Acetaldehyde

• Formula: C₂H₄O
• Molecular weight: 44.0526
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H4O/c1-2-3/h2H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: IKHGUXGNUITLKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-07-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Acetic aldehyde; Ethanal; Ethyl aldehyde; CH3CHO; Acetaldehyd; Aldehyde acetique; Aldeide acetica; NCI-C56326; Octowy aldehyd; Acetylaldehyde; Rcra waste number U001; UN 1089; NSC 7594
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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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

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Individual Reactions

C₂H₃O^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₃O^- + H⁺ = C₂H₄O

C₂H₅O⁺ +  = (C₂H₅O⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₅O⁺ + C₂H₄O = (C₂H₅O⁺ • C₂H₄O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

C₂H₇O⁺ +  = (C₂H₇O⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₇O⁺ + C₂H₄O = (C₂H₇O⁺ • C₂H₄O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

C₂H₅O⁺ +  = (C₂H₅O⁺ • )

By formula: C₂H₅O⁺ + C₂H₄O = (C₂H₅O⁺ • C₂H₄O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

C₂H₃O^- +  =

By formula: C₂H₃O^- + H⁺ = C₂H₄O

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₂H₄O = (Cl^- • C₂H₄O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₂H₄O = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₂H₄O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of deprotonated acids to ketones/

 +  =

By formula: H₂ + C₂H₄O = C₂H₆O

(C₂H₅O^- • 4294967295) +  = C₂H₅O^-

By formula: (C₂H₅O^- • 4294967295C₂H₄O) + C₂H₄O = C₂H₅O^-

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO^- + C₂H₄O = (NO^- • C₂H₄O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + C₂H₄O = (Li⁺ • C₂H₄O)

3 =

By formula: 3C₂H₄O = C₆H₁₂O₃

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Mg⁺ + C₂H₄O = (Mg⁺ • C₂H₄O)

 +  = 2 + 

By formula: C₄H₁₀O₂ + H₂O = 2CH₄O + C₂H₄O

 +  = 2 + 

By formula: C₄H₁₀O₂ + H₂O = 2CH₄O + C₂H₄O

 +  = 2 + 

By formula: C₄H₁₀O₂ + H₂O = 2CH₄O + C₂H₄O

2 +  =  + 

By formula: 2CH₄O + C₂H₄O = C₄H₁₀O₂ + H₂O

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₂H₄O + I₂ = HI + C₂H₃IO

 +  =  + 

By formula: H₂O + C₈H₁₀N₂ = C₆H₈N₂ + C₂H₄O

= 3

By formula: C₆H₁₂O₃ = 3C₂H₄O

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₂H₄O = (Na⁺ • C₂H₄O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Ag⁺ + C₂H₄O = (Ag⁺ • C₂H₄O)

IR Spectrum

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Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.

• GAS (100 mmHg, N2 ADDED, TOTAL PRESSURE 600 mmHg); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH I) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution
• GAS (180 mmHg PRESSURE); Not specified, most likely a prism, grating, or hybrid spectrometer.; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY; 4 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (10% CCl4 FOR 2.6-7.5, 10% CS2 FOR 7.5-22); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING $$SPECTRAL CONTAMINATION DUE TO CCl4 AROUND 1550 CM^-1 HAS BEEN SUBTRACTED; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH I) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution

Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  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
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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