Methylidyne

• Formula: CH
• Molecular weight: 13.0186
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH/h1H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VRLIPUYDFBXWCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 3315-37-5
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

(CHCl^- • 4294967295) +  = CHCl^-

By formula: (CHCl^- • 4294967295CH) + CH = CHCl^-

 +  =

By formula: C^- + H⁺ = CH

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:
B - John E. Bartmess
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 CH⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

 +  =

By formula: C^- + H⁺ = CH

References

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Jesinger and Squires, 1999
Jesinger, R.A.; Squires, R.R., Carbyne thermochemistry from energy-resolved collision-induced dissociation. The heats of formation of CH, CF, and CCl, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 1999, 187, 745-757, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-3806(98)14182-9 . [all data]

Gilles, Ervin, et al., 1992
Gilles, M.K.; Ervin, K.M.; Ho, J.; Lineberger, W.C., Negative Ion Photoelectron Spectroscopy of HCF-, HCCl-, HCBr-, and HCI- - Photoelectron Angular Distributions and Neutral Triplet Excitation, J. Phys. Chem., 1992, 96, 3, 1130, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100182a021 . [all data]

Scheer, Bilodeau, et al., 1998
Scheer, M.; Bilodeau, R.C.; Brodie, C.A.; Haugen, H.K., Systematic study of the stable states of C-, Si-, Ge-, and Sn- via infrared laser spectroscopy, Phys. Rev. A, 1998, 58, 4, 2844-2856, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.58.2844 . [all data]

Goebbert, 2012
Goebbert, D.J., Photoelectron imaging of CH-, Chem. Phys. Lett., 2012, 551, 19-25, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2012.08.065 . [all data]

Kasdan, Herbst, et al., 1975
Kasdan, A.; Herbst, E.; Lineberger, W.C., Laser photoelectron spectrometry of CH₂^-, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1975, 31, 78. [all data]

Feldman, 1970
Feldman, D., Photoablosung von Elektronen bei einigen Stabilen Negativen Ionen, Z. Naturfor., 1970, 25A, 621. [all data]

Locht and Momigny, 1970
Locht, R.; Momigny, J., Mass Spectrometric Determination of the Electron Affinities of Radicals, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1970, 6, 4, 273, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(70)85072-2 . [all data]

Huber and Herzberg, 1979
Huber, K.P.; Herzberg, G., Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure. IV. Constants of Diatomic Molecules,, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1979, ,1. [all data]

Herzberg and Johns, 1969
Herzberg, G.; Johns, J.W.C., New spectra of the CH molecule, Astrophys. J., 1969, 158, 399. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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