Methylamine

• Formula: CH₅N
• Molecular weight: 31.0571
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH5N/c1-2/h2H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BAVYZALUXZFZLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 74-89-5
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • methan-d3-amine
• Other names: Methanamine; Aminomethane; Carbinamine; Monomethylamine; CH3NH2; Mercurialin; Methylaminen; Metilamine; Metyloamina; UN 1061; MMA
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  • References
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

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:
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

View reactions leading to CH₅N⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

CH₄N^- +  =

By formula: CH₄N^- + H⁺ = CH₅N

IR Spectrum

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Gas Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Takehiko Shimanouchi

Symmetry:   C_s     Symmetry Number σ = 1

Source: Shimanouchi, 1972

Notes

References

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Aston, Siller, et al., 1937
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Maier and Turner, 1973
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Katsumata, Iwai, et al., 1973
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Collin, J.E.; Franskin, M.J., Ionisation, dissociation et rearrangements intramoleculaires dans les amines aliphatiques par impact electronique. Cas de la methylamine et de la methylamine-Nd₂, Bull. Soc. Roy. Sci. Liege, 1966, 35, 267. [all data]

Burgers, Holmes, et al., 1984
Burgers, P.C.; Holmes, J.L.; Terlouw, J.K., Gaseous [H₂,C,N]⁺ and [H₃,C,N]⁺ ions. Generation of formation, and dissociation characteristics of [H₂CN]⁺, [HCNH]⁺, [CNH₂]⁺, [H₂CNH]⁺, and [HCN]⁺, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 2762. [all data]

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Loudon and Webb, 1977
Loudon, A.G.; Webb, K.S., The nature of the [C₂H₆N]⁺ and [CH₄N]⁺ ions formed by electron impact on methylated formamides, acetamides, ureas, thioureas and hexamethylphosphoramide, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1977, 12, 283. [all data]

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Radisic, Xu, et al., 2002
Radisic, D.; Xu, S.J.; Bowen, K.H., Photoelectron spectroscopy of the anions, CH3NH- and (CH3)(2)N- and the anion complexes, H-(CH3NH2) and (CH3)(2)N-[(CH3)(2)NH), Chem. Phys. Lett., 2002, 354, 1-2, 9-13, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(01)01470-1 . [all data]

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MacKay, G.J.; Hemsworth, R.S.; Bohme, D.K., Absolute gas-phase acidities of CH₃NH₂, C₂H₅NH₂, (CH₃)₂NH, and (CH₃)₃N, Can. J. Chem., 1976, 54, 1624. [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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