Ethylamine

• Formula: C₂H₇N
• Molecular weight: 45.0837
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H7N/c1-2-3/h2-3H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QUSNBJAOOMFDIB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-04-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Ethan-d5-amine
• Other names: Ethanamine; Aminoethane; Monoethylamine; 1-Aminoethane; C2H5NH2; Aethylamine; Etilamina; Etyloamina; UN 1036
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  • IR Spectrum
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C₃H₉Si⁺ +  = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₉Si⁺ + C₂H₇N = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • C₂H₇N)

(C₂H₈N⁺ • 2) +  = (C₂H₈N⁺ • 3)

By formula: (C₂H₈N⁺ • 2C₂H₇N) + C₂H₇N = (C₂H₈N⁺ • 3C₂H₇N)

(C₂H₈N⁺ • ) +  = (C₂H₈N⁺ • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₈N⁺ • C₂H₇N) + C₂H₇N = (C₂H₈N⁺ • 2C₂H₇N)

C₂H₆N^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₆N^- + H⁺ = C₂H₇N

2 =  + 

By formula: 2C₂H₇N = CH₅N + C₃H₉N

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and 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

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₂H₆N^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₆N^- + H⁺ = C₂H₇N

Ion clustering data

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Clustering reactions

(C₂H₈N⁺ • ) +  = (C₂H₈N⁺ • 2)

By formula: (C₂H₈N⁺ • C₂H₇N) + C₂H₇N = (C₂H₈N⁺ • 2C₂H₇N)

(C₂H₈N⁺ • 2) +  = (C₂H₈N⁺ • 3)

By formula: (C₂H₈N⁺ • 2C₂H₇N) + C₂H₇N = (C₂H₈N⁺ • 3C₂H₇N)

C₃H₉Si⁺ +  = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₉Si⁺ + C₂H₇N = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • C₂H₇N)

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

References

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Ohno, K.; Imai, K.; Matsumoto, S.; Harada, Y., Penning ionization electron spectroscopy of C₂H₅X (X = NH₂, OH, H, Cl, I) relative reactivity of orbital localizing on functional groups upon electrophilic attack by metastable helium atoms, J. Phys. Chem., 1983, 87, 4346. [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance 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
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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