MeCO2 anion

• Formula: C₂H₃O₂^-
• Molecular weight: 59.0446
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H4O2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3,(H,3,4)/p-1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QTBSBXVTEAMEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-M Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 71-50-1
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + CHN = (C₂H₃O₂^- • CHN)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • CHN) + CHN = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 2CHN)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • 2CHN) + CHN = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 3CHN)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • 3CHN) + CHN = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 4CHN)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • 4CHN) + CHN = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 5CHN)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + CH₄O = (C₂H₃O₂^- • CH₄O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + CH₄S = (C₂H₃O₂^- • CH₄S)

( • 4294967295) +  =

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • 4294967295CO₂) + CO₂ = C₂H₃O₂^-

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₂H₃N = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₂H₃N)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₂H₄O = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₂H₄O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of deprotonated acids to ketones/

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₂H₄O₂ = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₂H₄O₂)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₂H₄O₂) + C₂H₄O₂ = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 2C₂H₄O₂)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • 2C₂H₄O₂) + C₂H₄O₂ = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 3C₂H₄O₂)

( •  • ) +  = ( • 2 • )

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₂H₄O₂ • H₂O) + C₂H₄O₂ = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 2C₂H₄O₂ • H₂O)

( • 2 • ) +  = ( • 3 • )

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • 2C₂H₄O₂ • H₂O) + C₂H₄O₂ = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 3C₂H₄O₂ • H₂O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₂H₆O = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₂H₆O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₃H₄N₂ = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₃H₄N₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₃H₆O = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₃H₆O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of deprotonated acids to ketones/

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₃H₆O) + C₃H₆O = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 2C₃H₆O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of deprotonated acids to ketones/

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₃H₇NO = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₃H₇NO)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of deprotonated acids to amides

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₃H₇NO) + C₃H₇NO = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 2C₃H₇NO)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of deprotonated acids to amides

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₄H₅N = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₄H₅N)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₄H₅N) + C₄H₅N = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 2C₄H₅N)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₆H₆O = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₆H₆O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₆H₁₁NO₃ = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₆H₁₁NO₃)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₆H₁₁NO₃) + C₆H₁₁NO₃ = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 2C₆H₁₁NO₃)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₆H₁₁NO₃ = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₆H₁₁NO₃)

( • ) +  = ( •  • )

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₆H₁₁NO₃) + H₂O = (C₂H₃O₂^- • H₂O • C₆H₁₁NO₃)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₆H₁₄O₃ = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₆H₁₄O₃)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₈H₇N = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₈H₇N)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + H₂O = (C₂H₃O₂^- • H₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

( • ) +  = ( •  • )

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • H₂O) + C₂H₄O₂ = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₂H₄O₂ • H₂O)

( • ) +  = ( •  • )

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • H₂O) + C₆H₁₁NO₃ = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₆H₁₁NO₃ • H₂O)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • H₂O) + H₂O = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 2H₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (C₂H₃O₂^- • 2H₂O) + H₂O = (C₂H₃O₂^- • 3H₂O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bond (negative ion to hydride)

References

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Meot-ner, Cybulski, et al., 1988
Meot-ner, M.; Cybulski, S.M.; Scheiner, S.; Liebman, J.F., Is CN^- Significantly Anisotropic? Comparison of CN^- vs. Cl^-: Clustering with HCN and Condensed Phase Thermochemistry, J. Phys. Chem., 1988, 92, 10, 2738, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100321a009 . [all data]

Meot-ner, 1988
Meot-ner, M., Ionic Hydrogen Bond and Ion Solvation. ₆. Interaction Energies of the Acetate Ion with Organic Molecules. Comparison of CH₃COO^- with Cl^-, CN^-, and SH^-, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 12, 3854, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00220a022 . [all data]

Wenthold and Squires, 1994
Wenthold, P.G.; Squires, R.R., Gas-phase properties and reactivity of the acetate radical anion. Determination of the C-H bond strengths in acetic acid and acetate ion, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1994, 116, 26, 11890, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00105a032 . [all data]

Meot-Ner and Sieck, 1986
Meot-Ner, M.; Sieck, L.W., The ionic hydrogen bond and ion solvation. 5. OH...O^- bonds. Gas phase solvation and clustering of alkoxide and carboxylate anions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1986, 108, 7525. [all data]

Meot-ner, Elmore, et al., 1999
Meot-ner, M.; Elmore, D.E.; Scheiner, S., Ionic Hydrogen Bond Effects on the Acidities, Basicities, Solvation, Solvent Bridging and Self-assembly of Carboxylic Groups, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1999, 121, 33, 7625, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja982173i . [all data]

Meot-Ner (Mautner), 1988
Meot-Ner (Mautner), M., Models for Strong Interactions in Proteins and Enzymes. 2. Interactions of Ions with the Peptide Link and Imidazole, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 10, 3075, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00218a014 . [all data]

Wincel, 2008
Wincel, H., Hydration energies of deprotonated amino acids from gas phase equilibria measurements, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 2008, 19, 8, 1091-1097, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasms.2008.05.014 . [all data]

Blades, Klassen, et al., 1995
Blades, A.T.; Klassen, J.S.; Kebarle, P., Free Energies of Hydration in the Gas Phase on the Anions of Some Oxo Acids of C, N, S, P, Cl and I, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1995, 117, 42, 10563, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00147a019 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  T	Temperature
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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