Propene
- Formula: C3H6
- Molecular weight: 42.0797
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QQONPFPTGQHPMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 115-07-1
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: Propylene; 1-Propene; Methylethylene; 1-Propylene; CH3CH=CH2; Methylethene; NCI-C50077; UN 1077; R 1270
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Gas phase thermochemistry 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 compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔfH°gas | 4.879 | kcal/mol | Eqk | Furuyama, Golden, et al., 1969 | ALS |
ΔfH°gas | 4.879 | kcal/mol | Cm | Lacher, Walden, et al., 1950 | Heat of hydrobromination; ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°gas | -491.83 ± 0.27 | kcal/mol | Cm | Wiberg and Fenoglio, 1968 | Corresponding ΔfHºgas = 4.73 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
ΔcH°gas | -491.8 ± 0.1 | kcal/mol | Cm | Rossini and Knowlton, 1937 | Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -491.74 ± 0.15 kcal/mol; Corresponding ΔfHºgas = 4.71 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
Cp,gas (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
8.210 | 50. | Thermodynamics Research Center, 1997 | p=1 bar. Recommended entropies and heat capacities are in good agreement with other statistically calculated values [ Crawford B.L., 1939, Kilpatrick J.E., 1946, Kilpatrick J.E., 1947, Chao J., 1975] as well as with ab initio value of S(298.15 K)=266.82 J/mol*K [ East A.L.L., 1997].; GT |
9.338 | 100. | ||
10.60 | 150. | ||
12.01 | 200. | ||
14.45 | 273.15 | ||
15.37 | 298.15 | ||
15.44 | 300. | ||
19.23 | 400. | ||
22.75 | 500. | ||
25.813 | 600. | ||
28.463 | 700. | ||
30.765 | 800. | ||
32.772 | 900. | ||
34.522 | 1000. | ||
36.049 | 1100. | ||
37.380 | 1200. | ||
38.540 | 1300. | ||
39.551 | 1400. | ||
40.435 | 1500. | ||
42.194 | 1750. | ||
43.475 | 2000. | ||
44.429 | 2250. | ||
45.151 | 2500. | ||
45.707 | 2750. | ||
46.147 | 3000. |
Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
Cp,gas (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
10.64 | 148.2 | Bier K., 1974 | Please also see Kistiakowsky G.B., 1940, Kistiakowsky G.B., 1940, 2, Telfair D., 1942.; GT |
10.86 | 157.6 | ||
12.48 | 213.1 | ||
12.69 | 220.1 | ||
12.83 | 223.7 | ||
13.97 | 258.0 | ||
14.29 | 270. | ||
14.36 ± 0.031 | 272.29 | ||
14.69 | 280. | ||
15.16 | 291.1 | ||
15.25 ± 0.031 | 298.15 | ||
15.47 ± 0.031 | 299.33 | ||
15.47 | 300. | ||
16.23 | 320. | ||
16.22 ± 0.033 | 323.15 | ||
16.74 ± 0.041 | 333.86 | ||
16.98 | 340. | ||
17.16 ± 0.033 | 348.15 | ||
17.72 | 360. | ||
17.80 ± 0.036 | 365.15 | ||
17.93 ± 0.02 | 367.11 | ||
18.11 ± 0.036 | 373.15 | ||
19.08 ± 0.038 | 378.15 | ||
18.44 | 380. | ||
19.16 | 400. | ||
19.88 | 420. | ||
19.98 ± 0.041 | 423.15 | ||
20.58 | 440. | ||
20.90 ± 0.041 | 448.15 | ||
21.28 | 460. | ||
21.79 ± 0.043 | 473.15 | ||
21.97 | 480. | ||
22.65 | 500. | ||
22.99 | 510. |
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
View reactions leading to C3H6+ (ion structure unspecified)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IE (evaluated) | 9.73 ± 0.01 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Proton affinity (review) | 179.6 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 172.7 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Ionization energy determinations
Appearance energy determinations
De-protonation reactions
C3H5- + =
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 391.10 ± 0.30 | kcal/mol | G+TS | Ellison, Davico, et al., 1996 | gas phase; calculated dSacid=24.2±1.0 eu; B |
ΔrH° | 390.5 ± 1.0 | kcal/mol | D-EA | Wenthold, Polak, et al., 1996 | gas phase; B |
ΔrH° | 390.7 ± 2.1 | kcal/mol | G+TS | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
ΔrH° | 390.25 ± 0.65 | kcal/mol | G+TS | Mackay, Lien, et al., 1978 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 383.80 ± 0.10 | kcal/mol | IMRE | Ellison, Davico, et al., 1996 | gas phase; calculated dSacid=24.2±1.0 eu; B |
ΔrG° | 383.9 ± 1.1 | kcal/mol | H-TS | Wenthold, Polak, et al., 1996 | gas phase; B |
ΔrG° | 384.1 ± 2.0 | kcal/mol | IMRE | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
ΔrG° | 383.60 ± 0.50 | kcal/mol | IMRE | Mackay, Lien, et al., 1978 | gas phase; B |
C3H5- + =
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 405.8 ± 2.0 | kcal/mol | Bran | DePuy, Gronert, et al., 1989 | gas phase; B |
ΔrH° | >404.75 ± 0.60 | kcal/mol | G+TS | Froelicher, Freiser, et al., 1986 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 398.0 ± 2.1 | kcal/mol | H-TS | DePuy, Gronert, et al., 1989 | gas phase; B |
ΔrG° | >397.00 | kcal/mol | IMRB | Froelicher, Freiser, et al., 1986 | gas phase; B |
C3H5- + =
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | >404.75 ± 0.90 | kcal/mol | G+TS | Froelicher, Freiser, et al., 1986 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | >397.00 | kcal/mol | IMRB | Froelicher, Freiser, et al., 1986 | gas phase; B |
IR Spectrum
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Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.
Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
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.
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Concurrent ion-molecule reactions leading to the same product ion,
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Study on unimolecular decomposition of excited olefin ions,
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Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy Cp,gas Constant pressure heat capacity of gas IE (evaluated) Recommended ionization energy ΔcH°gas Enthalpy of combustion of gas at standard conditions ΔfH°gas Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions 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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