Pyrrolidine
- Formula: C4H9N
- Molecular weight: 71.1210
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RWRDLPDLKQPQOW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 123-75-1
- 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: Azacyclopentane; Azolidine; Butylenimine; Prolamine; Pyrrole, tetrahydro-; Tetrahydropyrrole; Tetramethylenimine; Perhydropyrrole; UN 1922; NSC 62781; Pyrrolidine ring
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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 | -0.82 ± 0.23 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959 | |
ΔfH°gas | -0.86 ± 0.22 | kcal/mol | Ccb | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 |
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 | -9.81 ± 0.20 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959 | ALS |
ΔfH°liquid | -9.84 ± 0.20 | kcal/mol | Ccb | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°liquid | -673.83 ± 0.20 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959 | ALS |
ΔcH°liquid | -673.80 ± 0.18 | kcal/mol | Ccb | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
S°liquid | 48.781 | cal/mol*K | N/A | Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959 | DH |
S°liquid | 48.760 | cal/mol*K | N/A | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | DH |
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
38.29 | 298. | Conti, Gianni, et al., 1976 | DH |
37.421 | 298.15 | Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959 | T = 14 to 312 K.; DH |
37.421 | 298.15 | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | T = 13 to 350 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
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
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 | 360. ± 3. | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 7 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tfus | 211.95 | K | N/A | Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1950 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Ttriple | 215.31 | K | N/A | Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959, 2 | Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.07 K; TRC |
Ttriple | 215.240 | K | N/A | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959, 2 | Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; by extrapolation of 1/F to 0; TRC |
Ttriple | 215.31 | K | N/A | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959, 2 | Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.06 K; TRC |
Ttriple | 215.3 | K | N/A | Helm, Lanum, et al., 1958 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.03 K; measured in calorimeter at USBM, Bartlesville, OK; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tc | 568.6 | K | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
Tc | 568.6 | K | N/A | Cheng, McCoubrey, et al., 1962 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC |
Tc | 570. | K | N/A | Kobe, Ravicz, et al., 1956 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2.5 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Pc | 56.25 | atm | N/A | Kobe, Ravicz, et al., 1956 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.020 atm; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Vc | 0.249 | l/mol | N/A | Kobe, Ravicz, et al., 1956 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.005 l/mol; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 8.967 | kcal/mol | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
ΔvapH° | 8.990 ± 0.025 | kcal/mol | V | Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959 | ALS |
ΔvapH° | 8.99 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959 | DRB |
ΔvapH° | 8.980 ± 0.015 | kcal/mol | V | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | ALS |
ΔvapH° | 8.99 | kcal/mol | N/A | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | DRB |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
7.890 | 359.7 | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
9.18 | 288. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 273. to 313. K.; AC |
8.56 | 331. | EB,IP | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 316. to 394. K. See also McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 and Osborn and Douslin, 1968.; AC |
8.91 | 309. | N/A | Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959, 2 | Based on data from 294. to 360. K. See also Boublik, Fried, et al., 1984.; AC |
8.56 ± 0.02 | 322. | C | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | AC |
8.25 ± 0.02 | 340. | C | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | AC |
7.89 ± 0.02 | 360. | C | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
322. to 360. | 13.81 | 0.3426 | 568.6 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
316.31 to 394.1 | 4.04382 | 1180.043 | -67.895 | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data. |
Enthalpy of fusion
ΔfusH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
2.05 | 215.3 | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | AC |
Entropy of fusion
ΔfusS (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
0.624 | 207.1 | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | CAL |
9.522 | 215.3 |
Enthalpy of phase transition
ΔHtrs (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Initial Phase | Final Phase | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.127 | 207.14 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959 | DH |
2.053 | 215.31 | crystaline, I | liquid | Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959 | DH |
0.1291 | 207.14 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | DH |
2.050 | 215.31 | crystaline, I | liquid | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | DH |
Entropy of phase transition
ΔStrs (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Initial Phase | Final Phase | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.612 | 207.14 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959 | DH |
9.536 | 215.31 | crystaline, I | liquid | Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959 | DH |
0.624 | 207.14 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | DH |
9.522 | 215.31 | crystaline, I | liquid | McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959 | DH |
Henry's Law data
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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander
Henry's Law constant (water solution)
kH(T) = k°H exp(d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) ((1/T) - 1/(298.15 K)))
k°H = Henry's law constant for solubility in water at 298.15 K (mol/(kg*bar))
d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)
k°H (mol/(kg*bar)) | d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) (K) | Method | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
420. | 7600. | M | N/A |
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:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proton affinity (review) | 226.6 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 218.8 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
8.41 | PE | Al-Joboury and Turner, 1964 | RDSH |
8.82 | PE | Gerson, Worley, et al., 1978 | Vertical value; LLK |
8.77 ± 0.02 | PE | Aue, Webb, et al., 1976 | Vertical value; LLK |
8.77 ± 0.05 | PE | Morishima, Yoshikawa, et al., 1975 | Vertical value; LLK |
8.82 ± 0.03 | PE | Colonna, Distefano, et al., 1975 | Vertical value; LLK |
8.77 ± 0.02 | PE | Yoshikawa, Hashimoto, et al., 1974 | Vertical value; LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CH2N+ | 13.9 ± 0.2 | ? | EI | Gallegos and Kiser, 1962 | RDSH |
CH4N+ | 12.7 ± 0.2 | ? | EI | Gallegos and Kiser, 1962 | RDSH |
C2H2+ | 17.3 ± 1.0 | ? | EI | Gallegos and Kiser, 1962 | RDSH |
C2H3+ | 16.7 ± 0.3 | ? | EI | Gallegos and Kiser, 1962 | RDSH |
C2H4N+ | 13.0 ± 0.2 | C2H5 | EI | Gallegos and Kiser, 1962 | RDSH |
C2H5N+ | 12.3 ± 0.2 | ? | EI | Gallegos and Kiser, 1962 | RDSH |
C3H3+ | 18.9 ± 0.4 | ? | EI | Gallegos and Kiser, 1962 | RDSH |
C4H8N+ | 11.0 ± 0.2 | H | EI | Gallegos and Kiser, 1962 | RDSH |
References
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Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959
Hildenbrand, D.L.; Sinke, G.C.; McDonald, R.A.; Kramer, W.R.; Stull, D.R.,
Thermodynamic and spectroscopic study of pyrrolidine. I. Thermodynamic properties in the solid, liquid, and vapor states,
J. Chem. Phys., 1959, 31, 650-654. [all data]
McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959
McCullough, J.P.; Douslin, D.R.; Hubbard, W.N.; Todd, S.S.; Messerly, J.F.; Hossenlopp, I.A.; Frow, F.R.; Dawson, J.P.; Waddington, G.,
Pyrrolidine: Chemical thermodynamic properties between 0 and 1500°K; effect of pseudorotation; and an unusual thermal anomaly in the liquid state,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1959, 81, 5884-5890. [all data]
Conti, Gianni, et al., 1976
Conti, G.; Gianni, P.; Matteoli, E.; Mengheri, M.,
Capacita termiche molari di alcuni composti organici mono- e bifunzionali nel liquido puro e in soluzione acquosa a 25C,
Chim. Ind. (Milan), 1976, 58, 225. [all data]
Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1950
Boord, C.E.; Greenlee, K.W.; Derfer, J.M.,
The Synthesis, Purification and Prop. of Hydrocarbons of Low Mol. Wt., Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Twelfth Annu. Rep., Ohio State Univ., 1950. [all data]
Hildenbrand, Sinke, et al., 1959, 2
Hildenbrand, D.L.; Sinke, G.C.; McDonald, R.A.; Kramer, W.R.; Stull, D.R.,
Thermodynamic and Spectroscopic Study of Pyrrolidine. I. Thermodynamic Properties in the Solid, Liquid, and Vapor States,
J. Chem. Phys., 1959, 31, 3, 650, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1730441
. [all data]
McCullough, Douslin, et al., 1959, 2
McCullough, J.P.; Douslin, D.R.; Hubbard, W.N.; Todd, S.S.; Messerly, J.F.; Hossenlopp, I.A.; Frow, F.R.; Dawson, J.P.; Waddington, G.,
Pyrrolidine: Chemical Thermodynamic Properties Between 0 and 1500 K; Effect of Pseudorotation; and an Unusual Thermal Anomaly in the Liquid State,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1959, 81, 5884-90. [all data]
Helm, Lanum, et al., 1958
Helm, R.V.; Lanum, W.J.; Cook, G.L.; Ball, J.S.,
Purification and Properties of Pyrrole, Pyrrolidine, Pyridine and 2-Methylpyridine,
J. Phys. Chem., 1958, 62, 858. [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]
Cheng, McCoubrey, et al., 1962
Cheng, D.C.H.; McCoubrey, J.C.; Phillips, D.G.,
Critical Temperatures of Some Organic Cyclic Compounds,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1962, 58, 224. [all data]
Kobe, Ravicz, et al., 1956
Kobe, K.A.; Ravicz, A.E.; Vohra, S.P.,
Critical Properties and Vapor Pressures of Some Ethers and Heterocyclic Compounds,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1956, 1, 50. [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, 1968
Osborn, Ann G.; Douslin, Donald R.,
Vapor pressure relations of 13 nitrogen compounds related to petroleum,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1968, 13, 4, 534-537, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60039a024
. [all data]
Boublik, Fried, et al., 1984
Boublik, T.; Fried, V.; Hala, E.,
The Vapour Pressures of Pure Substances: Selected Values of the Temperature Dependence of the Vapour Pressures of Some Pure Substances in the Normal and Low Pressure Region, 2nd ed., Elsevier, New York, 1984, 972. [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]
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]
Al-Joboury and Turner, 1964
Al-Joboury, M.I.; Turner, D.W.,
Molecular photoelectron spectroscopy. Part II. A summary of ionization potentials,
J. Chem. Soc., 1964, 4434. [all data]
Gerson, Worley, et al., 1978
Gerson, S.H.; Worley, S.D.; Bodor, N.; Kaminski, J.J.; Flechtner, T.W.,
The photoelectron spectra of some heterocyclic compounds which contain N, O, Cl, and Br,
J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1978, 13, 421. [all data]
Aue, Webb, et al., 1976
Aue, D.H.; Webb, H.M.; Bowers, M.T.,
Quantitative proton affinities, ionization potentials, and hydrogen affinities of alkylamines,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1976, 98, 311. [all data]
Morishima, Yoshikawa, et al., 1975
Morishima, I.; Yoshikawa, K.; Hashimoto, M.; Bekki, K.,
Homoallylic interaction between the nitrogen lone pair and the nonadjacent π bond in cyclic and bicyclic amines. I. Photoelectron spectroscopic study,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1975, 97, 4283. [all data]
Colonna, Distefano, et al., 1975
Colonna, F.P.; Distefano, G.; Pignataro, S.; Pitacco, G.; Valentin, E.,
Ionization energies of some amines and enamines and an estimation of their relative basicity in gaseous phase,
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1975, 71, 1572. [all data]
Yoshikawa, Hashimoto, et al., 1974
Yoshikawa, K.; Hashimoto, M.; Morishima, I.,
Photoelectron spectroscopic study of cyclic amines. The relation between ionization potentials, basicities, and s character of the nitrogen lone pair electrons,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1974, 96, 288. [all data]
Gallegos and Kiser, 1962
Gallegos, E.J.; Kiser, R.W.,
Electron impact spectroscopy of the four- and five-membered, saturated heterocyclic compounds containing nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur,
J. Phys. Chem., 1962, 66, 136. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy Cp,liquid Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid Pc Critical pressure S°liquid Entropy of liquid at standard conditions Tboil Boiling point Tc Critical temperature Tfus Fusion (melting) point Ttriple Triple point temperature Vc Critical volume d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant k°H Henry's Law constant at 298.15K 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 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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