Spiropentane

• Formula: C₅H₈
• Molecular weight: 68.1170
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H8/c1-2-5(1)3-4-5/h1-4H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OGNAOIGAPPSUMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 157-40-4
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Spiro[2.2]pentane
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  • References
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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

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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 C₅H₈⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

References

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Fraser and Prosen, 1955
Fraser, F.M.; Prosen, E.J., Heats of combustion and isomerization of six pentadienes and spiropentane, J. Res. NBS, 1955, 54, 143-148. [all data]

Humphrey and Spitzer, 1950
Humphrey, G.I.; Spitzer, R., Bond hybridization in the non-tetrahedral carbon atom. The heats of combustion of spiro-pentane and methylcyclobutane, J. Chem. Phys., 1950, 18, 902. [all data]

Scott D.W., 1950
Scott D.W., Spiropentane: heat capacity, heats of fusion and vaporization, vapor pressure, entropy and thermodynamic functions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1950, 72, 4664-4668. [all data]

Burns G.R., 1975
Burns G.R., The force field and normal coordinates of spiropentane, J. Mol. Struct., 1975, 27, 383-390. [all data]

Scott, Finke, et al., 1950
Scott, D.W.; Finke, H.L.; Hubbard, W.N.; McCullough, J.P.; Gross, M.E.; Williamson, K.D.; Waddington, G.; Huffman, H.M., Spiropentane: heat capacity, heats of fusion and vaporization, vapor pressure, entropy and thermodynamic functions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1950, 72, 4664-4668. [all data]

Gleiter, Krennrich, et al., 1986
Gleiter, R.; Krennrich, G.; Brinker, U.H., Electronic structure of spiropentane and some derivatives, J. Org. Chem., 1986, 51, 2899. [all data]

Lossing and Traeger, 1975
Lossing, F.P.; Traeger, J.C., Stabilization in cyclopentadienyl, cyclopentenyl, and cyclopentyl cations, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1975, 97, 1579. [all data]

Holmes, 1974
Holmes, J.L., The mass spectra of isomeric hydrocarbons - II: The C₅H₈ isomers, spiropentane, cyclopentene, 1,3-pentadiene and isoprene; the mechanisms and energetics of their fragmentations, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1974, 8, 247. [all data]

Puttemans and Delvaux, 1973
Puttemans, J.-P.; Delvaux, J.C., Ionisation et fragmentation d'isomeres C₅H₈ sous impact electronique. Spiropentane - methylenecyclobutane - isoprene, Ing. Chim. Brussell, 1973, 55(267-8), 7. [all data]

Dewar and Worley, 1969
Dewar, M.J.S.; Worley, S.D., Photoelectron spectra of molecules. I. Ionization potentials of some organic molecules and their interpretation, J. Chem. Phys., 1969, 50, 654. [all data]

Lossing and Traeger, 1975, 2
Lossing, F.P.; Traeger, J.C., Free radicals by mass spectrometry XLVI. Heats of formation of C₅H₇ and C₅H₉ radicals and cations., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1975, 19, 9. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔcH°gas	Enthalpy of combustion of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions

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