Methyl formate

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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

C2H3O2- + Hydrogen cation = Methyl formate

By formula: C2H3O2- + H+ = C2H4O2

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr<1606.7kJ/molCIDTGraul and Squires, 1988gas phase; B
Δr<1639.1 ± 3.8kJ/molG+TSDePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985gas phase; HO- + DCO2CH3 -> (M-D)-. ΔHf(MeO- + CO) = -59.7 kcal/mol; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr<1606.7kJ/molIMRBDePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985gas phase; HO- + DCO2CH3 -> (M-D)-. ΔHf(MeO- + CO) = -59.7 kcal/mol; B

C2H3O2- + Hydrogen cation = Methyl formate

By formula: C2H3O2- + H+ = C2H4O2

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1637. ± 17.kJ/molG+TSDePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1607. ± 17.kJ/molIMRBDePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985gas phase; B

Methane, trimethoxy- + Water = Methyl formate + 2Methyl Alcohol

By formula: C4H10O3 + H2O = C2H4O2 + 2CH4O

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-9.6 ± 1.2kJ/molCmHine and Klueppet, 1974liquid phase; ALS

References

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Graul and Squires, 1988
Graul, S.T.; Squires, R.R., On the Existence of Alkyl Carbanions in the Gas Phase, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 2, 607, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00210a054 . [all data]

DePuy, Grabowski, et al., 1985
DePuy, C.H.; Grabowski, J.J.; Bierbaum, V.M.; Ingemann, S.; Nibbering, N.M.M., Gas-phase reactions of anions with methyl formate and N,N-dimethylformamide, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 1093. [all data]

Hine and Klueppet, 1974
Hine, J.; Klueppet, A.W., Structural effects on rates and equilibria. XVIII. Thermodynamic stability of ortho esters, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1974, 96, 2924-2929. [all data]


Notes

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