Propanal, 2-methyl-
- Formula: C4H8O
- Molecular weight: 72.1057
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: AMIMRNSIRUDHCM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 78-84-2
- 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: Isobutyraldehyde; α-Methylpropionaldehyde; Isobutanal; Isopropylaldehyde; Isopropylformaldehyde; 2-Methylpropanal; 2-Methylpropionaldehyde; iso-C3H7CHO; Isobutylaldehyde; Isobutyric aldehyde; 2-Methyl-1-propanal; Isobutyraldehyd; Propionaldehyde, 2-methyl-; Valine aldehyde; Isobutaldehyde; Isobutyryl aldehyde; Methyl propanal; NCI-C60968; UN 2045; Isobutyral; NSC 6739; 2-methylpropanal (isobutanal)
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Gas phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔfH°gas | -51.57 ± 0.37 | kcal/mol | Cm | Wiberg, Crocker, et al., 1991 | ALS |
ΔfH°gas | -51.72 | kcal/mol | N/A | Gubareva and Gerasimov, 1990 | Value computed using ΔfHliquid° value of -247.9±0.7 kj/mol from Gubareva and Gerasimov, 1990 and ΔvapH° value of 31.5 kj/mol from Connett, 1975.; DRB |
ΔfH°gas | -51.55 ± 0.31 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Connett, 1975 | Heat of dehydrogenation; ALS |
ΔfH°gas | -52.1 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Tjebbes, 1962 | ALS |
Condensed 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 |
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ΔfH°liquid | -59.11 ± 0.22 | kcal/mol | Cm | Wiberg, Crocker, et al., 1991 | |
ΔfH°liquid | -59.2 ± 0.2 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Gubareva and Gerasimov, 1990 | |
ΔfH°liquid | -59.08 ± 0.31 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Connett, 1975 | Heat of dehydrogenation |
ΔfH°liquid | -59.81 ± 0.18 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Tjebbes, 1962 | |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°liquid | -590.2 ± 0.2 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Gubareva and Gerasimov, 1990 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -59.27 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections) |
ΔcH°liquid | -589.67 ± 0.18 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Tjebbes, 1962 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -59.79 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections) |
Reaction thermochemistry data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
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Individual Reactions
C4H7O- + =
By formula: C4H7O- + H+ = C4H8O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 366.8 ± 3.0 | kcal/mol | D-EA | Alconcel, Deyerl, et al., 2001 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 359.5 ± 3.1 | kcal/mol | H-TS | Alconcel, Deyerl, et al., 2001 | gas phase; B |
By formula: H2 + C4H8O = C4H10O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -20.88 ± 0.08 | kcal/mol | Cm | Wiberg, Crocker, et al., 1991 | liquid phase; ALS |
ΔrH° | -16.3 ± 0.2 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Connett, 1975 | gas phase; Heat of dehydrogenation; ALS |
(CAS Reg. No. 35730-34-8 • 4294967295) +
= CAS Reg. No. 35730-34-8
By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 35730-34-8 • 4294967295C4H8O) + C4H8O = CAS Reg. No. 35730-34-8
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 42.0 ± 2.2 | kcal/mol | N/A | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
By formula: C4H10O = H2 + C4H8O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 16.3 ± 0.2 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Connett, 1975 | gas phase; Heat of dehydrogenation; ALS |
By formula: C6H14O2 + H2O = 2CH4O + C4H8O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 8.698 ± 0.016 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Wiberg and Squires, 1981 | liquid phase; ALS |
By formula: H2O + C4H8O = C4H10O2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -5.6 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Green and Hine, 1973 | liquid phase; ALS |
By formula: 3C4H8O = C12H24O3
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -6.804 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Ogorodnikov, Katsnel'son, et al., 1990 | liquid phase; PMR; ALS |
By formula: C4H8O = C4H8O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -20.60 | kcal/mol | Kin | Farberov, Bondarenko, et al., 1984 | liquid phase; ALS |
References
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Wiberg, Crocker, et al., 1991
Wiberg, K.B.; Crocker, L.S.; Morgan, K.M.,
Thermochemical studies of carbonyl compounds. 5. Enthalpies of reduction of carbonyl groups,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 3447-3450. [all data]
Gubareva and Gerasimov, 1990
Gubareva, A.I.; Gerasimov, P.A.,
Physicochemical properties of isobutyraldehyde,
J. Appl. Chem. USSR, 1990, 63, 844-846. [all data]
Connett, 1975
Connett, J.E.,
Chemical equilibria 6. Measurement of equilibrium constants for the dehydrogenation of 2-methylpropan-1-ol by a vapour-flow technique,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1975, 7, 1159-1162. [all data]
Tjebbes, 1962
Tjebbes, J.,
Heats of combustion of propanal and 2-methyl propanal,
Acta Chem. Scand., 1962, 16, 953-857. [all data]
Alconcel, Deyerl, et al., 2001
Alconcel, L.S.; Deyerl, H.J.; Continetti, R.E.,
Effects of alkyl substitution on the energetics of enolate anions and radicals,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 50, 12675-12681, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0120431
. [all data]
Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979
Bartmess, J.E.; Scott, J.A.; McIver, R.T., Jr.,
The gas phase acidity scale from methanol to phenol,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 6047. [all data]
Wiberg and Squires, 1981
Wiberg, K.B.; Squires, R.R.,
Thermochemical studies of carbonyl reactions. 2. Steric effects in acetal and ketal hydrolysis,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 4473-4478. [all data]
Green and Hine, 1973
Green, L.R.; Hine, J.,
Isobutyraldehyde. The kinetics of acid- and base-catalyzed equilibrations in water,
J. Org. Chem., 1973, 38, 2801-28. [all data]
Ogorodnikov, Katsnel'son, et al., 1990
Ogorodnikov, A.L.; Katsnel'son, M.G.; Pinson, V.V.; Levin, Yu.V.,
Study of thermodynamic characteristics of a butyraldehyde-cyclic trimer system,
Zh. Prikl. Khim. (Leningrad), 1990, 63, 1340-1343. [all data]
Farberov, Bondarenko, et al., 1984
Farberov, M.I.; Bondarenko, A.V.; Tsilyurik, T.V.; Srednev, S.S.; Shutova, I.A.,
Epoxidation of isobutene with organic hydroperoxides, and certain syntheses on this basis,
J. Anal. Chem. USSR, 1984, 57, 1915-1919. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
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 ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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