Methylene chloride

• Formula: CH₂Cl₂
• Molecular weight: 84.933
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH2Cl2/c2-1-3/h1H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: YMWUJEATGCHHMB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-09-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Methane-D2-, dichloro-
• Other names: Methane, dichloro-; Aerothene MM; Dichloromethane; Freon 30; Methylene dichloride; Narkotil; Solaesthin; Solmethine; CH2Cl2; Methane dichloride; Methylene bichloride; Chlorure de methylene; Metylenu chlorek; NCI-C50102; R 30; Rcra waste number U080; UN 1593; Methoklone; Salesthin; F 30; F 30 (chlorocarbon); HCC 30; Khladon 30; Metaclen; NSC 406122; Soleana VDA
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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

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Individual Reactions

CHCl₂^- +  =

By formula: CHCl₂^- + H⁺ = CH₂Cl₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + CH₂Cl₂ = (Cl^- • CH₂Cl₂)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + CH₂Cl₂ = (CN^- • CH₂Cl₂)

C₂H₅⁺ +  = (C₂H₅⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₅⁺ + CH₂Cl₂ = (C₂H₅⁺ • CH₂Cl₂)

2 +  =  + 2

By formula: 2H₂ + CH₂Cl₂ = CH₄ + 2HCl

CH₂Cl₃^- + 2 = C₂H₄Cl₅^-

By formula: CH₂Cl₃^- + 2CH₂Cl₂ = C₂H₄Cl₅^-

C₂H₄Cl₅^- + 3 = C₃H₆Cl₇^-

By formula: C₂H₄Cl₅^- + 3CH₂Cl₂ = C₃H₆Cl₇^-

C₃H₆Cl₇^- + 4 = C₄H₈Cl₉^-

By formula: C₃H₆Cl₇^- + 4CH₂Cl₂ = C₄H₈Cl₉^-

C₄H₈Cl₉^- + 5 = C₅H₁₀Cl₁₁^-

By formula: C₄H₈Cl₉^- + 5CH₂Cl₂ = C₅H₁₀Cl₁₁^-

C₃H₇⁺ +  = (C₃H₇⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₇⁺ + CH₂Cl₂ = (C₃H₇⁺ • CH₂Cl₂)

C₆H₁₁⁺ +  = (C₆H₁₁⁺ • )

By formula: C₆H₁₁⁺ + CH₂Cl₂ = (C₆H₁₁⁺ • CH₂Cl₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + CH₂Cl₂ = (Li⁺ • CH₂Cl₂)

C₄H₉⁺ +  = (C₄H₉⁺ • )

By formula: C₄H₉⁺ + CH₂Cl₂ = (C₄H₉⁺ • CH₂Cl₂)

C₅H₁₁⁺ +  = (C₅H₁₁⁺ • )

By formula: C₅H₁₁⁺ + CH₂Cl₂ = (C₅H₁₁⁺ • CH₂Cl₂)

C₅H₉⁺ +  = (C₅H₉⁺ • )

By formula: C₅H₉⁺ + CH₂Cl₂ = (C₅H₉⁺ • CH₂Cl₂)

C₁₄H₂₁MnO₂ (solution) +  (solution) = C₈H₇Cl₂MnO₂ (solution) +  (solution)

By formula: C₁₄H₂₁MnO₂ (solution) + CH₂Cl₂ (solution) = C₈H₇Cl₂MnO₂ (solution) + C₇H₁₆ (solution)

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.

Born, Ingemann, et al., 2000
Born, M.; Ingemann, S.; Nibbering, N.M.M., Thermochemical properties of halogen-substituted methanes, methyl radicals, and carbenes in the gas phase, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2000, 194, 2-3, 103-113, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-3806(99)00125-6 . [all data]

Bohme, Lee-Ruff, et al., 1972
Bohme, D.K.; Lee-Ruff, E.; Young, L.B., Acidity order of selected bronsted acids in the gas phase at 300K, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1972, 94, 5153. [all data]

Poutsma, Paulino, et al., 1997
Poutsma, J.C.; Paulino, J.A.; Squires, R.R., Absolute Heats of Formation of CHCl, CHF, and CClF. A Gas-Phase Experimental and G2 Theoretical Study., J. Phys. Chem. A, 1997, 101, 29, 5327, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp970778f . [all data]

Larson and McMahon, 1984
Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B., Hydrogen bonding in gas phase anions. An experimental investigation of the interaction between chloride ion and bronsted acids from ICR chloride exchange equilibria, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 517. [all data]

Hiraoka, Mizuno, et al., 2001
Hiraoka, K.; Mizuno, T.; Iino, T.; Eguchi, D.; Yamabe, S., Characteristic changes of bond energies for gas-phase cluster ions of halide ions with methane and chloromethanes, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2001, 105, 20, 4887-4893, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp010143n . [all data]

Dougherty, Dalton, et al., 1974
Dougherty, R.C.; Dalton, J.; Roberts, J.D., SN₂ reactions in the gas phase: Structure of the transition state, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1974, 8, 77. [all data]

Kebarle, 1977
Kebarle, P., Ion Thermochemistry and Solvation from Gas Phase Ion Equilibria, Ann. Rev. Phys. Chem., 1977, 28, 1, 445, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.pc.28.100177.002305 . [all data]

Larson and McMahon, 1987
Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B., Hydrogen bonding in gas phase anions. The energetics of interaction between cyanide ion and bronsted acids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1987, 109, 6230. [all data]

Payzant, Yamdagni, et al., 1971
Payzant, J.D.; Yamdagni, R.; Kebarle, P., Hydration of CN-, NO₂-, NO₃-, and HO- in the gas phase, Can. J. Chem., 1971, 49, 3308. [all data]

Sharma, Meza de Hojer, et al., 1985
Sharma, D.M.S.; Meza de Hojer, S.; Kebarle, P., Stabilities of halonium ions from a study of gas-phase equilibria R+ + XR' = (RXR')+, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 13, 3757, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00299a002 . [all data]

Lacher, Amador, et al., 1967
Lacher, J.R.; Amador, A.; Park, J.D., Reaction heats of organic compounds. Part 5.-Heats of hydrogenation of dichloromethane, 1,1- and 1,2-dichloroethane and 1,2-dichloropropane, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1967, 63, 1608-1611. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]

Staley and Beauchamp, 1975
Staley, R.H.; Beauchamp, J.L., Intrinsic Acid - Base Properties of Molecules. Binding Energies of Li+ to pi - and n - Donor Bases, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1975, 97, 20, 5920, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00853a050 . [all data]

Dzidic and Kebarle, 1970
Dzidic, I.; Kebarle, P., Hydration of the Alkali Ions in the Gas Phase. Enthalpies and Entropies of Reactions M+(H2O)n-1 + H2O = M+(H2O)n, J. Phys. Chem., 1970, 74, 7, 1466, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100702a013 . [all data]

Yang and Yang, 1992
Yang, P.-F.; Yang, K.G., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1992, 114, 6937. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  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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