Butanal, 3,3-dimethyl-

• Formula: C₆H₁₂O
• Molecular weight: 100.1589
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H12O/c1-6(2,3)4-5-7/h5H,4H2,1-3H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LTNUSYNQZJZUSY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 2987-16-8
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • 3,3-Dimethylbutanal
• Other names: 3,3-Dimethylbutanal; 3,3-dimethylbutyraldehyde
• Information on this page:
  • Phase change data
  • Reaction thermochemistry data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • IR Spectrum
  • References
  • Notes
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Phase change data

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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

C₆H₁₁O^- +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₁O^- + H⁺ = C₆H₁₂O

 +  =  + 2

By formula: H₂O + C₈H₁₈O₂ = C₆H₁₂O + 2CH₄O

Gas phase ion energetics data

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B - John E. Bartmess
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₆H₁₁O^- +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₁O^- + H⁺ = C₆H₁₂O

IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

References

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Pomerantz, 1952
Pomerantz, P., Synthesis and physical properties of n-heptane and 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. (U. S.), 1952, 48, 76-81. [all data]

Schmerling, 1946
Schmerling, L., Condensation of Saturated Halides with Unsaturated Compounds II. The Condensation of ALkyl Halides with Monohaloolefins, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1946, 68, 1650-4. [all data]

Cook, 1943
Cook, N.C., The polymerization of tetramethylethylene hydrogenation studies., Ph.D. Thesis, Penn. State Univ., Univ. Park, PA, 1943. [all data]

Zimmerman, Reed, et al., 1977
Zimmerman, A.H.; Reed, K.J.; Brauman, J.I., Photodetachment of electrons from enolate anions. Gas phase electron affinities of enolate radicals, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 7203. [all data]

Wiberg and Squires, 1981
Wiberg, K.B.; Squires, R.R., Thermochemical studies of carbonyl reactions. 2. Steric effects in acetal and ketal hydrolysis, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 4473-4478. [all data]

Hernandez, Masclet, et al., 1977
Hernandez, R.; Masclet, P.; Mouvier, G., Spectroscopie de photoelectrons d'aldehydes et de cetones aliphatiques, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1977, 10, 333. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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