Acetone

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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
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

View reactions leading to C3H6O+ (ion structure unspecified)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)9.703 ± 0.006eVN/AN/AL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)194.kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity186.9kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Electron affinity determinations

EA (eV) Method Reference Comment
0.00152EFDDesfrancois, Abdoul-Carime, et al., 1994EA: 1.5 meV. Dipole-bound state.; B

Proton affinity at 298K

Proton affinity (kcal/mol) Reference Comment
>194.8Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2003MM
>194.6Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2003MM
>194.2 ± 0.05Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2003MM
194.0 ± 0.81Bouchoux and Salpin, 1999T = 301K; Re-evaluated thermokinetic parametric fitting by the authors using reference base GBs and PAs from Hunter and Lias, 1998; MM
194.0 ± 0.81Bouchoux and Salpin, 1999T = 298K; MM

Gas basicity at 298K

Gas basicity (review) (kcal/mol) Reference Comment
187.5Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2003MM
187.0Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2003MM
186.9 ± 0.05Bouchoux, Buisson, et al., 2003MM
186.9 ± 0.36Bouchoux and Salpin, 1999T = 301K; Re-evaluated thermokinetic parametric fitting by the authors using reference base GBs and PAs from Hunter and Lias, 1998; MM
186.9 ± 0.36Bouchoux and Salpin, 1999T = 298K; MM

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
9.70PITraeger, McLouglin, et al., 1982LBLHLM
9.694 ± 0.006PITrott, Blais, et al., 1978LLK
9.68PIStaley, Wieting, et al., 1977LLK
9.709 ± 0.005PEHernandez, Masclet, et al., 1977LLK
9.71 ± 0.03EIMouvier and Hernandez, 1975LLK
9.71 ± 0.01PEMouvier and Hernandez, 1975LLK
9.71PETam, Yee, et al., 1974LLK
9.71SOgata, Kitayama, et al., 1974LLK
9.700 ± 0.001PIKnowles and Nicholson, 1974LLK
9.705SHuebner, Celotta, et al., 1973LLK
9.71 ± 0.01PIPotapov and Sorokin, 1972LLK
9.75 ± 0.025PEJohnstone and Mellon, 1972LLK
9.72PEBrundle, Robin, et al., 1972LLK
9.74EIJohnstone, Mellon, et al., 1971LLK
9.71 ± 0.01PECocksey, Eland, et al., 1971LLK
9.74 ± 0.03EIJohnstone, Mellon, et al., 1970RDSH
9.68PEDewar and Worley, 1969RDSH
9.71 ± 0.01PIPotapov, Filyugina, et al., 1968RDSH
9.7 ± 0.1EIDorman, 1965RDSH
9.68 ± 0.02PIMurad and Inghram, 1964RDSH
9.67PEAl-Joboury and Turner, 1964RDSH
9.71 ± 0.03PIVilesov, 1960RDSH
9.71 ± 0.03PIVilesov and Terenin, 1957RDSH
9.69 ± 0.01PIWatanabe, 1954RDSH
9.705SWatanabe, 1954RDSH
9.8PEBieri, Asbrink, et al., 1982Vertical value; LBLHLM
9.72PEKobayashi, 1978Vertical value; LLK
9.68PEBenoit and Harrison, 1977Vertical value; LLK
9.71 ± 0.02PEYoung and Cheng, 1976Vertical value; LLK
9.5PERao, 1975Vertical value; LLK
9.70PEKimura, Katsumata, et al., 1975Vertical value; LLK
9.709PEAue, Webb, et al., 1975Vertical value; LLK
9.71PEKelder, Cerfontain, et al., 1974Vertical value; LLK
9.72PEHentrich, Gunkel, et al., 1974Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
CH3+15.61?PEPowis and Danby, 1979LLK
CH3+15.2?EIMajer, Olavesen, et al., 1971LLK
CH3+14.93?EIPotzinger and Bunau, 1969RDSH
CH3+15.36?EIHaney and Franklin, 1969RDSH
C2H2O+10.7 ± 0.1CH4EIShigorin, Filyugina, et al., 1966RDSH
C2H3+16.9?EIKanomata, 1961RDSH
C2H3O+10.38CH3PITraeger, McLouglin, et al., 1982LBLHLM
C2H3O+12.22CH3PEPowis and Danby, 1979LLK
C2H3O+10.52 ± 0.02CH3PITrott, Blais, et al., 1978LLK
C2H3O+10.36CH3PIStaley, Wieting, et al., 1977LLK
C2H3O+10.30CH3EIMouvier and Hernandez, 1975LLK
C2H3O+10.42 ± 0.03CH3PIPotapov and Sorokin, 1972LLK
C2H3O+10.28 ± 0.05CH3EIJohnstone and Mellon, 1972LLK
C2H3O+11.3CH3EIMajer, Olavesen, et al., 1971LLK
C2H3O+10.28CH3EIJohnstone, Mellon, et al., 1970RDSH
C2H3O+10.42CH3PIPotapov, Filyugina, et al., 1968RDSH
C2H3O+10.2 ± 0.1CH3EIDorman, 1965RDSH
C2H3O+10.37CH3PIMurad and Inghram, 1964, 2RDSH
C3H4O+15.2 ± 0.15H2EIShigorin, Filyugina, et al., 1966RDSH
C3H5O+13.1 ± 0.2HEIPotapov and Shigorin, 1966RDSH

De-protonation reactions

C3H5O- + Hydrogen cation = Acetone

By formula: C3H5O- + H+ = C3H6O

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr368.8 ± 2.1kcal/molD-EABrinkman, Berger, et al., 1993gas phase; B
Δr369.0 ± 2.1kcal/molG+TSBartmess, Scott, et al., 1979gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
Δr369.6 ± 2.6kcal/molG+TSCumming and Kebarle, 1978gas phase; B
Δr367.6 ± 1.8kcal/molEIAEMuftakhov, Vasil'ev, et al., 1999gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr361.9 ± 2.0kcal/molIMREBartmess, Scott, et al., 1979gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
Δr362.4 ± 2.0kcal/molIMRECumming and Kebarle, 1978gas phase; B

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled by: Takehiko Shimanouchi

Symmetry:   C     Symmetry Number σ = 2


 Sym.   No   Approximate   Selected Freq.  Infrared   Raman   Comments 
 Species   type of mode   Value   Rating   Value  Phase  Value  Phase

a1 1 CH3 d-str 3019  C 3018.5 S gas 3005.5 S liq. SF13)
a1 2 CH3 s-str 2937  D 2937 S gas 2922 VS p liq. SF14)
a1 3 CO str 1731  C 1731 VS gas 1710.5 S p liq.
a1 4 CH3 d-deform 1435  C 1435 S gas 1430 S liq.
a1 5 CH3 s-deform 1364  C 1363.5 VS gas 1356 W liq. SF16)
a1 6 CH3 rock 1066  C 1066 M p liq.
a1 7 CC str 777  C 777 W gas 787 VS p liq.
a1 8 CCC deform 385  C 385 W gas 393 W dp liq.
a2 9 CH3 d-str 2963  E  ia CF
a2 10 CH3 d-deform 1426  E  ia CF
a2 11 CH3 rock 877  E  ia CF
a2 12 Torsion 105  D  ia CF, MW: ν102
b1 13 CH3 d-str 3019  C 3018.5 S gas 3005.5 S dp liq. SF1)
b1 14 CH3 s-str 2937  D 2937 S gas 2922 VS liq. SF2)
b1 15 CH3 d-deform 1410  C 1410 S gas
b1 16 CH3 s-deform 1364  C 1363.5 VS gas SF5)
b1 17 CC str 1216  C 1215.5 VS gas 1221 M dp liq.
b1 18 CH3 rock 891  C 891 M gas 902.5 W dp liq.
b1 19 CO ip-bend 530  C 530 S gas 531 M dp liq.
b2 20 CH3 d-str 2972  C 2972 S gas 2967 S liq.
b2 21 CH3 d-deform 1454  C 1454 S gas
b2 22 CH3 rock 1091  C 1090.5 M gas
b2 23 CO op-bend 484  C 484 W gas 493 W dp liq.
b2 24 Torsion 109  D 109 gas MW: ν102

Source: Shimanouchi, 1972

Notes

VSVery strong
SStrong
MMedium
WWeak
iaInactive
pPolarized
dpDepolarized
CFCalculated frequency
SFCalculation shows that the frequency approximately equals that of the vibration indicated in the parentheses.
MWTorsional Frequency calculated from microwave spectroscopic data.
C3~6 cm-1 uncertainty
D6~15 cm-1 uncertainty
E15~30 cm-1 uncertainty

References

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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]

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Bouchoux, J.; Salpin, J.Y., Re-evaluated gas-phase basicity and proton affinity data from the thermokinetic method, Rapid Com. Mass Spectrom., 1999, 13, 932. [all data]

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Trott, Blais, et al., 1978
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Mouvier and Hernandez, 1975
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Tam, Yee, et al., 1974
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Ogata, Kitayama, et al., 1974
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Knowles and Nicholson, 1974
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Huebner, Celotta, et al., 1973
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Potapov and Sorokin, 1972
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Johnstone and Mellon, 1972
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Brundle, Robin, et al., 1972
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Dorman, 1965
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Murad and Inghram, 1964
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Al-Joboury and Turner, 1964
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Notes

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