Methylamine, N,N-dimethyl-
- Formula: C3H9N
- Molecular weight: 59.1103
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GETQZCLCWQTVFV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 75-50-3
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Trimethylamine; Methanamine, N,N-dimethyl-; TMA; UN 1083; UN 1297
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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
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
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IE (evaluated) | 7.85 ± 0.05 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Proton affinity (review) | 226.8 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 219.4 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
7.8 | PE | Aue and Bowers, 1979 | LLK |
8.40 | EI | Baldwin, Loudon, et al., 1977 | LLK |
7.8 ± 0.1 | PE | Aue, Webb, et al., 1976 | LLK |
7.88 | PE | Vovna and Vilesov, 1974 | LLK |
7.83 ± 0.05 | PE | Akopyan and Loginov, 1974 | LLK |
7.83 ± 0.02 | PE | Maier and Turner, 1973 | LLK |
7.95 ± 0.10 | PI | Adamchuk, Dmitriev, et al., 1972 | LLK |
7.80 | PE | Cornford, Frost, et al., 1971 | LLK |
7.82 ± 0.02 | PI | Watanabe and Mottl, 1957 | RDSH |
8.54 | PE | Elbel, Dieck, et al., 1982 | Vertical value; LBLHLM |
8.47 | PE | Kobayashi, 1978 | Vertical value; LLK |
8.45 | PE | Daamen and Oskam, 1978 | Vertical value; LLK |
8.44 | PE | Kimura and Osafune, 1975 | Vertical value; LLK |
8.560 | PE | Aue, Webb, et al., 1975 | Vertical value; LLK |
8.54 | PE | Elbel, Bergmann, et al., 1974 | Vertical value; LLK |
8.5 | PE | Schafer and Schweig, 1972 | Vertical value; LLK |
8.45 ± 0.01 | PE | Lloyd and Lynaugh, 1972 | Vertical value; LLK |
8.5 ± 0.1 | PE | Cradock, Ebsworth, et al., 1972 | Vertical value; LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CH3+ | 14.9 | (CH3)2N | EI | SenSharma and Franklin, 1973 | LLK |
CH3+ | 14.0 ± 0.1 | ? | EI | Gowenlock, Jones, et al., 1961 | RDSH |
C2H6N+ | 11.25 | CH3 | EI | Loudon and Webb, 1977 | LLK |
C2H6N+ | 10.68 ± 0.09 | CH3 | EI | Solka and Russell, 1974 | LLK |
C2H6N+ | 12.3 ± 0.1 | CH3 | EI | Fisher and Henderson, 1967 | RDSH |
C2H6N+ | 12.3 ± 0.1 | CH3 | EI | Gowenlock, Jones, et al., 1961 | RDSH |
C3H8N+ | 9.38 | H | EI | Lossing, Lam, et al., 1981 | LLK |
C3H8N+ | 10.55 | ? | EI | Loudon and Webb, 1977 | LLK |
C3H8N+ | 9.8 ± 0.1 | H | EI | Taft, Martin, et al., 1965 | RDSH |
De-protonation reactions
C3H8N- + =
By formula: C3H8N- + H+ = C3H9N
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | >406.22 ± 0.60 | kcal/mol | G+TS | MacKay and Bohme, 1978 | gas phase; Computations put dHacid ca. 412 kcal/mol; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | >398.00 | kcal/mol | IMRB | MacKay and Bohme, 1978 | gas phase; Computations put dHacid ca. 412 kcal/mol; B |
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
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Aue and Bowers, 1979
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Chapter 9. Stabilities of positive ions from equilibrium gas phase basicity measurements
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Baldwin, Loudon, et al., 1977
Baldwin, M.A.; Loudon, A.G.; Webb, K.S.; Cardnell, P.C.,
Charge location and fragmentation under electron impact. V-The ionization potentials of (methylated) phosphoramides, guanidines, formamides, acetamides, ureas and thioureas,
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Aue, Webb, et al., 1976
Aue, D.H.; Webb, H.M.; Bowers, M.T.,
Quantitative proton affinities, ionization potentials, and hydrogen affinities of alkylamines,
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Vovna and Vilesov, 1974
Vovna, V.I.; Vilesov, F.I.,
Photoelectron spectra the structure of molecular orbitals of methyl amines,
Opt. Spectrosc., 1974, 36, 251. [all data]
Akopyan and Loginov, 1974
Akopyan, M.E.; Loginov, Yu.V.,
Photoelectron spectra of trimethylamine derivatives,
Opt. Spectrosc., 1974, 37, 250, In original 442. [all data]
Maier and Turner, 1973
Maier, J.P.; Turner, D.W.,
Steric inhibition of resonance studied by molecular photoelectron spectroscopy Part 3. Anilines, Phenols and Related Compounds,
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Adamchuk, Dmitriev, et al., 1972
Adamchuk, V.K.; Dmitriev, A.B.; Prudnikova, G.V.; Sorokin, L.S.,
Photoionization of low-volatility molecules in a Geiger counter,
Opt. Spectrosc., 1972, 33, 191, In original 358. [all data]
Cornford, Frost, et al., 1971
Cornford, A.B.; Frost, D.C.; Herring, F.G.; McDowell, C.A.,
Electronic levels of methyl amines by photoelectron spectroscopy and an i.n.d.o. calculation,
Can. J. Chem., 1971, 49, 1135. [all data]
Watanabe and Mottl, 1957
Watanabe, K.; Mottl, J.R.,
Ionization potentials of ammonia and some amines,
J. Chem. Phys., 1957, 26, 1773. [all data]
Elbel, Dieck, et al., 1982
Elbel, S.; Dieck, H.T.; Demuth, R.,
Photoelectron sSpectra of group V compounds. IX. The relative perfluoroalkyl substituent effect,
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Kobayashi, 1978
Kobayashi, T.,
A simple general tendency in photoelectron angular distributions of some monosubstituted benzenes,
Phys. Lett., 1978, 69, 105. [all data]
Daamen and Oskam, 1978
Daamen, H.; Oskam, A.,
Bonding properties of some monosubstituted chromium and tungsten hexacarbonyls M(CO)5L (L=amine, substituted pyridine, azine),
Inorg. Chim. Acta, 1978, 26, 81. [all data]
Kimura and Osafune, 1975
Kimura, K.; Osafune, K.,
Sum rule consideration on valence orbital ionization energies in methyl amines,
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Aue, Webb, et al., 1975
Aue, D.H.; Webb, H.M.; Bowers, M.T.,
Proton affinities, ionization potentials, and hydrogen affinities of nitrogen and oxygen bases. Hybridization effects,
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Elbel, Bergmann, et al., 1974
Elbel, S.; Bergmann, H.; EnBlin, W.,
Photoelectron spectra of the trimethyl compounds of the Group V elements,
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2., 1974, 70, 555. [all data]
Schafer and Schweig, 1972
Schafer, W.; Schweig, A.,
Zur Konjugation in aromatischen Aminen und Phosphanen,
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Lloyd and Lynaugh, 1972
Lloyd, D.R.; Lynaugh, N.,
Photoelectron studies of boron compounds. Part 3. Complexes of borane with Lewis bases,
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Cradock, Ebsworth, et al., 1972
Cradock, S.; Ebsworth, E.A.V.; Savage, W.J.; Whiteford, R.A.,
Photoelectron spectra of some methyl, silyl and germyl amines, phosphines and arsines,
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1972, 68, 934. [all data]
SenSharma and Franklin, 1973
SenSharma, D.K.; Franklin, J.L.,
Heat of formation of free radicals by mass spectrometry,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1973, 95, 6562. [all data]
Gowenlock, Jones, et al., 1961
Gowenlock, B.G.; Jones, P.P.; Majer, J.R.,
Bond dissociation energies in some molecules containing alkyl substituted CH3, NH2, and OH,
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 1961, 57, 23. [all data]
Loudon and Webb, 1977
Loudon, A.G.; Webb, K.S.,
The nature of the [C2H6N]+ and [CH4N]+ ions formed by electron impact on methylated formamides, acetamides, ureas, thioureas and hexamethylphosphoramide,
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Solka and Russell, 1974
Solka, B.H.; Russell, M.E.,
Energetics of formation of some structural isomers of gaseous C2H5O+ C2H6N+ ions,
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Fisher and Henderson, 1967
Fisher, I.P.; Henderson, E.,
Mass spectrometry of free radicals,
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Lossing, Lam, et al., 1981
Lossing, F.P.; Lam, Y.-T.; Maccoll, A.,
Gas phase heats of formation of alkyl immonium ions,
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Taft, Martin, et al., 1965
Taft, R.W.; Martin, R.H.; Lampe, F.W.,
Stabilization energies of substituted methyl cations. The effect of strong demand on the resonance order,
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MacKay and Bohme, 1978
MacKay, G.I.; Bohme, D.K.,
Proton-Transfer Reactions in Nitromethane at 297K,
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. [all data]
Notes
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