Hydrazine

• Formula: H₄N₂
• Molecular weight: 32.0452
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/H4N2/c1-2/h1-2H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OAKJQQAXSVQMHS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 302-01-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Levoxine; N2H4; Diamine; Hydrazyna; Rcra waste number U133; Hydrazine, anhydrous; Hydrazine base; Nitrogen hydride, (N2H4); Oxytreat 35
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Liquid Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

C_p° = A + B*t + C*t² + D*t³ + E/t²
H° − H°_298.15= A*t + B*t²/2 + C*t³/3 + D*t⁴/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t²/2 + D*t³/3 − E/(2*t²) + G
    C_p = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Phase change data

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AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

 + 0.5 =  +  + 0.5

By formula: C₄H₄BrNO₂ + 0.5H₄N₂ = HBr + C₄H₅NO₂ + 0.5N₂

 + 0.5 =  +  + 0.5

By formula: C₄H₄ClNO₂ + 0.5H₄N₂ = C₄H₅NO₂ + HCl + 0.5N₂

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:
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

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Additional Data

References

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Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Willis, Lossing, et al., 1976
Willis, C.; Lossing, F.P.; Back, R.A., The heat of formation of N₂H₂ and the proton affinity of N₂, Can. J. Chem., 1976, 54, 1-3. [all data]

Cole and Gilbert, 1951
Cole, L.G.; Gilbert, E.C., The heats of combustion of some nitrogen compounds and the apparent energy of the N-N bond, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1951, 73, 5423-5427. [all data]

Tipton, Stone, et al., 1989
Tipton, T.; Stone, D.A.; KuBulat, K.; Person, W.B., Experimental and theoretical studies of the infrared spectra of hydrazines: N2H4, N2H3D, N2H2D2, N2HD3, and N2D4, J. Phys. Chem., 1989, 93, 2917. [all data]

Ferren, Miller, et al., 1957
Ferren, R.A.; Miller, J.G.; Day, A.R., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1957, 79, 70. [all data]

Burtle, 1952
Burtle, J.G., Vapor Pressure-Composition Measurement son Aqueous Hydrazine Solutions, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1952, 44, 1675. [all data]

McMillan, 1967
McMillan, J.A., Hydrazine-1,1-Dimethylhydrazine Solid-Liquid Phase Diagram, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1967, 12, 39. [all data]

Lempe, Neuhaeuser, et al., 1966
Lempe, D.; Neuhaeuser, S.; Maeder, H.J.; Bittrich, H.-J., Equilibriums in Ternary Liquid-Liquid Systems; Triethylamine + Water and Monoethylamine, Diethylamine, and Hydrazine, Wiss. Z. Tech. Hochsch. Chem. "Carl Schorlemmer" Leuna-Me- rseburg, 1966, 8, 158. [all data]

Bruhl, 1897
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Scott, Oliver, et al., 1949
Scott, D.W.; Oliver, G.D.; Gross, M.E.; Hubbard, W.N.; Huffman, H.M., Hydrazine: Heat Capacity, Heats of Fusion and Vaporization, Vapor Pressure, Entropy and Thermodynamic Functions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1949, 71, 2293-7. [all data]

Scott, Oliver, et al., 1949, 2
Scott, D.W.; Oliver, G.D.; Gross, Margaret E.; Hubbard, W.N.; Huffman, Hugh M., Hydrazine: Heat Capacity, Heats of Fusion and Vaporization, Vapor Pressure, Entropy and Thermodynamic Functions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1949, 71, 7, 2293-2297, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01175a007 . [all data]

Howard and Skinner, 1966
Howard, P.B.; Skinner, H.A., Thermochemistry of some reactions of aqueous hydrazine with halogens, hydrogen halides and N-halogenosuccinimides, J. Chem. Soc. A, 1966, 1536-1540. [all data]

Pedley, Naylor, et al., 1986
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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]

Mautner(Meot-Ner), Nelsen, et al., 1984
Mautner(Meot-Ner), M.; Nelsen, S.F.; Willi, M.R.; Frigo, T.B., Special effects of an unusually large neutral to radical cation geometry change. Adiabatic ionization energies and proton affinities of alkylhydrazines, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 7384. [all data]

Wiberg, Fischer, et al., 1979
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Bodor, Dewar, et al., 1970
Bodor, N.; Dewar, M.J.S.; Jennings, W.B.; Worley, S.D., Photoelectron spectra of molecules-IV.Ionization potentials and heats of formation of some hydrazines and amines, Tetrahedron, 1970, 26, 4109. [all data]

Melton, 1966
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Akopyan and Vilesov, 1963
Akopyan, M.E.; Vilesov, F.I., Decay of the molecular ions formed in photoionization of hydrazine and some of its alkyl derivatives, Kinetika i Kataliz, 1963, 4, 39, In original 32. [all data]

Akopyan, Vilesov, et al., 1963
Akopyan, M.E.; Vilesov, F.I.; Terenin, A.N., Mass spectrometric investigation of photoionization of molecules and dissociation of excited molecular ions, Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Fiz., 1963, 27, 1083, In original 1054. [all data]

Dibeler, Franklin, et al., 1959
Dibeler, V.H.; Franklin, J.L.; Reese, R.M., Electron impact studies of hydrazine and the methyl-substituted hydrazines, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1959, 81, 68. [all data]

Vilesov and Terenin, 1957
Vilesov, F.I.; Terenin, A.N., The photoionization of the vapors of certain organic compounds, Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1957, 115, 744, In original 539. [all data]

Vovna, Vilesov, et al., 1975
Vovna, V.I.; Vilesov, F.I.; Lopatin, S.N., Photoelectron spectra of hydrazine and some alkyl derivatives, Opt. Spectrosc., 1975, 38, 143. [all data]

Rademacher, 1975
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Nelsen and Buschek, 1974
Nelsen, S.F.; Buschek, J.M., Photoelectron spectra of hydrazines. III. Evidence for similar lone pair-lone pair dihedral angles for acyclic hydrazines, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1974, 96, 2392. [all data]

Osafune, Katsumata, et al., 1973
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Barz and Fritz, 1972
Barz, P.; Fritz, H.P., Untersuchungen an biochemish ligandensystemen, V. Komplexchemische und physikalisch-chemische untersuchungen am 1,2-dimethylhydrazin, Z. Naturforsch. B:, 1972, 27, 1131. [all data]

Foner and Hudson, 1958
Foner, S.N.; Hudson, R.L., Mass spectrometric detection of triazene and tetrazene and studies of the free radicals NH₂, and N₂H₃, J. Chem. Phys., 1958, 29, 442. [all data]

Foner and Hudson, 1978
Foner, S.N.; Hudson, R.L., On the heat of formation of diimide, J. Chem. Phys., 1978, 68, 3162. [all data]

Foner and Hudson, 1958, 2
Foner, S.N.; Hudson, R.L., Diimide-identification and study by mass spectrometry, J. Chem. Phys., 1958, 28, 719. [all data]

Fisher and Heath, 1965
Fisher, I.P.; Heath, G.A., Dissociation energy of the N-H bond in hydrazine, Nature, 1965, 208, 1199. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°gas,1 bar	Entropy of gas at standard conditions (1 bar)
  S°liquid,1 bar	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔcH°gas	Enthalpy of combustion of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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