Ethane, nitro-

• Formula: C₂H₅NO₂
• Molecular weight: 75.0666
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H5NO2/c1-2-3(4)5/h2H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: MCSAJNNLRCFZED-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 79-24-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Nitroethane; C2H5NO2; Nitroetan; UN 2842; NE; Nitroparaffin
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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
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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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
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₂H₄NO₂^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₄NO₂^- + H⁺ = C₂H₅NO₂

Ion clustering 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

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Clustering reactions

C₂H₃NO₂^- +  = C₄H₈N₂O₄^-

By formula: C₂H₃NO₂^- + C₂H₅NO₂ = C₄H₈N₂O₄^-

C₂H₄NO₂^- +  = C₄H₉N₂O₄^-

By formula: C₂H₄NO₂^- + C₂H₅NO₂ = C₄H₉N₂O₄^-

C₂H₅N₂O₄^- + 2 = C₄H₁₀N₃O₆^-

By formula: C₂H₅N₂O₄^- + 2C₂H₅NO₂ = C₄H₁₀N₃O₆^-

C₂H₆NO₂⁺ +  = (C₂H₆NO₂⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₆NO₂⁺ + C₂H₅NO₂ = (C₂H₆NO₂⁺ • C₂H₅NO₂)

C₄H₈N₂O₄^- + 2 = C₆H₁₃N₃O₆^-

By formula: C₄H₈N₂O₄^- + 2C₂H₅NO₂ = C₆H₁₃N₃O₆^-

C₄H₉N₂O₄^- + 2 = C₆H₁₄N₃O₆^-

By formula: C₄H₉N₂O₄^- + 2C₂H₅NO₂ = C₆H₁₄N₃O₆^-

C₄H₁₀N₂O₆^- + 2 = C₆H₁₅N₃O₈^-

By formula: C₄H₁₀N₂O₆^- + 2C₂H₅NO₂ = C₆H₁₅N₃O₈^-

C₄H₁₀N₃O₆^- + 3 = C₆H₁₅N₄O₈^-

By formula: C₄H₁₀N₃O₆^- + 3C₂H₅NO₂ = C₆H₁₅N₄O₈^-

C₆H₁₅N₃O₆^- + 3 = C₈H₂₀N₄O₈^-

By formula: C₆H₁₅N₃O₆^- + 3C₂H₅NO₂ = C₈H₂₀N₄O₈^-

C₆H₁₅N₃O₈^- + 3 = C₈H₂₀N₄O₁₀^-

By formula: C₆H₁₅N₃O₈^- + 3C₂H₅NO₂ = C₈H₂₀N₄O₁₀^-

C₆H₁₅N₄O₈^- + 4 = C₈H₂₀N₅O₁₀^-

By formula: C₆H₁₅N₄O₈^- + 4C₂H₅NO₂ = C₈H₂₀N₅O₁₀^-

C₈H₂₀N₄O₈^- + 4 = C₁₀H₂₅N₅O₁₀^-

By formula: C₈H₂₀N₄O₈^- + 4C₂H₅NO₂ = C₁₀H₂₅N₅O₁₀^-

C₈H₂₀N₄O₁₀^- + 4 = C₁₀H₂₅N₅O₁₂^-

By formula: C₈H₂₀N₄O₁₀^- + 4C₂H₅NO₂ = C₁₀H₂₅N₅O₁₂^-

 +  = C₂H₅N₂O₄^-

By formula: NO₂^- + C₂H₅NO₂ = C₂H₅N₂O₄^-

References

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Dewar, M.J.S.; Shanshal, M.; Worley, S.D., Calculated and observed ionization potentials gf nitroalkanes and of nitrous and nitric acids and esters. Extension of the MINDO method to nitrogen-oxygen compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1969, 91, 3590. [all data]

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Wincel, H., Gas-phase clustering reactions of NO2-, C2H3NO2-, C2H4NO2-C2H5NO2- and C2H5NO4- with C2H5NO2, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2004, 232, 2, 185-194, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2004.01.003 . [all data]

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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
  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
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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