2-Butanone

• Formula: C₄H₈O
• Molecular weight: 72.1057
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8O/c1-3-4(2)5/h3H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZWEHNKRNPOVVGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 78-93-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Butan-2-one; Butanone; Ethyl methyl ketone; Ketone, methyl ethyl; Methyl ethyl ketone; MEK; C2H5COCH3; Acetone, methyl-; Aethylmethylketon; 3-Butanone; Butanone 2; Ethyl methyl cetone; Ethylmethylketon; Ketone, ethyl methyl; Meetco; Methyl acetone; Metiletilchetone; Metyloetyloketon; Rcra waste number U159; UN 1193; 2-Oxobutane; 2-Butanal; 2-butanone (MEK; methyl ethyl ketone); 2-butanone (MEK)
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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
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Reaction thermochemistry data

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

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Individual Reactions

C₄H₉O⁺ +  = (C₄H₉O⁺ • )

By formula: C₄H₉O⁺ + C₄H₈O = (C₄H₉O⁺ • C₄H₈O)

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

C₅H₁₁O⁺ +  = (C₅H₁₁O⁺ • )

By formula: C₅H₁₁O⁺ + C₄H₈O = (C₅H₁₁O⁺ • C₄H₈O)

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

C₄H₇O^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₇O^- + H⁺ = C₄H₈O

C₃H₉Sn⁺ +  = (C₃H₉Sn⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₉Sn⁺ + C₄H₈O = (C₃H₉Sn⁺ • C₄H₈O)

Free energy of reaction

CH₆N⁺ +  = (CH₆N⁺ • )

By formula: CH₆N⁺ + C₄H₈O = (CH₆N⁺ • C₄H₈O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type NH+-O between organics

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₄H₈O = (Cl^- • C₄H₈O)

 +  =

By formula: H₂ + C₄H₈O = C₄H₁₀O

C₄H₇O^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₇O^- + H⁺ = C₄H₈O

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO^- + C₄H₈O = (NO^- • C₄H₈O)

C₄H₇O^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₇O^- + H⁺ = C₄H₈O

(CAS Reg. No. 35730-33-7 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 35730-33-7

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 35730-33-7 • 4294967295C₄H₈O) + C₄H₈O = CAS Reg. No. 35730-33-7

=  + 

By formula: C₄H₁₀O = H₂ + C₄H₈O

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Mg⁺ + C₄H₈O = (Mg⁺ • C₄H₈O)

 +  = 2 + 

By formula: C₆H₁₄O₂ + H₂O = 2CH₄O + C₄H₈O

 +  =  + 

By formula: HI + C₄H₇IO = I₂ + C₄H₈O

 +  =

By formula: H₂ + C₄H₆O = C₄H₈O

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₄H₈O = (Na⁺ • C₄H₈O)

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 C₄H₈O⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₄H₇O^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₇O^- + H⁺ = C₄H₈O

C₄H₇O^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₇O^- + H⁺ = C₄H₈O

C₄H₇O^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₇O^- + H⁺ = C₄H₈O

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

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