Cyclobutene

• Formula: C₄H₆
• Molecular weight: 54.0904
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H6/c1-2-4-3-1/h1-2H,3-4H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: CFBGXYDUODCMNS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 822-35-5
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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

View reactions leading to C₄H₆⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

 +  =

By formula: C₄H₅^- + H⁺ = C₄H₆

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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Additional Data

Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Bieri, Burger, et al., 1977
Bieri, G.; Burger, F.; Heilbronner, E.; Maier, J.P., Valence ionization enrgies of hydrocarbons, Helv. Chim. Acta, 1977, 60, 2213. [all data]

Bischof and Heilbronner, 1970
Bischof, P.; Heilbronner, E., Photoelektron-Spektren von Cycloalkenen und Cycloalkadienen, Helv. Chim. Acta, 1970, 53, 1677. [all data]

Wiberg, Ellison, et al., 1976
Wiberg, K.B.; Ellison, G.B.; Wendoloski, J.J.; Brundle, C.R.; Kuebler, N.A., Electronic states of organic molecules. 3. Photoelectron spectra of cycloalkenes and methylenecycloalkanes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1976, 98, 7179. [all data]

Heilbronner, Hoshi, et al., 1976
Heilbronner, E.; Hoshi, T.; von Rosenberg, J.L.; Hafner, K., Alkyl-induced, natural hypsochromic shifts of the ²A←²X and ²B←²X transitions of azulene and naphthalene radical cations, Nouv. J. Chim., 1976, 1, 105. [all data]

Clary, Lewis, et al., 1974
Clary, D.C.; Lewis, A.A.; Morland, D.; Murrell, J.N.; Heilbronner, E., Ionization potentials of cycloalkenes, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1974, 70, 1889. [all data]

Tian, Fattahi, et al., 2006
Tian, Z.X.; Fattahi, A.; Lis, L.; Kass, S.R., Cycloalkane and cycloalkene C-H bond dissociation energies, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 51, 17087-17092, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja065348u . [all data]

Kass, Filley, et al., 1986
Kass, S.R.; Filley, J.; Van Doren, J.M.; DePuy, C.H., Nitrous oxide in gas-phase ion-molecule chemistry: A versatile reagent for the determination of carbanion structure, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1986, 108, 2849. [all data]

Hively and Hinton, 1968
Hively, R.A.; Hinton, R.E., Variation of the retention index with temperature on squalane substrates, J. Gas Chromatogr., 1968, 6, 4, 203-217, https://doi.org/10.1093/chromsci/6.4.203 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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