2-Propanethiol, 2-methyl-
- Formula: C4H10S
- Molecular weight: 90.187
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WMXCDAVJEZZYLT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 75-66-1
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: tert-Butanethiol; tert-Butylmercaptan; tert-Butylthiol; 1,1-Dimethylethanethiol; 2-Isobutanethiol; 2-Methyl-2-propanethiol; tert-C4H9SH; t-Butyl mercaptan; tert-Butyl hydrosulfide; 2-Methyl-2-propylthiol; tertiary-Butyl mercaptan; 2-methylpropane-2-thiol
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Gas phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔfH°gas | -25.99 ± 0.21 | kcal/mol | Ccr | Hubbard, Good, et al., 1958 | see Hubbard, Katz, et al., 1954 and McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953 |
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
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔfH°liquid | -33.59 ± 0.21 | kcal/mol | Ccr | Hubbard, Good, et al., 1958 | Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -33.38 ± 0.20 kcal/mol; see Hubbard, Katz, et al., 1954 and McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953; ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°liquid | -828.15 ± 0.17 | kcal/mol | Ccr | Hubbard, Good, et al., 1958 | Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -828.00 ± 0.17 kcal/mol; see Hubbard, Katz, et al., 1954 and McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953; ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
S°liquid | 58.901 | cal/mol*K | N/A | McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 2 | DH |
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
41.840 | 298.15 | McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 2 | T = 12 to 329 K.; DH |
Phase change data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
CAL - James S. Chickos, William E. Acree, Jr., Joel F. Liebman, Students of Chem 202 (Introduction to the Literature of Chemistry), University of Missouri -- St. Louis
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tboil | 337. ± 2. | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 8 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tfus | 273.97 | K | N/A | Denyer, Fidler, et al., 1949 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Ttriple | 274.42 | K | N/A | McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 3 | Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tc | 530.1 | K | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 7.392 | kcal/mol | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
ΔvapH° | 7.36 | kcal/mol | N/A | Reid, 1972 | AC |
ΔvapH° | 7.39 ± 0.02 | kcal/mol | E | Hubbard, Good, et al., 1958 | see Hubbard, Katz, et al., 1954 and McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953; ALS |
ΔvapH° | 7.60 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hubbard, Good, et al., 1958 | DRB |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
6.800 | 337.4 | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
7.19 | 284. | N/A | Stockton, Ng, et al., 1998 | Based on data from 275. to 293. K.; AC |
7.39 | 308. | A,EB | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 293. to 373. K. See also McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 2 and Osborn and Douslin, 1966.; AC |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH =
A exp(-βTr) (1 − Tr)β
ΔvapH =
Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure)
(kcal/mol)
Tr = reduced temperature (T / Tc)
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Temperature (K) | A (kcal/mol) | β | Tc (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
298. to 337. | 11.23 | 0.3044 | 530.1 | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 |
Antoine Equation Parameters
log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
P = vapor pressure (atm)
T = temperature (K)
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Temperature (K) | A | B | C | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
293.7 to 372.29 | 3.90701 | 1115.572 | -51.835 | McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 2 | Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data. |
Enthalpy of fusion
ΔfusH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
0.593 | 274.4 | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | AC |
Entropy of fusion
ΔfusS (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
6.413 | 151.6 | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | CAL |
0.987 | 157. | ||
1.16 | 199.4 | ||
2.16 | 274.4 |
Enthalpy of phase transition
ΔHtrs (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Initial Phase | Final Phase | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.97199 | 151.6 | crystaline, IV | crystaline, III | McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 2 | DH |
0.1549 | 157.0 | crystaline, III | crystaline, II | McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 2 | DH |
0.2320 | 199.4 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 2 | DH |
0.59319 | 274.42 | crystaline, I | liquid | McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 2 | DH |
Entropy of phase transition
ΔStrs (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Initial Phase | Final Phase | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.413 | 151.6 | crystaline, IV | crystaline, III | McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 2 | DH |
0.987 | 157.0 | crystaline, III | crystaline, II | McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 2 | DH |
1.16 | 199.4 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 2 | DH |
2.16 | 274.42 | crystaline, I | liquid | McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 2 | DH |
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
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Individual Reactions
C4H9S- + =
By formula: C4H9S- + H+ = C4H10S
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 352.5 ± 2.2 | kcal/mol | G+TS | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 346.2 ± 2.0 | kcal/mol | IMRE | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
By formula: H2O + C6H12OS = C2H4O2 + C4H10S
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -3.00 ± 0.07 | kcal/mol | Cm | Wadso, 1957 | liquid phase; Heat of hydrolysis; ALS |
Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proton affinity (review) | 195.1 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 187.6 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
9.03 | PE | Ogata, Onizuka, et al., 1973 | LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C3H7S+ | 11.4 ± 0.15 | CH3 | EI | Broer and Weringa, 1980 | LLK |
De-protonation reactions
C4H9S- + =
By formula: C4H9S- + H+ = C4H10S
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 352.5 ± 2.2 | kcal/mol | G+TS | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 346.2 ± 2.0 | kcal/mol | IMRE | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
References
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Hubbard, Good, et al., 1958
Hubbard, W.N.; Good, W.D.; Waddington, G.,
The heats of combustion, formation and isomerization of the seven isomeric C4H10S alkane thiols and sulfides,
J. Phys. Chem., 1958, 62, 614-617. [all data]
Hubbard, Katz, et al., 1954
Hubbard, W.N.; Katz, C.; Waddington, G.,
A rotating combustion bomb for precision calorimetry. Heats of combustion of some sulfur-containing compounds,
J. Phys. Chem., 1954, 58, 142. [all data]
McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953
McCullough, J.P.; Scott, D.W.; Finke, H.L.; Hubbard, W.N.; Gross, M.E.; Katz, C.; Pennington, R.E.; Messerly, J.F.; Waddington, G.,
The thermodynamic properties of 2-methyl-2-propanethiol from 0 to 1000°K,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1953, 75, 1818-18. [all data]
Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G.,
Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]
McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 2
McCullough, J.P.; Scott, D.W.; Finke, H.L.; Hubbard, W.N.; Gross, M.E.; Katz, C.; Pennington, R.E.; Messerly, J.F.; Waddington, G.,
The thermodynamic properties of 2-methyl-2-propanethiol from 0 to 1000K,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1953, 75, 1818-1824. [all data]
Denyer, Fidler, et al., 1949
Denyer, R.L.; Fidler, F.A.; Lowry, R.A.,
Azeotrope Formation Between Thiols and Hydrocarbons,
Ind. Eng. Chem., 1949, 41, 2727-37. [all data]
McCullough, Scott, et al., 1953, 3
McCullough, J.P.; Scott, D.W.; Finke, H.L.; Hubbard, W.N.; Gross, M.E.; Katz, C.; Pennington, R.E.; Messerly, J.F.; Waddington, G.,
The thermodynamic properties of 2-methyl-2-propanethiol from 0 to 1000 k,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1953, 75, 1818-24. [all data]
Majer and Svoboda, 1985
Majer, V.; Svoboda, V.,
Enthalpies of Vaporization of Organic Compounds: A Critical Review and Data Compilation, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1985, 300. [all data]
Reid, 1972
Reid, Robert C.,
Handbook on vapor pressure and heats of vaporization of hydrocarbons and related compounds, R. C. Wilhort and B. J. Zwolinski, Texas A Research Foundation. College Station, Texas(1971). 329 pages.$10.00,
AIChE J., 1972, 18, 6, 1278-1278, https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.690180637
. [all data]
Stockton, Ng, et al., 1998
Stockton, L.D.; Ng, T.L.; Maung, N.; Poole, I.B.; Williams, J.O.; Wright, A.C.; Foster, D.F.; Cole-Hamilton, D.J.,
Dynamic vapour pressure measurements of di-tertiarybutyl sulphide using an ultrasonic monitor,
Journal of Crystal Growth, 1998, 183, 1-2, 95-98, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0248(97)00383-7
. [all data]
Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw,
Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2
. [all data]
Osborn and Douslin, 1966
Osborn, A.G.; Douslin, D.R.,
Vapor Pressure Relations of 36 Sulfur Compounds Present in Petroleum.,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1966, 11, 4, 502-509, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60031a014
. [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]
Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979
Bartmess, J.E.; Scott, J.A.; McIver, R.T., Jr.,
The gas phase acidity scale from methanol to phenol,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 6047. [all data]
Wadso, 1957
Wadso, I.,
The heats of hydrolysis of some alkyl thiolesters,
Acta Chem. Scand., 1957, 11, 1745-1751. [all data]
Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G.,
Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update,
J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018
. [all data]
Ogata, Onizuka, et al., 1973
Ogata, H.; Onizuka, H.; Nihei, Y.; Kamada, H.,
The photoelectron spectra of alcohols, mercaptans and amines,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1973, 46, 3036. [all data]
Broer and Weringa, 1980
Broer, W.J.; Weringa, W.D.,
Potential energy profiles for the unimolecular reactions of [C3H7S]+ ions,
Org. Mass Spectrom., 1980, 15, 229. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy Cp,liquid Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid S°liquid Entropy of liquid at standard conditions Tboil Boiling point Tc Critical temperature Tfus Fusion (melting) point Ttriple Triple point temperature ΔHtrs Enthalpy of phase transition ΔStrs Entropy of phase transition 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 ΔfusH Enthalpy of fusion ΔfusS Entropy of fusion ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization ΔvapH° Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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