Methyl Alcohol

Formula: CH₄O
Molecular weight: 32.0419
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 67-56-1
Chemical structure:
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Other names: Methanol; Carbinol; Methyl hydroxide; Methylol; Monohydroxymethane; Wood alcohol; CH3OH; Colonial spirit; Columbian spirit; Hydroxymethane; Wood naphtha; Alcool methylique; Alcool metilico; Columbian spirits; Metanolo; Methylalkohol; Metylowy alkohol; Pyroxylic spirit; Wood spirit; Rcra waste number U154; UN 1230; Pyro alcohol; Spirit of wood; Bieleski's solution; NSC 85232
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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
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_fH°_gas	-49. ± 3.	kcal/mol	AVG	N/A	Average of 9 values; Individual data points
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_cH°_gas	-182.52 ± 0.048	kcal/mol	Cm	Rossini, 1932	Flame Calorimetry; Corresponding Δ_fHº_gas = -48.157 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

C_p,gas (cal/mol*K)	Temperature (K)	Reference	Comment
8.126	50.	Thermodynamics Research Center, 1997	p=1 bar. Recommended entropies and heat capacities are in good agreement with other statistically calculated values [ Ivash E.V., 1955, Zhuravlev E.Z., 1959, Chen S.S., 1977, Chao J., 1986, Gurvich, Veyts, et al., 1989]. Please also see Chao J., 1986, 2.; GT
8.831	100.
9.235	150.
9.491	200.
10.18	273.15
10.53 ± 0.007	298.15
10.56	300.
12.34	400.
14.27	500.
16.06	600.
17.65	700.
19.06	800.
20.30	900.
21.40	1000.
22.36	1100.
23.21	1200.
23.958	1300.
24.613	1400.
25.191	1500.
26.34	1750.
27.20	2000.
27.84	2250.
28.35	2500.
28.7	2750.
28.9	3000.

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

C_p,gas (cal/mol*K)	Temperature (K)	Reference	Comment
10.13 ± 0.30	279.	Stromsoe E., 1970	Heat capacity at 279 K was obtained by thermal conductivity [ Halford J.O., 1957]. Vapor heat capacities from calorimetric measurements [ De Vries T., 1941] were converted to the ideal gas heat capacities by corrections for the gas imperfection effects [ Chen S.S., 1977, Chao J., 1986, 2]. Ideal gas heat capacities are given by [ Stromsoe E., 1970] as a linear function Cp=f1(a+bT). This expression approximates the experimental values with the average deviation of 1.17 J/molK. The accuracy of the experimental heat capacities [ Stromsoe E., 1970] is estimated as less than 0.3%. Please also see De Vries T., 1941, Weltner W., 1951, Halford J.O., 1957.; GT
11.46 ± 0.30	345.6
11.19 ± 0.28	347.35
11.01 ± 0.30	349.65
11.37 ± 0.28	356.55
11.17 ± 0.30	358.15
11.52 ± 0.30	358.85
11.67 ± 0.30	359.85
12.02 ± 0.30	368.15
11.71 ± 0.28	373.35
12.26 ± 0.30	382.15
12.22 ± 0.28	398.95
12.51 ± 0.30	401.15
12.27 ± 0.28	401.35
12.43 ± 0.10	403.2
12.72 ± 0.30	420.15
12.88 ± 0.28	431.45
13.09 ± 0.28	442.15
13.36 ± 0.30	442.65
13.39 ± 0.28	457.35
13.67 ± 0.10	464.0
13.80 ± 0.28	477.75
13.95 ± 0.28	485.05
14.23 ± 0.28	498.95
14.44 ± 0.30	521.2
14.68 ± 0.28	521.35
15.37 ± 0.28	555.95
15.88 ± 0.28	581.35
15.96 ± 0.28	585.35

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_fH°_liquid	-56.97	kcal/mol	Ccr	Baroody and Carpenter, 1972	ALS
Δ_fH°_liquid	-57.24 ± 0.04	kcal/mol	Ccb	Chao and Rossini, 1965	see Rossini, 1934; ALS
Δ_fH°_liquid	-57.10 ± 0.86	kcal/mol	Ccb	Green, 1960	Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -57.01 ± 0.05 kcal/mol; ALS
Δ_fH°_liquid	-59.89	kcal/mol	Ccb	Parks, 1925	ALS
Δ_fH°_liquid	-60.1 ± 1.2	kcal/mol	Ccb	Richards and Davis, 1920	DRB
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_cH°_liquid	-173.45 ± 0.03	kcal/mol	Ccb	Chao and Rossini, 1965	see Rossini, 1934; Corresponding Δ_fHº_liquid = -57.23 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Δ_cH°_liquid	-173.64 ± 0.05	kcal/mol	Ccb	Green, 1960	Corresponding Δ_fHº_liquid = -57.04 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Δ_cH°_liquid	-173.60 ± 0.048	kcal/mol	Ccb	Rossini, 1931	Corresponding Δ_fHº_liquid = -57.082 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Δ_cH°_liquid	-170.90	kcal/mol	Ccb	Parks, 1925	Corresponding Δ_fHº_liquid = -59.78 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Δ_cH°_liquid	-170.61	kcal/mol	Ccb	Richards and Davis, 1920	At 291 K; Corresponding Δ_fHº_liquid = -60.072 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
S°_liquid	30.399	cal/mol*K	N/A	Carlson and Westrum, 1971	DH
S°_liquid	30.31	cal/mol*K	N/A	Kelley, 1929	DH
S°_liquid	31.00	cal/mol*K	N/A	Parks, Kelley, et al., 1929	Extrapolation below 90 K, 34.3 J/mol*K. Revision of previous data.; DH
S°_liquid	32.60	cal/mol*K	N/A	Parks, 1925	Extrapolation below 90 K, 40.75 J/mol*K.; DH
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
S°_{solid,1 bar}	0.2670	cal/mol*K	N/A	Ahlberg, Blanchard, et al., 1937	DH

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

C_p,liquid (cal/mol*K)	Temperature (K)	Reference	Comment
19.0	298.15	Filatov and Afanas'ev, 1992	DH
19.39	298.15	Khasanshin and Zykova, 1989	T = 175 to 338 K. Unsmoothed experimental datum.; DH
19.18	298.15	Andreoli-Ball, Patterson, et al., 1988	DH
19.20	298.15	Okano, Ogawa, et al., 1988	DH
19.4	298.15	Lankford and Criss, 1987	DH
19.44	298.	Korolev, Kukharenko, et al., 1986	DH
19.19	298.15	Ogawa and Murakami, 1986	DH
19.49	298.15	Tanaka, Toyama, et al., 1986	DH
19.17	298.15	Costas and Patterson, 1985	T = 298.15, 313.15 K.; DH
19.47	298.15	Zegers and Somsen, 1984	DH
18.86	288.15	Benson and D'Arcy, 1982	DH
19.58	298.15	Villamanan, Casanova, et al., 1982	DH
19.3	293.15	Atalla, El-Sharkawy, et al., 1981	DH
19.39	298.15	Carlson and Westrum, 1971	T = 5 to 332 K.; DH
20.0	298.	Deshpande and Bhatagadde, 1971	T = 298 to 318 K.; DH
20.5	313.2	Paz Andrade, Paz, et al., 1970	DH
20.5	298.2	Katayama, 1962	T = 10 to 60°C.; DH
19.3	311.	Swietoslawski and Zielenkiewicz, 1960	Mean value 21 to 56°C.; DH
20.6	323.	Hough, Mason, et al., 1950	T = 323 to 353 K.; DH
18.11	270.	Staveley and Gupta, 1949	T = 90 to 270 K.; DH
20.7	300.8	Phillip, 1939	DH
19.97	313.15	Fiock, Ginnings, et al., 1931	T = 40 to 110°C.; DH
19.1	292.0	Kelley, 1929	T = 16 to 293 K. Value is unsmoothed experimental datum.; DH
18.7	270.	Mitsukuri and Hara, 1929	T = 190 to 270 K.; DH
19.1	290.1	Parks, 1925	T = 89 to 290 K. Value is unsmoothed experimental datum.; DH
19.9	298.	von Reis, 1881	T = 288 to 335 K.; DH

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

C_p,solid (cal/mol*K)	Temperature (K)	Reference	Comment
16.35	120.	Sugisaki, Suga, et al., 1968	glass phase; T = 20 to 120 K.; DH
1.29	20.5	Ahlberg, Blanchard, et al., 1937	T = 5 to 28 K.; DH
25.1	173.	Maass and Walbauer, 1925	T = 93 to 173 K.; DH

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
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 ± 0.01	eV	N/A	N/A	L
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Proton affinity (review)	180.3	kcal/mol	N/A	Hunter and Lias, 1998	HL
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Gas basicity	173.2	kcal/mol	N/A	Hunter and Lias, 1998	HL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV)	Method	Reference	Comment
10.85 ± 0.03	PI	Tao, Klemm, et al., 1992	LL
10.82 ± 0.05	EI	Holmes and Lossing, 1991	LL
10.84 ± 0.07	EI	Bowen and Maccoll, 1984	LBLHLM
10.9	EI	Mishchanchuk, Pokrovskii, et al., 1982	LBLHLM
10.84 ± 0.08	EI	Allam, Migahed, et al., 1982	LBLHLM
10.90 ± 0.03	EI	Sahini, Constantin, et al., 1978	LLK
10.85 ± 0.01	PI	Berkowitz, 1978	LLK
10.846 ± 0.002	PE	MacNeil and Dixon, 1977	LLK
10.90 ± 0.12	EI	Finney and Harrison, 1972	LLK
10.83 ± 0.03	PI	Warneck, 1971	LLK
10.85 ± 0.02	PE	Cocksey, Eland, et al., 1971	LLK
10.85	PE	Baker, Betteridge, et al., 1971	LLK
10.85	PE	Baker, Betteridge, et al., 1971	LLK
10.829 ± 0.015	PI	Omura, Kaneko, et al., 1969	RDSH
10.85	EI	Lifshitz, Shapiro, et al., 1969	RDSH
10.83	PE	Dewar and Worley, 1969	RDSH
10.84 ± 0.02	PI	Refaey and Chupka, 1968	RDSH
10.85	CI	Cermak, 1968	RDSH
10.83	PE	Al-Joboury and Turner, 1964	RDSH
10.85 ± 0.02	PI	Watanabe, 1954	RDSH
10.96	EI	Vorob'ev, Furlei, et al., 1989	Vertical value; LL
11.0	PE	Von Niessen, Bieri, et al., 1980	Vertical value; LLK
10.95	PE	Utsunomiya, Kobayashi, et al., 1980	Vertical value; LLK
10.95	PE	Kobayashi, 1978	Vertical value; LLK
10.86	PE	Benoit and Harrison, 1977	Vertical value; LLK
10.97 ± 0.03	PE	Peel and Willett, 1975	Vertical value; LLK
10.96	PE	Robin and Kuebler, 1973	Vertical value; LLK
10.95	PE	Ogata, Onizuka, et al., 1973	Vertical value; LLK
10.94	PE	Katsumata, Iwai, et al., 1973	Vertical value; LLK
10.95	PE	Ogata, Onizuka, et al., 1972	Vertical value; LLK
10.96	PE	Baker, Betteridge, et al., 1971	Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion	AE (eV)	Other Products	Method	Reference	Comment
CH⁺	22.31 ± 0.09	?	EI	Reed and Snedden, 1956	RDSH
CHO⁺	13.06 ± 0.10	H₂+H	PI	Warneck, 1971	LLK
CHO⁺	14.0 ± 0.2	H₂+H	EI	Lifshitz, Shapiro, et al., 1969	RDSH
CH₂⁺	14.05 ± 0.05	H₂O	PI	Warneck, 1971	LLK
CH₂⁺	15.3	H₂O	EI	Haney and Franklin, 1968	RDSH
CH₂O⁺	10.9	H₂	EI	Mishchanchuk, Pokrovskii, et al., 1982	LBLHLM
CH₂O⁺	12.05 ± 0.12	H₂	PI	Warneck, 1971	LLK
CH₂O⁺	12.45	H₂	PI	Refaey and Chupka, 1968	RDSH
CH₃⁺	13.82 ± 0.04	OH	PI	Warneck, 1971	LLK
CH₃⁺	13.5	OH	EI	Friedman, Long, et al., 1957	RDSH
CH₃O⁺	11.67 ± 0.09	H	EI	Bowen and Maccoll, 1984	LBLHLM
CH₃O⁺	10.4	H	EI	Mishchanchuk, Pokrovskii, et al., 1982	LBLHLM
CH₃O⁺	11.85 ± 0.08	H	EI	Allam, Migahed, et al., 1982	LBLHLM
CH₃O⁺	11.88 ± 0.05	H	EI	Selim and Helal, 1981	LLK
CH₃O⁺	11.69	H	EI	Lossing, 1977	LLK
CH₃O⁺	11.76 ± 0.11	H	EI	Finney and Harrison, 1972	LLK
CH₃O⁺	11.55 ± 0.03	H	PI	Warneck, 1971	LLK
CH₃O⁺	11.66 ± 0.04	H	PI	Omura, Kaneko, et al., 1969	RDSH
CH₃O⁺	11.67	H	EI	Lifshitz, Shapiro, et al., 1969	RDSH
CH₃O⁺	11.67 ± 0.03	H	PI	Refaey and Chupka, 1968	RDSH
CH₃O⁺[CH₂OH⁺]	11.649 ± 0.003	H	PI	Berkowitz, Ellison, et al., 1994	Unpublished results of B. Ruscic and J. Berkowitz; LL
CO⁺	13.7	2H₂	EI	Friedman, Long, et al., 1957	RDSH
CO⁺	14.31 ± 0.05	2H₂	EI	Friedland and Strakna, 1956	RDSH

De-protonation reactions

CH₃O^- + = Methyl Alcohol

By formula: CH₃O^- + H⁺ = CH₄O

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rH°	382. ± 2.	kcal/mol	AVG	N/A	Average of 6 values; Individual data points
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_rG°	376.02 ± 0.62	kcal/mol	H-TS	Nee, Osterwalder, et al., 2006	gas phase; B
Δ_rG°	376.04 ± 0.55	kcal/mol	H-TS	Osborn, Leahy, et al., 1998	gas phase; B
Δ_rG°	374.0 ± 2.0	kcal/mol	IMRE	Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979	gas 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
Δ_rG°	374.6 ± 2.1	kcal/mol	H-TS	Haas and Harrison, 1993	gas phase; Both metastable and 50 eV collision energy.; B
Δ_rG°	375.10 ± 0.60	kcal/mol	TDEq	Meot-ner and Sieck, 1986	gas phase; Experimental entropy: 21.5 eu, 0.6 less than H2O; B

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Symbols used in this document:

AE	Appearance energy
C_p,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
C_p,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
C_p,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
S°_liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
S°_{solid,1 bar}	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
Δ_cH°_gas	Enthalpy of combustion of gas at standard conditions
Δ_cH°_liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
Δ_fH°_gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
Δ_fH°_liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
Δ_rG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
Δ_rH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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