., 1972
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Johnstone, Mellon, et al., 1970
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Dewar and Worley, 1969
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Potapov, Filyugina, et al., 1968
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Dorman, 1965
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Al-Joboury and Turner, 1964
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Benoit and Harrison, 1977
Benoit, F.M.; Harrison, A.G., Predictive value of proton affinity. Ionization energy correlations involving oxygenated molecules, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 3980. [all data]

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Notes

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