Trimethylaluminum

• Formula: C₃H₉Al
• Molecular weight: 72.0851
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/3CH3.Al/h3*1H3; Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: JLTRXTDYQLMHGR-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-24-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: (CH3)3Al; Aluminum, trimethyl-; Trimethylalane; Trimethylaluminium; UN 1103
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  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • References
  • Notes
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

References

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McCullough, Messerly, et al., 1963
McCullough, J.P.; Messerly, J.F.; Moore, R.T.; Todd, S.S., J. Phys. Chem., 1963, 67, 677. [all data]

Fulem, Ruzicka, et al., 2003
Fulem, M.; Ruzicka, K.; Ruzicka, V.; Hulicius, E.; Simecek, T.; Melichar, K.; Pangrác, J.; Rushworth, S.A.; Smith, L.M., Vapor pressure of metal organic precursors, Journal of Crystal Growth, 2003, 248, 99-107, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0248(02)01840-7 . [all data]

McCullough, Messerly, et al., 1963, 2
McCullough, J.P.; Messerly, J.F.; Moore, R.T.; Todd, S.S., Trimethylaluminum: thermodynamic functions in the solid and liquid states, 0-380°K, vapor pressure, heat of vaporization, and entropy in the ideal gas state, J. Phys. Chem., 1963, 67, 677-679. [all data]

Domalski and Hearing, 1996
Domalski, Eugene S.; Hearing, Elizabeth D., Heat Capacities and Entropies of Organic Compounds in the Condensed Phase. Volume III, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1996, 25, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555985 . [all data]

Winters and Kiser, 1967
Winters, R.E.; Kiser, R.W., Ionization and fragmentation of dimethylzinc, trimethylaluminum, and trimethylantimony, J. Organometal. Chem., 1967, 10, 7. [all data]

Barker, Lappert, et al., 1975
Barker, G.K.; Lappert, M.F.; Pedley, J.B.; Sharp, G.J.; Westwood, N.P.C., Bonding studies of boron and the group 3-5 elements. Part XV. He(I) photoelectron spectra of monomeric group 3 tri-halide, trimethyl, and mixed halogenomethyl species, J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans., 1975, 1765. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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