Butane, 2-methyl-

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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)10.32 ± 0.05eVN/AN/AL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
10.21PITraeger, Hudson, et al., 1996T = 0K; LL
10.18ESTLuo and Pacey, 1992LL
10.22PITraeger, 1981LLK
10.3 ± 0.1PEBieri, Burger, et al., 1977LLK
10.50 ± 0.05EIFlesch and Svec, 1973LLK
10.32PEDewar and Worley, 1969RDSH
10.32PIWatanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962RDSH
10.94PEKimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981Vertical value; LLK
11.0 ± 0.1PEBieri, Burger, et al., 1977Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
C3H6+10.66C2H6PITraeger, Hudson, et al., 1996T = 0K; LL
C3H6+10.84 ± 0.025C2H6PISteiner, Giese, et al., 1961RDSH
C3H7+11.06C2H5PITraeger, Hudson, et al., 1996T = 0K; LL
C3H7+11.15 ± 0.05C2H5PISteiner, Giese, et al., 1961RDSH
C4H8+10.72CH4PITraeger, Hudson, et al., 1996T = 0K; LL
C4H8+10.74 ± 0.02CH4PISteiner, Giese, et al., 1961RDSH
C4H9+10.96CH3PITraeger, Hudson, et al., 1996T = 0K; LL
C4H9+10.87CH3PITraeger, 1981LLK
C4H9+11.15 ± 0.07CH3PISteiner, Giese, et al., 1961RDSH

References

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Traeger, Hudson, et al., 1996
Traeger, J.C.; Hudson, C.E.; McAdoo, D.J., A photoionization study of the ion-neutral complexes [CH3CH+CH3CH2CH3] and [CH3CH2CH+CH3CH3] in the gas phase: Formation, H-transfer and C-C bond formation between partners, and channeling of energy into dissociation, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 1996, 7, 73. [all data]

Luo and Pacey, 1992
Luo, Y.-R.; Pacey, P.D., Effects of alkyl substitution on ionization energies of alkanes and haloalkanes and on heats of formation of their molecular cations. Part 2. Alkanes and chloro-, bromo- and iodoalkanes, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1992, 112, 63. [all data]

Traeger, 1981
Traeger, J.C., Heat of formation of sec-butyl cation in the gas phase, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1981, 16, 193. [all data]

Bieri, Burger, et al., 1977
Bieri, G.; Burger, F.; Heilbronner, E.; Maier, J.P., Valence ionization enrgies of hydrocarbons, Helv. Chim. Acta, 1977, 60, 2213. [all data]

Flesch and Svec, 1973
Flesch, G.D.; Svec, H.J., Fragmentation reactions in the mass spectrometer for C2-C5 alkanes, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1973, 69, 1187. [all data]

Dewar and Worley, 1969
Dewar, M.J.S.; Worley, S.D., Photoelectron spectra of molecules. I. Ionization potentials of some organic molecules and their interpretation, J. Chem. Phys., 1969, 50, 654. [all data]

Watanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962
Watanabe, K.; Nakayama, T.; Mottl, J., Ionization potentials of some molecules, J. Quant. Spectry. Radiative Transfer, 1962, 2, 369. [all data]

Kimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981
Kimura, K.; Katsumata, S.; Achiba, Y.; Yamazaki, T.; Iwata, S., Ionization energies, Ab initio assignments, and valence electronic structure for 200 molecules in Handbook of HeI Photoelectron Spectra of Fundamental Organic Compounds, Japan Scientific Soc. Press, Tokyo, 1981. [all data]

Steiner, Giese, et al., 1961
Steiner, B.; Giese, C.F.; Inghram, M.G., Photoionization of alkanes. Dissociation of excited molecular ions, J. Chem. Phys., 1961, 34, 189. [all data]


Notes

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