2-Butanone, 3,3-dimethyl-

• Formula: C₆H₁₂O
• Molecular weight: 100.1589
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-5(7)6(2,3)4/h1-4H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: PJGSXYOJTGTZAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-97-8
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: tert-Butyl methyl ketone; Methyl tert-butyl ketone; Pinacolin; Pinacoline; Pinacolone; 2,2-Dimethyl-3-butanone; 2,2-Dimethylbutanone; 3,3-Dimethyl-2-butanone; 3,3-Dimethylbutanone; tert-C4H9COCH3; Ketone, tert-butyl methyl; 1,1,1-Trimethylacetone; t-Butyl methyl ketone; Ketone, t-butyl methyl; Methyl t-butyl ketone; Pinakolin; 1,1-Dimethylethyl methyl ketone; 3,3-Dimethyl-butan-2-one; NSC 935
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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
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

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of vaporization

Δ_vapH = A exp(-βT_r) (1 − T_r)^β
    Δ_vapH = Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure) (kcal/mol)
    T_r = reduced temperature (T / T_c)

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

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
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
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

Gas basicity at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₆H₁₁O^- +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₁O^- + H⁺ = C₆H₁₂O

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  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

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