Oxirane, (methoxymethyl)-

Formula: C₄H₈O₂
Molecular weight: 88.1051
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8O2/c1-5-2-4-3-6-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LKMJVFRMDSNFRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 930-37-0
Chemical structure:
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Other names: Glycidyl methyl ether; Propane, 1,2-epoxy-3-methoxy-; (Methoxymethyl)oxirane; Glycidol methyl ether; Methyl glycidyl ether; 1,2-Epoxy-3-methoxypropane; 3-Methoxy-1,2-epoxypropane; 3-Methoxypropylene oxide; NSC 86950; Oxirane, 2-(methoxymethyl)-
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

View reactions leading to C₄H₈O₂⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV)	Method	Reference	Comment
9.5	PE	Rodin, Chistyakov, et al., 1985	LBLHLM
10.08	PE	Rodin, Chistyakov, et al., 1985	Vertical value; LBLHLM

Appearance energy determinations

Ion	AE (eV)	Other Products	Method	Reference	Comment
CHO⁺	14.4 ± 0.2	?	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH
CH₂⁺	21.3 ± 0.5	?	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH
CH₂O⁺	10.9 ± 0.2	?	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH
CH₃⁺	16.0 ± 0.3	?	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH
CH₃O⁺	13.9 ± 0.4	?	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH
C₂HO⁺	13.0 ± 0.3	?	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH
C₂H₂⁺	16.2 ± 0.3	?	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH
C₂H₂O⁺	12.3 ± 0.3	?	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH
C₂H₃⁺	16.3 ± 0.2	?	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH
C₂H₃O⁺	13.1 ± 0.2	?	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH
C₂H₅O⁺	12.1 ± 0.15	?	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH
C₃H₃⁺	15.9 ± 0.4	?	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH
C₃H₅O⁺	11.2 ± 0.2	CH₃O	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH
C₃H₆O⁺	10.2 ± 0.2	CH₂O?	EI	Wada and Kiser, 1962	RDSH

References

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Rodin, Chistyakov, et al., 1985
Rodin, A.A.; Chistyakov, A.B.; Sarkisov, Y.S.; Sergeev, Y.L.; V'yunov, K.A.; Golovin, A.V., Electronic structure and geometric structure of three-member J. Heterocycl. Chem.. I. hotoelectron spectra of gylcidyl and thioglycidyl ethers, Russ. J. Phys. Chem., 1985, 59, 444, In original 764. [all data]

Wada and Kiser, 1962
Wada, Y.; Kiser, R.W., Electron impact spectroscopy of some substituted oxiranes, J. Phys. Chem., 1962, 66, 1652. [all data]

Notes

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Symbols used in this document:

AE Appearance energy
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