2-Pentanone

• Formula: C₅H₁₀O
• Molecular weight: 86.1323
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H10O/c1-3-4-5(2)6/h3-4H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XNLICIUVMPYHGG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 107-87-9
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Ethyl acetone; Methyl n-propyl ketone; Methyl propyl ketone; Propyl methyl ketone; n-C3H7COCH3; Pentan-2-one; Metylopropyloketon; UN 1249; n-Propyl methyl ketone; Pentanone-2; NSC 5350
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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

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:
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

C₅H₉O^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₉O^- + H⁺ = C₅H₁₀O

(CAS Reg. No. 117951-43-6 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 117951-43-6

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 117951-43-6 • 4294967295C₅H₁₀O) + C₅H₁₀O = CAS Reg. No. 117951-43-6

 +  =  + 2

By formula: C₇H₁₆O₂ + H₂O = C₅H₁₀O + 2CH₄O

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₅H₁₀O = (Na⁺ • C₅H₁₀O)

Free energy of reaction

=  + 

By formula: C₅H₁₂O = C₅H₁₀O + H₂

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

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₅H₉O^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₉O^- + H⁺ = C₅H₁₀O

References

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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
  T	Temperature
  ΔcH°gas	Enthalpy of combustion of gas at standard conditions
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas 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

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