Methane
- Formula: CH4
- Molecular weight: 16.0425
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 74-82-8
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Marsh gas; Methyl hydride; CH4; Fire Damp; R 50; Biogas; R 50 (refrigerant)
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Reaction thermochemistry 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 compiled as indicated in comments:
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar
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Reactions 101 to 112
C11H13ClTi (cr) + ( • 4.40) (solution) = (cr) + (g)
By formula: C11H13ClTi (cr) + (HCl • 4.40H2O) (solution) = C10H10Cl2Ti (cr) + CH4 (g)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | -68.9 ± 3.1 | kJ/mol | RSC | Calhorda, Dias, et al., 1987 | MS |
By formula: H2 + 2CH3Br = 2CH4 + Br2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | -28. ± 3. | kJ/mol | Chyd | Adams, Carson, et al., 1966 | liquid phase; ALS |
By formula: H2 + CH3Br = HBr + CH4
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | -73.6 ± 1.4 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Fowell, Lacher, et al., 1965 | gas phase; ALS |
By formula: H2 + CH3Cl = CH4 + HCl
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | -80.8 ± 0.4 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Lacher, Emery, et al., 1956 | gas phase; ALS |
By formula: CF4 + 4HF = CH4 + 4F2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | -1922. ± 13. | kJ/mol | Cm | Jessup, McCoskey, et al., 1955 | gas phase; ALS |
By formula: CH4 + Br2 = HBr + CH3Br
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | -26.4 ± 0.7 | kJ/mol | Eqk | Ferguson, Okafo, et al., 1973 | gas phase; ALS |
C5H15Ta (l) + 2.5 (l) = 0.5O5Ta2 (cr) + 5 (g)
By formula: C5H15Ta (l) + 2.5H2O (l) = 0.5O5Ta2 (cr) + 5CH4 (g)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | -853. ± 26. | kJ/mol | RSC | Adedeji, Connor J.A., et al., 1976 | MS |
By formula: (Mg+ • CH4) + CH4 = (Mg+ • 2CH4)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 15. ± 6.7 | kJ/mol | CIDT | Andersen, Muntean, et al., 2000 | RCD |
By formula: CH4 + CH2I2 = 2CH3I
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | -20. ± 4.2 | kJ/mol | Eqk | Furuyama, Golden, et al., 1968 | gas phase; ALS |
C6H4CrO5 (g) = C5CrO5 (g) + (g)
By formula: C6H4CrO5 (g) = C5CrO5 (g) + CH4 (g)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 33.5 ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | KG/EST | Wells, House, et al., 1994 | MS |
By formula: Mg+ + CH4 = (Mg+ • CH4)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 28. ± 6.7 | kJ/mol | CIDT | Andersen, Muntean, et al., 2000 | RCD |
By formula: CH3Li (g) = Li (g) + CH4 (g)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 276. | kJ/mol | N/A | Smith and Patrick, 1983 | MS |
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.
Calhorda, Dias, et al., 1987
Calhorda, M.J.; Dias, A.R.; Minas da Piedade M.E.; Salema, M.S.; Martinho Simões J.A.,
Organometallics, 1987, 6, 734. [all data]
Adams, Carson, et al., 1966
Adams, G.P.; Carson, A.S.; Laye, P.G.,
Thermochemistry of reductions caused by lithium aluminium hydride. Part 4.-Heat of formation of methyl bromide,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1966, 62, 1447-1449. [all data]
Fowell, Lacher, et al., 1965
Fowell, P.; Lacher, J.R.; Park, J.D.,
Reaction heats of organic compounds. Part 3.-Heats of hydrogenation of methyl bromide and ethyl bromide,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1965, 61, 1324-1327. [all data]
Lacher, Emery, et al., 1956
Lacher, J.R.; Emery, E.; Bohmfalk, E.; Park, J.D.,
Reaction heats of organic compounds. IV. A high temperature calorimeter and the hydrogenation of methyl ethyl and vinyl chlorides,
J. Phys. Chem., 1956, 60, 492-495. [all data]
Jessup, McCoskey, et al., 1955
Jessup, R.S.; McCoskey, R.E.; Nelson, R.A.,
The heat of formation of tetrafluoromethane,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1955, 77, 244-245. [all data]
Ferguson, Okafo, et al., 1973
Ferguson, K.C.; Okafo, E.N.; Whittle, E.,
Bond dissociation energies from equilibrium studies Part 4.-The equilibrium Br2 + CH4 = HBr + CH3Br. Determination of D(CH3-Br) and ΔHf°(CH3Br,g),
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 1, 1973, 69, 295-301. [all data]
Adedeji, Connor J.A., et al., 1976
Adedeji, F.A.; Connor J.A.; Skinner, H.A.; Galyer, L.; Wilkinson, G.,
J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1976, 159.. [all data]
Andersen, Muntean, et al., 2000
Andersen, A.; Muntean, F.; Walter, D.; Rue, C.; Armentrout, P.B.,
Collision-Induced Dissociation and Theoretical Studies of Mg+ Complexes with CO, CO2, NH3, CH4, CH3OH, and C6H6,
J. Phys. Chem. A, 2000, 104, 4, 692, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp993031t
. [all data]
Furuyama, Golden, et al., 1968
Furuyama, S.; Golden, D.M.; Benson, S.W.,
The thermochemistry of the gas-phase equilibrium 2CH3I = CH4 + CH2i2. The heat of formation of CH2I2,
J. Phys. Chem., 1968, 72, 4713-4715. [all data]
Wells, House, et al., 1994
Wells, J.R.; House, P.G.; Weitz, E.,
J. Phys. Chem., 1994, 98, 8343. [all data]
Smith and Patrick, 1983
Smith, G.P.; Patrick, R.,
Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 1983, 15, 167. [all data]
Notes
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ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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