Acetylene

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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
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

View reactions leading to C2H2+ (ion structure unspecified)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)11.400 ± 0.002eVN/AN/AL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)641.4kJ/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity616.7kJ/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
11.41 ± 0.01EIPlessis and Marmet, 1986LBLHLM
11.40PIHayaishi, Iwata, et al., 1982LBLHLM
11.4EVALRosmus, Botschwina, et al., 1981LLK
11.40PEKimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981LLK
11.40PEBieri, Schmelzer, et al., 1980LLK
11.4 ± 0.1EISuzuki and Maeda, 1978LLK
11.4 ± 0.1EISuzuki and Maeda, 1977LLK
11.40 ± 0.02PEBieri, Burger, et al., 1977LLK
~11.3EIVan Veen and Plantenga, 1976LLK
11.37 ± 0.05EIReeher, Flesch, et al., 1976LLK
11.403 ± 0.0003PECarlier, Dubois, et al., 1975LLK
11.394 ± 0.005PIParr and Taylor, 1973LLK
11.398 ± 0.005PIDibeler and Walker, 1973LLK
11.40PEBrogli, Heilbronner, et al., 1973LLK
11.39 ± 0.02EILossing, 1970RDSH
11.395 ± 0.015PIOmura, Kaneko, et al., 1969RDSH
11.39 ± 0.05EIWilliams and Hamill, 1968RDSH
11.41 ± 0.01EICollins, Winters, et al., 1968RDSH
11.40 ± 0.01PEBaker and Turner, 1968RDSH
11.400 ± 0.005PIBrehm, 1966RDSH
11.396 ± 0.003PINicholson, 1965RDSH
11.40 ± 0.02EIMelton and Hamill, 1964RDSH
11.406 ± 0.006PIDibeler and Reese, 1964RDSH
11.41 ± 0.01PIWatanabe and Namioka, 1956RDSH
11.2 ± 0.1EIKusch, Hustrulid, et al., 1937RDSH
11.41SPrice, 1935RDSH
11.49PEBieri and Asbrink, 1980Vertical value; LLK
11.43PECavell and Allison, 1978Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
C+21.20 ± 0.05CH2EILocht and Davister, 1995LL
C+24. ± 1.?PICooper, Ibuki, et al., 1988LL
C+20.43 ± 0.05CH2EIPlessis and Marmet, 1986LBLHLM
C+22.5 ± 0.3C+2HEISuzuki and Maeda, 1977LLK
C+23.6?EIBloch, 1963RDSH
C+24.5 ± 1.0C+2HEIKusch, Hustrulid, et al., 1937RDSH
CH+20.85 ± 0.05CHEIDavister and Locht, 1995LL
CH+20.54 ± 0.05CHEIPlessis and Marmet, 1986LBLHLM
CH+23.9 ± 0.2C+HEIPlessis and Marmet, 1986LBLHLM
CH+24.1C+HPIHayaishi, Iwata, et al., 1982LBLHLM
CH+20.7 ± 0.1CHPIHayaishi, Iwata, et al., 1982LBLHLM
CH+20.9 ± 0.2CHEISuzuki and Maeda, 1977LLK
CH+21.5 ± 0.2CHEIKloster-Jensen, Pascual, et al., 1970RDSH
CH+21.9CHEIHaney and Franklin, 1968RDSH
CH+22.2 ± 0.5CHEIKusch, Hustrulid, et al., 1937RDSH
CH2+19.74 ± 0.20CEILocht and Davister, 1995LL
CH2+18.17 ± 0.09C-EIPlessis and Marmet, 1986LBLHLM
CH2+19.40 ± 0.12CEIPlessis and Marmet, 1986LBLHLM
CH2+19.4 ± 0.1CPIHayaishi, Iwata, et al., 1982LBLHLM
CH2+20.5 ± 0.2?EISuzuki and Maeda, 1977LLK
CH2+21.CEIFranklin and Munson, 1965RDSH
C2+19. ± 1.H2CIELReid, Ballantine, et al., 1995LL
C2+18.44 ± 0.07H2EILocht and Davister, 1995LL
C2+22.60 ± 0.122HEIPlessis and Marmet, 1986LBLHLM
C2+18.16 ± 0.05H2EIPlessis and Marmet, 1986LBLHLM
C2+18.1 ± 0.1H2PIHayaishi, Iwata, et al., 1982LBLHLM
C2+22.7 ± 0.12HPIHayaishi, Iwata, et al., 1982LBLHLM
C2+19.2 ± 0.2?EISuzuki and Maeda, 1977LLK
C2+23.62H?EIMomigny and Derouane, 1968RDSH
C2+19.5H2EIBloch, 1963RDSH
C2+23.82H?EIBloch, 1963RDSH
C2+22.72H?EIField, Franklin, et al., 1957RDSH
C2+18.2H2EIField, Franklin, et al., 1957RDSH
C2+23.3 ± 0.52H?EICoats and Anderson, 1957RDSH
C2+23.8 ± 0.32HEIKusch, Hustrulid, et al., 1937RDSH
C2H+17.35 ± 0.04HPIPECOServais and Locht, 1995LL
C2H+17.360HPIPECOWeitzel, Mahnert, et al., 1994LL
C2H+17.30 ± 0.08HEIDavister and Locht, 1994LL
C2H+17.33 ± 0.05HPIPECONorwood and Ng, 1989LL
C2H+16.70 ± 0.10HEIPlessis and Marmet, 1986LBLHLM
C2H+16.8 ± 0.1HPIHayaishi, Iwata, et al., 1982LBLHLM
C2H+16.79 ± 0.03HPIOno and Ng, 1981LLK
C2H+17.3HPIPECOEland, 1979LLK
C2H+17.5 ± 0.1HEISuzuki and Maeda, 1977LLK
C2H+17.36 ± 0.01HPIDibeler, Walker, et al., 1973LLK
C2H+17.22HPIBotter, Dibeler, et al., 1966RDSH
C2H+17.3HEIField, Franklin, et al., 1957RDSH
C2H+17.8 ± 0.2HEIKusch, Hustrulid, et al., 1937RDSH
H+18.83 ± 0.23C2HEIDavister and Locht, 1994LL
H+23. ± 1.?PICooper, Ibuki, et al., 1988LL
H+19.35 ± 0.05C2HPIShiromaru, Achiba, et al., 1987LBLHLM
H+20.6 ± 0.3?EISuzuki and Maeda, 1977LLK
H+21.7 ± 1.0C2+HEIKusch, Hustrulid, et al., 1937RDSH
H+25.6 ± 1.0CH+CEIKusch, Hustrulid, et al., 1937RDSH

De-protonation reactions

C2H- + Hydrogen cation = Acetylene

By formula: C2H- + H+ = C2H2

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1580. ± 20.kJ/molAVGN/AAverage of 8 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1550. ± 20.kJ/molAVGN/AAverage of 7 values; Individual data points

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
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Plessis and Marmet, 1986
Plessis, P.; Marmet, P., Electroionization study of acetylene and fragment ions, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1986, 70, 23. [all data]

Hayaishi, Iwata, et al., 1982
Hayaishi, T.; Iwata, S.; Sasanuma, M.; Ishiguro, E.; Morioka, Y.; Iida, Y.; Nakamura, M., Photoionisation mass spectrometric study of acetylene in the VUV region, J. Phys. B:, 1982, 15, 79. [all data]

Rosmus, Botschwina, et al., 1981
Rosmus, P.; Botschwina, P.; Maier, J.P., On the ionic states of vinylidene and acetylene, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1981, 84, 71. [all data]

Kimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981
Kimura, K.; Katsumata, S.; Achiba, Y.; Yamazaki, T.; Iwata, S., Ionization energies, Ab initio assignments, and valence electronic structure for 200 molecules in Handbook of HeI Photoelectron Spectra of Fundamental Organic Compounds, Japan Scientific Soc. Press, Tokyo, 1981. [all data]

Bieri, Schmelzer, et al., 1980
Bieri, G.; Schmelzer, A.; Asbrink, L.; Jonsson, M., Fluorine and the fluoroderivatives of acetylene and diacetylene studied by 30.4 nm He(II) photoelectron spectroscopy, Chem. Phys., 1980, 49, 213. [all data]

Suzuki and Maeda, 1978
Suzuki, I.H.; Maeda, K., Ionization efficiency curves of acetylene by mono-energetic electron impact, Adv. Mass Spectrom., 1978, 7, 182. [all data]

Suzuki and Maeda, 1977
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Bieri, Burger, et al., 1977
Bieri, G.; Burger, F.; Heilbronner, E.; Maier, J.P., Valence ionization enrgies of hydrocarbons, Helv. Chim. Acta, 1977, 60, 2213. [all data]

Van Veen and Plantenga, 1976
Van Veen, E.H.; Plantenga, F.L., Low-energy electron-impact excitation spectra of acetylene, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1976, 38, 493. [all data]

Reeher, Flesch, et al., 1976
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Carlier, Dubois, et al., 1975
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Parr and Taylor, 1973
Parr, G.R.; Taylor, J.W., A photoionization mass spectrometer utilizing a high intensity molecular beam sampling system and synchrotron radiation, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 1973, 44, 1578. [all data]

Dibeler and Walker, 1973
Dibeler, V.H.; Walker, J.A., Photoionization of acetylene near threshold, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1973, 11, 49. [all data]

Brogli, Heilbronner, et al., 1973
Brogli, F.; Heilbronner, E.; Hornung, V.; Kloster-Jensen, E., 230. Die photoelektronen-spektren methyl-substituierter Acetylene, Helv. Chim. Acta, 1973, 56, 2171. [all data]

Lossing, 1970
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Omura, Kaneko, et al., 1969
Omura, I.; Kaneko, T.; Yamada, Y.; Tanaka, K., Mass spectrometric studies of photoionization. IV. Acetylene and propyne, J. Phys. Soc. Japan, 1969, 27, 178. [all data]

Williams and Hamill, 1968
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Collins, Winters, et al., 1968
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Baker and Turner, 1968
Baker, C.; Turner, D.W., High resolution molecular photoelectron spectroscopy. III.Acetylenes and azaacetylenes, Proc. Roy. Soc. (London), 1968, A308, 19. [all data]

Brehm, 1966
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Nicholson, 1965
Nicholson, A.J.C., Photoionization-efficiency curves. II. False and genuine structure, J. Chem. Phys., 1965, 43, 1171. [all data]

Melton and Hamill, 1964
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Dibeler and Reese, 1964
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Watanabe and Namioka, 1956
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Kusch, Hustrulid, et al., 1937
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Price, 1935
Price, W.C., The absorption spectra of acetylene, ethylene, and ethane in the far ultraviolet, Phys. Rev., 1935, 47, 444. [all data]

Bieri and Asbrink, 1980
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Cavell and Allison, 1978
Cavell, R.G.; Allison, D.A., Photoelectron spectra of acetylene with He(I), He(II) , Zr M175»{zeta}, MgK»α radiation sources, J. Chem. Phys., 1978, 69, 159. [all data]

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Botter, Dibeler, et al., 1966
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Notes

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