Ethanol

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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
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

View reactions leading to C2H6O+ (ion structure unspecified)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)10.48 ± 0.07eVN/AN/AL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)776.4kJ/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity746.kJ/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Proton affinity at 298K

Proton affinity (kJ/mol) Reference Comment
779.4 ± 0.8Tabrizchi and Shooshtari, 2003T = 403-453K; Authors report only relative PAs. Absolute values are referenced here to PA(CH3COOC2H5) = 835.7 kJ/mol as listed in Hunter and Lias, 1998, although average PA(CH3COOC2H5) from the literature sources in Hunter and Lias, 1998 is 831.0 kJ/mol; MM

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
10.41 ± 0.05EIHolmes and Lossing, 1991LL
10.4PEOhno, Imai, et al., 1985LBLHLM
10.47 ± 0.07EIBowen and Maccoll, 1984LBLHLM
10.3PEOhno, Imai, et al., 1983LBLHLM
10.5EIMishchanchuk, Pokrovskii, et al., 1982LBLHLM
10.7PEVon Niessen, Bieri, et al., 1980LLK
10.49 ± 0.01PIPotapov and Sorokin, 1972LLK
10.46 ± 0.02PECocksey, Eland, et al., 1971LLK
10.65PEBaker, Betteridge, et al., 1971LLK
10.46PEDewar and Worley, 1969RDSH
10.47 ± 0.02PIRefaey and Chupka, 1968RDSH
10.48 ± 0.05PIWatanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962RDSH
10.64PEOhno, Imai, et al., 1985Vertical value; LBLHLM
10.64PEUtsunomiya, Kobayashi, et al., 1980Vertical value; LLK
10.65PEHoppilliard and Solgadi, 1980Vertical value; LLK
10.61PEBenoit and Harrison, 1977Vertical value; LLK
10.65 ± 0.03PEPeel and Willett, 1975Vertical value; LLK
10.59PEVovna, Lopatin, et al., 1974Vertical value; LLK
10.04PESchweig and Thiel, 1974Vertical value; LLK
10.62PERobin and Kuebler, 1973Vertical value; LLK
10.64PEKatsumata, Iwai, et al., 1973Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
C+22.9 ± 0.5H2+H+CH2OHEIStepanov, Perov, et al., 1988LL
CH2O+11.70CH4PIRefaey and Chupka, 1968RDSH
CH3+14.70 ± 0.10?EIHaney and Franklin, 1969RDSH
CH3O+11.25 ± 0.09CH3EIBowen and Maccoll, 1984LBLHLM
CH3O+11.40 ± 0.06CH3EISelim and Helal, 1981LLK
CH3O+11.30CH3EILossing, 1977LLK
CH3O+11.20 ± 0.05CH3PIPotapov and Sorokin, 1972LLK
CH3O+11.25CH3PIRefaey and Chupka, 1968RDSH
C2H3+14.7?EIFriedman, Long, et al., 1957RDSH
C2H3O+14.5H2+HEIFriedman, Long, et al., 1957RDSH
C2H4+12.0 ± 0.9H2OEIBowen and Maccoll, 1984LBLHLM
C2H4+12.0H2OPIRefaey and Chupka, 1968RDSH
C2H4O+~10.45H2EIHolmes, Terlouw, et al., 1976LLK
C2H5+12.7OHPIRefaey and Chupka, 1968RDSH
C2H5O+10.78 ± 0.09HEIBowen and Maccoll, 1984LBLHLM
C2H5O+10.6HEIMishchanchuk, Pokrovskii, et al., 1982LBLHLM
C2H5O+10.67HEILossing, 1977LLK
C2H5O+10.75 ± 0.03HEISolka and Russell, 1974LLK
C2H5O+10.80 ± 0.05HPIPotapov and Sorokin, 1972LLK
C2H5O+10.78 ± 0.02HPIRefaey and Chupka, 1968RDSH
C2H5O+[CH3CHOH+]10.801 ± 0.005HPIRuscic and Berkowitz, 1994T = 0K; LL
H+21.0 ± 0.5CH2+CH2OHEIStepanov, Perov, et al., 1988LL
H2O+13.06C2H4EILewis and Hamill, 1970RDSH
H3O+13.8H2+C2H3PIPECONiwa, Nishimura, et al., 1982LBLHLM
H3O+14.30 ± 0.02?EIHaney and Franklin, 1969, 2RDSH
O+21.7 ± 0.52CH3EIStepanov, Perov, et al., 1988LL

De-protonation reactions

C2H5O- + Hydrogen cation = Ethanol

By formula: C2H5O- + H+ = C2H6O

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1587. ± 4.2kJ/molD-EARamond, Davico, et al., 2000gas phase; B
Δr1582. ± 8.4kJ/molCIDCHaas and Harrison, 1993gas phase; Both metastable and 50 eV collision energy.; B
Δr1579. ± 8.8kJ/molG+TSBartmess, Scott, et al., 1979gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
Δr1586.2 ± 0.42kJ/molCIDTDeTuri and Ervin, 1999gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1559. ± 4.6kJ/molH-TSRamond, Davico, et al., 2000gas phase; B
Δr1554. ± 8.8kJ/molH-TSHaas and Harrison, 1993gas phase; Both metastable and 50 eV collision energy.; B
Δr1551. ± 8.4kJ/molIMREBartmess, Scott, et al., 1979gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B

Anion protonation reactions

C2H5O- + Hydrogen cation = Ethanol

By formula: C2H5O- + H+ = C2H6O

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1587. ± 4.2kJ/molD-EARamond, Davico, et al., 2000gas phase; B
Δr1582. ± 8.4kJ/molCIDCHaas and Harrison, 1993gas phase; Both metastable and 50 eV collision energy.; B
Δr1579. ± 8.8kJ/molG+TSBartmess, Scott, et al., 1979gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
Δr1586.2 ± 0.42kJ/molCIDTDeTuri and Ervin, 1999gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1559. ± 4.6kJ/molH-TSRamond, Davico, et al., 2000gas phase; B
Δr1554. ± 8.8kJ/molH-TSHaas and Harrison, 1993gas phase; Both metastable and 50 eV collision energy.; B
Δr1551. ± 8.4kJ/molIMREBartmess, Scott, et al., 1979gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B

References

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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]

Tabrizchi and Shooshtari, 2003
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Holmes and Lossing, 1991
Holmes, J.L.; Lossing, F.P., Ionization energies of homologous organic compounds and correlation with molecular size, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1991, 26, 537. [all data]

Ohno, Imai, et al., 1985
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Bowen and Maccoll, 1984
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Ohno, Imai, et al., 1983
Ohno, K.; Imai, K.; Matsumoto, S.; Harada, Y., Penning ionization electron spectroscopy of C2H5X (X = NH2, OH, H, Cl, I) relative reactivity of orbital localizing on functional groups upon electrophilic attack by metastable helium atoms, J. Phys. Chem., 1983, 87, 4346. [all data]

Mishchanchuk, Pokrovskii, et al., 1982
Mishchanchuk, B.G.; Pokrovskii, V.A.; Shabel'nikov, V.P.; Korol, E.N., Mass spectrometric study of energy characteristics of methanol and ethanol ions during ionization by a strong electric field, Teor. Eksp. Khim., 1982, 18, 307. [all data]

Von Niessen, Bieri, et al., 1980
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Cocksey, Eland, et al., 1971
Cocksey, B.J.; Eland, J.H.D.; Danby, C.J., The effect of alkyl substitution on ionisation potential, J. Chem. Soc., 1971, (B), 790. [all data]

Baker, Betteridge, et al., 1971
Baker, A.D.; Betteridge, D.; Kemp, N.R.; Kirby, R.E., Application of photoelectron spectrometry to pesticide analysis. II.Photoelectron spectra of hydroxy-, and halo-alkanes and halohydrins, Anal. Chem., 1971, 43, 375. [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]

Refaey and Chupka, 1968
Refaey, K.M.A.; Chupka, W.A., Photoionization of the lower aliphatic alcohols with mass analysis, J. Chem. Phys., 1968, 48, 5205. [all data]

Watanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962
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Utsunomiya, Kobayashi, et al., 1980
Utsunomiya, C.; Kobayashi, T.; Nagakura, S., Photoelectron angular distribution measurements for some aliphatic alcohols, amines, halides, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1980, 53, 1216. [all data]

Hoppilliard and Solgadi, 1980
Hoppilliard, Y.; Solgadi, D., Conformational analysis of 2-haloethanols and 2-methoxyethylhalides in a photoelectron spectrometer, Tetrahedron, 1980, 36, 377. [all data]

Benoit and Harrison, 1977
Benoit, F.M.; Harrison, A.G., Predictive value of proton affinity. Ionization energy correlations involving oxygenated molecules, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 3980. [all data]

Peel and Willett, 1975
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Vovna, Lopatin, et al., 1974
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Schweig and Thiel, 1974
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Robin and Kuebler, 1973
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Katsumata, Iwai, et al., 1973
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Lossing, 1977
Lossing, F.P., Heats of formation of some isomeric [CnH2n+1]+ ions. Substitutional effects on ion stability, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 7526. [all data]

Friedman, Long, et al., 1957
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Holmes, Terlouw, et al., 1976
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Solka and Russell, 1974
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DeTuri, V.F.; Ervin, K.M., Competitive threshold collision-induced dissociation: Gas-phase acidities and bond dissociation energies for a series of alcohols, J. Phys. Chem. A, 1999, 103, 35, 6911-6920, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp991459m . [all data]


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