Butanal
- Formula: C4H8O
- Molecular weight: 72.1057
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZTQSAGDEMFDKMZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 123-72-8
- 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: Butyraldehyde; n-Butanal; n-Butyl aldehyde; n-Butyraldehyde; Butal; Butaldehyde; Butanaldehyde; Butyl aldehyde; Butyral; Butyric aldehyde; Butyrylaldehyde; n-C3H7CHO; Aldehyde butyrique; Aldeide butirrica; Butalyde; Butyraldehyd; NCI-C56291; UN 1129; 1-Butanal; Butan-1-al; NSC 62779
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Reaction thermochemistry 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
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 364.8 ± 2.1 | kcal/mol | D-EA | Alconcel, Deyerl, et al., 2001 | gas phase; B |
ΔrH° | 364.1 ± 2.3 | kcal/mol | D-EA | Zimmerman, Reed, et al., 1977 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 358.2 ± 2.3 | kcal/mol | H-TS | Alconcel, Deyerl, et al., 2001 | gas phase; B |
ΔrG° | 357.6 ± 2.5 | kcal/mol | H-TS | Zimmerman, Reed, et al., 1977 | gas phase; B |
By formula: NO- + C4H8O = (NO- • C4H8O)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 39.2 | kcal/mol | ICR | Reents and Freiser, 1981 | gas phase; switching reaction,Thermochemical ladder(NO+)C2H5OH, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Farid and McMahon, 1978; M |
By formula: C6H14O2 + H2O = C4H8O + 2CH4O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 8.65 ± 0.03 | kcal/mol | Cm | Wiberg, Morgan, et al., 1994 | liquid phase; ALS |
ΔrH° | 8.732 ± 0.023 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Wiberg and Squires, 1981 | liquid phase; ALS |
By formula: H2 + C4H6O = C4H8O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -24.91 ± 0.10 | kcal/mol | Chyd | Dolliver, Gresham, et al., 1938 | gas phase; Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -25.2 ± 0.1 kcal/mol; At 355°K; ALS |
(CAS Reg. No. 26232-84-8 • 4294967295) + = CAS Reg. No. 26232-84-8
By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 26232-84-8 • 4294967295C4H8O) + C4H8O = CAS Reg. No. 26232-84-8
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 41.8 ± 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: C4H8O + H2 = C4H10O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -19.57 ± 0.18 | kcal/mol | Cm | Wiberg, Crocker, et al., 1991 | liquid phase; ALS |
ΔrH° | -16.85 ± 0.30 | kcal/mol | Chyd | Buckley and Cox, 1967 | gas phase; ALS |
By formula: Mg+ + C4H8O = (Mg+ • C4H8O)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 66. ± 5. | kcal/mol | ICR | Operti, Tews, et al., 1988 | gas phase; switching reaction,Thermochemical ladder(Mg+)CH3OH; M |
By formula: C4H8O + 2CH4O = C6H14O2 + H2O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -14.1 ± 0.3 | kcal/mol | Cm | Wiberg, Morgan, et al., 1994 | gas phase; ALS |
By formula: 3C4H8O = C12H24O3
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -7.039 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Ogorodnikov, Katsnel'son, et al., 1990 | liquid phase; PMR; ALS |
Henry's Law data
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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander
Henry's Law constant (water solution)
kH(T) = k°H exp(d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) ((1/T) - 1/(298.15 K)))
k°H = Henry's law constant for solubility in water at 298.15 K (mol/(kg*bar))
d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)
k°H (mol/(kg*bar)) | d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
9.6 | 6200. | M | N/A | The data from Table 1 by missing citation was used to redo the regression analysis. The data for acetone in their Table 2 is wrong. |
5.4 | 4000. | X | N/A | |
8.6 | M | Buttery, Ling, et al., 1969 |
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
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
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Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IE (evaluated) | 9.82 ± 0.04 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Proton affinity (review) | 189.5 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 181.8 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Electron affinity determinations
EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
0.000694 | EFD | Desfrancois, Abdoul-Carime, et al., 1994 | EA: 0.7 meV. Dipole-bound state.; B |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
9.83 | PI | Traeger and McAdoo, 1986 | LBLHLM |
9.8 | EI | McAdoo and Hudson, 1983 | LBLHLM |
9.73 ± 0.015 | EI | El-Sherbini, Allam, et al., 1981 | LLK |
9.836 ± 0.005 | PE | Hernandez, Masclet, et al., 1977 | LLK |
9.73 ± 0.03 | PE | Cocksey, Eland, et al., 1971 | LLK |
9.86 ± 0.02 | PI | Watanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962 | RDSH |
9.85 | PE | Benoit and Harrison, 1977 | Vertical value; LLK |
9.83 | PE | Kimura, Katsumata, et al., 1975 | Vertical value; LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C2H3O+ | 10.19 | C2H5 | PI | Traeger and McAdoo, 1986 | LBLHLM |
C2H4O+ | 10.52 | C2H4 | EI | Holmes, Terlouw, et al., 1976 | LLK |
C3H5O+ | 10.22 | ? | EI | Mouvier and Hernandez, 1975 | LLK |
De-protonation reactions
C4H7O- + =
By formula: C4H7O- + H+ = C4H8O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 364.8 ± 2.1 | kcal/mol | D-EA | Alconcel, Deyerl, et al., 2001 | gas phase; B |
ΔrH° | 364.1 ± 2.3 | kcal/mol | D-EA | Zimmerman, Reed, et al., 1977 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 358.2 ± 2.3 | kcal/mol | H-TS | Alconcel, Deyerl, et al., 2001 | gas phase; B |
ΔrG° | 357.6 ± 2.5 | kcal/mol | H-TS | Zimmerman, Reed, et al., 1977 | gas phase; B |
Ion clustering data
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Data compiled by: Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
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Clustering reactions
By formula: Mg+ + C4H8O = (Mg+ • C4H8O)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 66. ± 5. | kcal/mol | ICR | Operti, Tews, et al., 1988 | gas phase; switching reaction,Thermochemical ladder(Mg+)CH3OH |
By formula: NO- + C4H8O = (NO- • C4H8O)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 39.2 | kcal/mol | ICR | Reents and Freiser, 1981 | gas phase; switching reaction,Thermochemical ladder(NO+)C2H5OH, Entropy change calculated or estimated; Farid and McMahon, 1978 |
UV/Visible spectrum
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Source | Fihtengolts, et al., 1969 |
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Owner | INEP CP RAS, NIST OSRD Collection (C) 2007 copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the United States of America. All rights reserved. |
Origin | INSTITUTE OF ENERGY PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, RAS |
Source reference | RAS UV No. 20173 |
Instrument | SF-4 |
Boiling point | 75 |
References
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Effects of alkyl substitution on the energetics of enolate anions and radicals,
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Study of thermodynamic characteristics of a butyraldehyde-cyclic trimer system,
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Decomposition thresholds and associated translational energy releases for eight C4H8O+ isomers,
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McAdoo, D.J.; Hudson, C.E.,
The decompositions of metastable [C4H8O]+ ions and the [C4H8O]+ potential surface,
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Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy EA Electron affinity IE (evaluated) Recommended ionization energy d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant k°H Henry's Law constant at 298.15K 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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