2-Propanethiol
- Formula: C3H8S
- Molecular weight: 76.161
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KJRCEJOSASVSRA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 75-33-2
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Isopropanethiol; Isopropyl mercaptan; Isopropylthiol; 1-Methylethanethiol; 2-Mercaptopropane; 2-Propylmercaptan; iso-C3H7SH; Propanethiol-(2); 2-Propylthiol; NSC 87537; propane-2-thiol
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Gas phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔfH°gas | -76.94 ± 0.63 | kJ/mol | Ccr | Hubbard and Waddington, 1954 | Heat of combustion calculated author's U=-671.76 |
Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔfH°liquid | -106.6 ± 0.63 | kJ/mol | Ccr | Hubbard and Waddington, 1954 | Heat of combustion calculated author's U=-671.76; ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°liquid | -2819.3 ± 0.48 | kJ/mol | Ccr | Hubbard and Waddington, 1954 | Heat of combustion calculated author's U=-671.76; ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
S°liquid | 233.55 | J/mol*K | N/A | McCullough, Finke, et al., 1954 | DH |
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
145.35 | 298.15 | McCullough, Finke, et al., 1954 | T = 12 to 322 K.; DH |
Phase change data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
CAL - James S. Chickos, William E. Acree, Jr., Joel F. Liebman, Students of Chem 202 (Introduction to the Literature of Chemistry), University of Missouri -- St. Louis
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tboil | 328. ± 5. | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 20 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tfus | 142.61 | K | N/A | Haines, Helm, et al., 1956 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.07 K; TRC |
Tfus | 142.61 | K | N/A | Anonymous, 1954 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.06 K; TRC |
Tfus | 142.52 | K | N/A | Denyer, Fidler, et al., 1949 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
Tfus | 142.5 | K | N/A | Ellis and Reid, 1932 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Ttriple | 142.6300 | K | N/A | McCullough, Finke, et al., 1954, 2 | Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.08 K; TRC |
Ttriple | 142.6400 | K | N/A | McCullough, Finke, et al., 1954, 2 | Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.06 K; TRC |
Ttriple | 142.63 | K | N/A | Anonymous, 1951 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tc | 517.3 | K | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 29.63 | kJ/mol | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
ΔvapH° | 30.1 | kJ/mol | A,EB | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 283. to 358. K. See also McCullough, Scott, et al., 1954, Osborn and Douslin, 1966, and Hubbard and Waddington, 2010.; AC |
ΔvapH° | 29.5 | kJ/mol | N/A | Reid, 1972 | AC |
ΔvapH° | 29.7 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hubbard and Waddington, 1954 | DRB |
ΔvapH° | 29.45 | kJ/mol | V | McCullough, Finke, et al., 1954, 3 | ALS |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
27.91 | 325.7 | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
27.910 | 325.72 | McCullough, Finke, et al., 1954 | P = 101.325 kPa; DH |
31.9 | 257. | Dykyj, Svoboda, et al., 1999 | Based on data from 242. to 348. K.; AC |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH =
A exp(-βTr) (1 − Tr)β
ΔvapH =
Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure)
(kJ/mol)
Tr = reduced temperature (T / Tc)
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Temperature (K) | A (kJ/mol) | β | Tc (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
290. to 326. | 44.41 | 0.2863 | 517.3 | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 |
Entropy of vaporization
ΔvapS (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
85.69 | 325.72 | McCullough, Finke, et al., 1954 | P; DH |
Antoine Equation Parameters
log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
P = vapor pressure (bar)
T = temperature (K)
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Temperature (K) | A | B | C | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
283.84 to 358.94 | 4.00224 | 1113.895 | -46.993 | Osborn and Douslin, 1966 |
Enthalpy of fusion
ΔfusH (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
5.73 | 142.6 | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | AC |
Entropy of fusion
ΔfusS (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
0.46 | 112.5 | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | CAL |
40.21 | 142.6 |
Enthalpy of phase transition
ΔHtrs (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Initial Phase | Final Phase | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.05284 | 112.5 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | McCullough, Finke, et al., 1954 | DH |
5.736 | 142.64 | crystaline, I | liquid | McCullough, Finke, et al., 1954 | DH |
Entropy of phase transition
ΔStrs (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Initial Phase | Final Phase | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.47 | 112.5 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | McCullough, Finke, et al., 1954 | DH |
40.21 | 142.64 | crystaline, I | liquid | McCullough, Finke, et al., 1954 | DH |
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
View reactions leading to C3H8S+ (ion structure unspecified)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IE (evaluated) | 9.15 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Proton affinity (review) | 803.6 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 772.3 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
9.15 | PI | Traeger, 1984 | LBLHLM |
9.14 | PE | Ogata, Onizuka, et al., 1973 | LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C2H5S+ | 11.0 ± 0.15 | CH3 | EI | Broer, Weringa, et al., 1979 | LLK |
C2H5S+ | 10.7 ± 0.1 | CH3 | EI | Keyes and Harrson, 1968 | RDSH |
C3H7+ | 10.35 | SH | PI | Traeger, 1984 | LBLHLM |
De-protonation reactions
C3H7S- + =
By formula: C3H7S- + H+ = C3H8S
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 1479. ± 9.2 | kJ/mol | G+TS | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 1452. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | IMRE | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
References
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2-Propanethiol: experimental thermodynamic studies from 12 to 500 K. The chemical thermodynamic properties from 0 to 1000 K,
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The heats of combustion, formation and isomerization of propanethiol-1, propane-thiol-2 and 2-thiabutane,
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Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy Cp,liquid Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid IE (evaluated) Recommended ionization energy S°liquid Entropy of liquid at standard conditions Tboil Boiling point Tc Critical temperature Tfus Fusion (melting) point Ttriple Triple point temperature ΔHtrs Enthalpy of phase transition ΔStrs Entropy of phase transition ΔcH°liquid Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions ΔfH°gas Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions ΔfH°liquid Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions ΔfusH Enthalpy of fusion ΔfusS Entropy of fusion ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization ΔvapH° Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions ΔvapS Entropy of vaporization - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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