Methanimine


Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and 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

View reactions leading to CH3N+ (ion structure unspecified)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)203.8kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity195.7kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
9.97PEBock and Dammel, 1987LBLHLM
9.88 ± 0.07PITarasenko, Tishenkov, et al., 1986LBLHLM
~10.0PEPeel and Willett, 1975LLK
10.7PEBock and Dammel, 1987Vertical value; LBLHLM

De-protonation reactions

CH2N- + Hydrogen cation = Methanimine

By formula: CH2N- + H+ = CH3N

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr388.3 ± 5.1kcal/molG+TSKass and DePuy, 1985gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr381.0 ± 5.0kcal/molIMRBKass and DePuy, 1985gas phase; B

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Marilyn E. Jacox

State:   ?


 Energy 
 (cm-1
 Med.   Transition   λmin 
 (nm) 
 λmax 
 (nm) 
 References

Tx = 40000 gas Teslja, Nizamov, et al., 2004

State:   X


Vib. 
sym. 
 No.   Approximate 
 type of mode 
 cm-1   Med.   Method   References

a' 1 NH stretch 3262.62 gas IR Hamada, Hashiguchi, et al., 1984
Halonen and Duxbury, 1985
2 CH stretch 3024.45 gas IR Halonen and Duxbury, 1985, 2
2 CH stretch 3036 w m Ar IR Milligan, 1961
Jacox and Milligan, 1975
3 CH stretch 2914.18 gas IR Hamada, Hashiguchi, et al., 1984
Halonen and Duxbury, 1985, 2
3 CH stretch 2926 m Ar IR Milligan, 1961
Jacox and Milligan, 1975
4 C=N stretch 1638.30 gas LS IR Allegrini, Johns, et al., 1979
Duxbury, Kato, et al., 1981
Hamada, Hashiguchi, et al., 1984
4 C=N stretch 1641 s Ar IR Milligan, 1961
Jacox and Milligan, 1975
5 CH2 scissors 1452.04 gas IR Duxbury, Kato, et al., 1981
Duxbury and Le Lerre, 1982
Hamada, Hashiguchi, et al., 1984
5 CH2 scissors 1453 s Ar IR Milligan, 1961
Jacox and Milligan, 1975
6 HCNH deform. 1344.27 gas IR Duxbury, Kato, et al., 1981
Duxbury and Le Lerre, 1982
Hamada, Hashiguchi, et al., 1984
6 HCNH deform. 1348 vs Ar IR Milligan, 1961
Jacox and Milligan, 1975
7 HCNH deform. 1058.18 gas IR Hamada, Hashiguchi, et al., 1984
Halonen and Duxbury, 1985, 3
Halonen, Deeley, et al., 1986
7 HCNH deform. 1059 s Ar IR Milligan, 1961
Jacox and Milligan, 1975
a 8 Torsion 1126.99 gas IR Hamada, Hashiguchi, et al., 1984
Duxbury and Le Lerre, 1984
Halonen and Duxbury, 1985, 3
Halonen, Deeley, et al., 1986
8 Torsion 1123 vs Ar IR Milligan, 1961
Jacox and Milligan, 1975
9 H2CN OPLA 1060.76 gas IR Hamada, Hashiguchi, et al., 1984
Halonen and Duxbury, 1985, 3
Halonen, Deeley, et al., 1986
9 H2CN OPLA 1063 m Ar IR Milligan, 1961
Jacox and Milligan, 1975

Additional references: Jacox, 1994, page 234; Milligan and Jacox, 1963; Johnson and Lovas, 1972; Kirchhoff, Johnson, et al., 1973; Pearson and Lovas, 1977; Margules, Demaison, et al., 2006

Notes

wWeak
mMedium
sStrong
vsVery strong
xEnergy separation between the band maximum of the excited electronic state and the v = 0 level of the ground state.

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]

Bock and Dammel, 1987
Bock, H.; Dammel, R., Methanimine RR"C=NR": Darstellung und photoelektronen-spektren, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1987, 120, 1961. [all data]

Tarasenko, Tishenkov, et al., 1986
Tarasenko, N.A.; Tishenkov, A.A.; Zaikin, V.G.; Volkova, V.V.; Gusel'nikov, L.E., Adiabatic ionization energy of methylenimine, Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 1986, 10, 2196. [all data]

Peel and Willett, 1975
Peel, J.B.; Willett, G.D., Photoelectron spectrum of methylenimine by spectrum stripping, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1975, 71, 1799. [all data]

Kass and DePuy, 1985
Kass, S.R.; DePuy, C.H., Gas phase ion chemistry of azides. The generation of CH=N- and CH2=NCH2-, J. Org. Chem., 1985, 50, 2874. [all data]

Teslja, Nizamov, et al., 2004
Teslja, A.; Nizamov, B.; Dagdigian, P.J., The Electronic Spectrum of Methyleneimine, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2004, 108, 20, 4433, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp037938+ . [all data]

Hamada, Hashiguchi, et al., 1984
Hamada, Y.; Hashiguchi, K.; Tsuboi, M.; Koga, Y.; Kondo, S., Pyrolysis of amines: Infrared spectrum of methyleneimine, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1984, 105, 1, 70, https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2852(84)90104-8 . [all data]

Halonen and Duxbury, 1985
Halonen, L.; Duxbury, G., Fourier transform infrared spectrum of CH2NH: The ν1 band, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1985, 118, 3, 246, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(85)85309-4 . [all data]

Halonen and Duxbury, 1985, 2
Halonen, L.; Duxbury, G., High resolution infrared spectrum of methyleneimine, CH2NH,in the 3 μm region, J. Chem. Phys., 1985, 83, 5, 2091, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.449351 . [all data]

Milligan, 1961
Milligan, D.E., Infrared Spectroscopic Study of the Photolysis of Methyl Azide and Methyl-d3 Azide in Solid Argon and Carbon Dioxide, J. Chem. Phys., 1961, 35, 4, 1491, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1732070 . [all data]

Jacox and Milligan, 1975
Jacox, M.E.; Milligan, D.E., The infrared spectrum of methylenimine, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1975, 56, 3, 333, https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2852(75)90122-8 . [all data]

Allegrini, Johns, et al., 1979
Allegrini, M.; Johns, J.W.C.; McKellar, A.R.W., Laser Stark spectroscopy of the ν4 fundamental band of CH2NH at 6.1 μm, J. Chem. Phys., 1979, 70, 6, 2829, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.437815 . [all data]

Duxbury, Kato, et al., 1981
Duxbury, G.; Kato, H.; Le Lerre, M.L., Laser Stark and interferometric studies of thioformaldehyde and methyleneimine, Discuss. Faraday Soc., 1981, 71, 97, https://doi.org/10.1039/dc9817100097 . [all data]

Duxbury and Le Lerre, 1982
Duxbury, G.; Le Lerre, M.L., Fourier transform infrared spectra of CH2NH: The ν5 and ν6 bands, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 1982, 92, 2, 326, https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2852(82)90106-0 . [all data]

Halonen and Duxbury, 1985, 3
Halonen, L.; Duxbury, G., The Fourier transform infrared spectrum of methyleneimine in the 10 μm region, J. Chem. Phys., 1985, 83, 5, 2078, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.449350 . [all data]

Halonen, Deeley, et al., 1986
Halonen, L.; Deeley, C.M.; Mills, I.M., Intensities in the ν7, ν8, and ν9 bands of CH2NH and the harmonic force field of methyleneimine, J. Chem. Phys., 1986, 85, 2, 692, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.451274 . [all data]

Duxbury and Le Lerre, 1984
Duxbury, G.; Le Lerre, M.L., High-resolution IR spectra of methyleneimine (CH2NH) in the 10 μm region, the ν8 band, Infrared Phys., 1984, 24, 2-3, 261, https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-0891(84)90080-0 . [all data]

Jacox, 1994
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1994, 464. [all data]

Milligan and Jacox, 1963
Milligan, D.E.; Jacox, M.E., Infrared Spectroscopic Evidence for the Species HNC, J. Chem. Phys., 1963, 39, 3, 712, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1734312 . [all data]

Johnson and Lovas, 1972
Johnson, D.R.; Lovas, F.J., Microwave detection of the molecular transient methyleneimine (CH2=NH), Chem. Phys. Lett., 1972, 15, 1, 65, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(72)87017-9 . [all data]

Kirchhoff, Johnson, et al., 1973
Kirchhoff, W.H.; Johnson, D.R.; Lovas, F.J., Microwave Spectra of Molecules of Astrophysical Interest: II Methylenimine, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1973, 2, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3253110 . [all data]

Pearson and Lovas, 1977
Pearson, R., Jr.; Lovas, F.J., Microwave spectrum and molecular structure of methylenimine (CH2NH), J. Chem. Phys., 1977, 66, 9, 4149, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.434490 . [all data]

Margules, Demaison, et al., 2006
Margules, L.; Demaison, J.; Streeja, P.B.; Guillemin, J.-C., Submillimeterwave spectrum of CH2PH and equilibrium structures of CH2PH and CH2NH, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 2006, 238, 2, 234, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jms.2006.05.008 . [all data]


Notes

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