2-Propanol, 2-methyl-

• Formula: C₄H₁₀O
• Molecular weight: 74.1216
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H10O/c1-4(2,3)5/h5H,1-3H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: DKGAVHZHDRPRBM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 75-65-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • 2-Propanol, 2-methyl-d
  • 2-Propanol, 2-methyl-d
• Other names: tert-Butyl alcohol; tert-Butanol; Ethanol, 1,1-Dimethyl-; Trimethylcarbinol; Trimethylmethanol; 1,1-Dimethylethanol; 2-Methyl-2-propanol; tert-C4H9OH; t-Butanol; tert-Butyl hydroxide; 2-Methylpropanol-2; 2-Methylpropan-2-ol; Alcool butylique tertiaire; Butanol tertiaire; t-Butyl hydroxide; Methanol, trimethyl-; NCI-C55367; 2-Methyl n-propan-2-ol; Methyl-2 propanol-2; Tert.-butyl alcohol
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₄H₁₀O = (Cl^- • C₄H₁₀O)

C₄H₉O^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₉O^- + H⁺ = C₄H₁₀O

C₄H₉O^- +  = (C₄H₉O^- • )

By formula: C₄H₉O^- + C₄H₁₀O = (C₄H₉O^- • C₄H₁₀O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + C₄H₁₀O = (F^- • C₄H₁₀O)

C₃H₉Sn⁺ +  = (C₃H₉Sn⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₉Sn⁺ + C₄H₁₀O = (C₃H₉Sn⁺ • C₄H₁₀O)

Free energy of reaction

C₅H₁₁O^- +  = (C₅H₁₁O^- • )

By formula: C₅H₁₁O^- + C₄H₁₀O = (C₅H₁₁O^- • C₄H₁₀O)

( • 2) +  = ( • 3)

By formula: (Cl^- • 2C₄H₁₀O) + C₄H₁₀O = (Cl^- • 3C₄H₁₀O)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Cl^- • C₄H₁₀O) + C₄H₁₀O = (Cl^- • 2C₄H₁₀O)

( • 5) +  = ( • 6)

By formula: (Cl^- • 5C₄H₁₀O) + C₄H₁₀O = (Cl^- • 6C₄H₁₀O)

CH₆N⁺ +  = (CH₆N⁺ • )

By formula: CH₆N⁺ + C₄H₁₀O = (CH₆N⁺ • C₄H₁₀O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type NH+-O between organics

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + C₄H₁₀O = (I^- • C₄H₁₀O)

CN^- +  = (CN^- • )

By formula: CN^- + C₄H₁₀O = (CN^- • C₄H₁₀O)

( • 3) +  = ( • 4)

By formula: (Cl^- • 3C₄H₁₀O) + C₄H₁₀O = (Cl^- • 4C₄H₁₀O)

( • 4) +  = ( • 5)

By formula: (Cl^- • 4C₄H₁₀O) + C₄H₁₀O = (Cl^- • 5C₄H₁₀O)

HS^- +  = (HS^- • )

By formula: HS^- + C₄H₁₀O = (HS^- • C₄H₁₀O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO₂^- + C₄H₁₀O = (NO₂^- • C₄H₁₀O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₅H₅^- + C₄H₁₀O = (C₅H₅^- • C₄H₁₀O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₄H₁₀O = (Na⁺ • C₄H₁₀O)

Free energy of reaction

 + 2 = C₈H₂₀FO₂^-

By formula: F^- + 2C₄H₁₀O = C₈H₂₀FO₂^-

 +  = C₁₀H₁₅OS^-

By formula: C₆H₅S^- + C₄H₁₀O = C₁₀H₁₅OS^-

 + 2 = C₈H₂₀IO₂^-

By formula: I^- + 2C₄H₁₀O = C₈H₂₀IO₂^-

 + 2 = C₈H₂₀BrO₂^-

By formula: Br^- + 2C₄H₁₀O = C₈H₂₀BrO₂^-

 + 3 = C₁₂H₃₀BrO₃^-

By formula: Br^- + 3C₄H₁₀O = C₁₂H₃₀BrO₃^-

 +  = C₄H₁₀BrO^-

By formula: Br^- + C₄H₁₀O = C₄H₁₀BrO^-

 + 3 = C₁₂H₃₀FO₃^-

By formula: F^- + 3C₄H₁₀O = C₁₂H₃₀FO₃^-

C₆H₅NO₂^- +  = (C₆H₅NO₂^- • )

By formula: C₆H₅NO₂^- + C₄H₁₀O = (C₆H₅NO₂^- • C₄H₁₀O)

 +  = C₄H₉D₁₀FO^-

By formula: F^- + C₄H₁₀O = C₄H₉D₁₀FO^-

 +  =

By formula: C₄H₈ + H₂O = C₄H₁₀O

 +  =

By formula: C₂H₂O + C₄H₁₀O = C₆H₁₂O₂

=  + 

By formula: C₄H₁₀O = C₄H₈ + H₂O

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + C₄H₁₀O = (Li⁺ • C₄H₁₀O)

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:
B - John E. Bartmess
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₄H₉O^- +  =

By formula: C₄H₉O^- + H⁺ = C₄H₁₀O

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  T	Temperature
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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