Methyl Alcohol

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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
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
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 CH4O+ (ion structure unspecified)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)10.84 ± 0.01eVN/AN/AL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)180.3kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity173.2kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
10.85 ± 0.03PITao, Klemm, et al., 1992LL
10.82 ± 0.05EIHolmes and Lossing, 1991LL
10.84 ± 0.07EIBowen and Maccoll, 1984LBLHLM
10.9EIMishchanchuk, Pokrovskii, et al., 1982LBLHLM
10.84 ± 0.08EIAllam, Migahed, et al., 1982LBLHLM
10.90 ± 0.03EISahini, Constantin, et al., 1978LLK
10.85 ± 0.01PIBerkowitz, 1978LLK
10.846 ± 0.002PEMacNeil and Dixon, 1977LLK
10.90 ± 0.12EIFinney and Harrison, 1972LLK
10.83 ± 0.03PIWarneck, 1971LLK
10.85 ± 0.02PECocksey, Eland, et al., 1971LLK
10.85PEBaker, Betteridge, et al., 1971LLK
10.85PEBaker, Betteridge, et al., 1971LLK
10.829 ± 0.015PIOmura, Kaneko, et al., 1969RDSH
10.85EILifshitz, Shapiro, et al., 1969RDSH
10.83PEDewar and Worley, 1969RDSH
10.84 ± 0.02PIRefaey and Chupka, 1968RDSH
10.85CICermak, 1968RDSH
10.83PEAl-Joboury and Turner, 1964RDSH
10.85 ± 0.02PIWatanabe, 1954RDSH
10.96EIVorob'ev, Furlei, et al., 1989Vertical value; LL
11.0PEVon Niessen, Bieri, et al., 1980Vertical value; LLK
10.95PEUtsunomiya, Kobayashi, et al., 1980Vertical value; LLK
10.95PEKobayashi, 1978Vertical value; LLK
10.86PEBenoit and Harrison, 1977Vertical value; LLK
10.97 ± 0.03PEPeel and Willett, 1975Vertical value; LLK
10.96PERobin and Kuebler, 1973Vertical value; LLK
10.95PEOgata, Onizuka, et al., 1973Vertical value; LLK
10.94PEKatsumata, Iwai, et al., 1973Vertical value; LLK
10.95PEOgata, Onizuka, et al., 1972Vertical value; LLK
10.96PEBaker, Betteridge, et al., 1971Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
CH+22.31 ± 0.09?EIReed and Snedden, 1956RDSH
CHO+13.06 ± 0.10H2+HPIWarneck, 1971LLK
CHO+14.0 ± 0.2H2+HEILifshitz, Shapiro, et al., 1969RDSH
CH2+14.05 ± 0.05H2OPIWarneck, 1971LLK
CH2+15.3H2OEIHaney and Franklin, 1968RDSH
CH2O+10.9H2EIMishchanchuk, Pokrovskii, et al., 1982LBLHLM
CH2O+12.05 ± 0.12H2PIWarneck, 1971LLK
CH2O+12.45H2PIRefaey and Chupka, 1968RDSH
CH3+13.82 ± 0.04OHPIWarneck, 1971LLK
CH3+13.5OHEIFriedman, Long, et al., 1957RDSH
CH3O+11.67 ± 0.09HEIBowen and Maccoll, 1984LBLHLM
CH3O+10.4HEIMishchanchuk, Pokrovskii, et al., 1982LBLHLM
CH3O+11.85 ± 0.08HEIAllam, Migahed, et al., 1982LBLHLM
CH3O+11.88 ± 0.05HEISelim and Helal, 1981LLK
CH3O+11.69HEILossing, 1977LLK
CH3O+11.76 ± 0.11HEIFinney and Harrison, 1972LLK
CH3O+11.55 ± 0.03HPIWarneck, 1971LLK
CH3O+11.66 ± 0.04HPIOmura, Kaneko, et al., 1969RDSH
CH3O+11.67HEILifshitz, Shapiro, et al., 1969RDSH
CH3O+11.67 ± 0.03HPIRefaey and Chupka, 1968RDSH
CH3O+[CH2OH+]11.649 ± 0.003HPIBerkowitz, Ellison, et al., 1994Unpublished results of B. Ruscic and J. Berkowitz; LL
CO+13.72H2EIFriedman, Long, et al., 1957RDSH
CO+14.31 ± 0.052H2EIFriedland and Strakna, 1956RDSH

De-protonation reactions

CH3O- + Hydrogen cation = Methyl Alcohol

By formula: CH3O- + H+ = CH4O

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr382. ± 2.kcal/molAVGN/AAverage of 6 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr376.02 ± 0.62kcal/molH-TSNee, Osterwalder, et al., 2006gas phase; B
Δr376.04 ± 0.55kcal/molH-TSOsborn, Leahy, et al., 1998gas phase; B
Δr374.0 ± 2.0kcal/molIMREBartmess, Scott, et al., 1979gas phase; The acidity is 1.2 kcal/mol stronger than that from the D-EA cycle, due to the multi-compound fit for the acidity scale.; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
Δr374.6 ± 2.1kcal/molH-TSHaas and Harrison, 1993gas phase; Both metastable and 50 eV collision energy.; B
Δr375.10 ± 0.60kcal/molTDEqMeot-ner and Sieck, 1986gas phase; Experimental entropy: 21.5 eu, 0.6 less than H2O; B

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Takehiko Shimanouchi

Gas     Symmetry:   Cs     Symmetry Number σ = 1


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

a' 1 OH str 3681  A 3681 M gas
a' 2 CH3 d-str 3000  C 3000 M gas
a' 3 CH3 s-str 2844  A 2844 S gas
a' 4 CH3 d-deform 1477  B 1477 M gas OV10)
a' 5 CH3 s-deform 1455  A 1455 M gas
a' 6 OH bend 1345  B 1345 S gas
a' 7 CH3 rock 1060  D 1060 W gas OV8)
a' 8 CO str 1033  A 1033 VS gas 1032 gas
a 9 CH3 d-str 2960  C 2960 S gas 2955 gas
a 10 CH3 d-deform 1477  B 1477 M gas OV4)
a 11 CH3 rock 1165  C 1165 liq.
a 12 Torsion 295  A 80~300 gas ?/? Value of ν12 is undefined because of large coupling between internal & overall rotations.
a 12 Torsion 200  E 80~300 gas ?/? Value of ν12 is undefined because of large coupling between internal & overall rotations.

Source: Shimanouchi, 1972

Liquid     Symmetry:   Cs     Symmetry Number σ = 1


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

a' 1 OH str 3328  D 3328 vb liq. 3270-3480 liq.
a' 2 CH3 d-str 2980  C 2980 M liq. 2993 liq.
a' 3 CH3 s-str 2834  C 2834 S liq. 2834 liq.
a' 4 CH3 d-deform 1480  C 1480 M liq. 1464 liq. OV10)
a' 5 CH3 s-deform 1450  C 1450 M liq.
a' 6 OH bend 1418  C 1418 M b liq.
a' 7 CH3 rock 1115  C 1115 M liq. 1107 liq.
a' 8 CO str 1030  C 1030 VS liq. 1033 liq.
a 9 CH3 d-str 2946  C 2946 S liq. 2940 liq.
a 10 CH3 d-deform 1480  C 1480 M liq. 1464 liq. OV4)
a 11 CH3 rock 1165  C 1165 liq.
a 12 Torsion 655  D 655 vb liq.

Source: Shimanouchi, 1972

Notes

VSVery strong
SStrong
MMedium
WWeak
bBroad
vbVery broad
OVOverlapped by band indicated in parentheses.
A0~1 cm-1 uncertainty
B1~3 cm-1 uncertainty
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
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Mishchanchuk, Pokrovskii, et al., 1982
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MacNeil and Dixon, 1977
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Warneck, 1971
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Cocksey, Eland, et al., 1971
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Lifshitz, Shapiro, et al., 1969
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Dewar and Worley, 1969
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Refaey and Chupka, 1968
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Cermak, 1968
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Al-Joboury and Turner, 1964
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Watanabe, 1954
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Notes

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