The heats of formation of some C[sub 2]H[sub 5]O[sup +] isomers, relevant bond energies in ethanol and PA(CH[sub 3]CHO)

Journal Article · Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 1994 · Journal of Chemical Physics; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.467843· OSTI ID:7177619

Ruscic, B; Berkowitz, J ^[1]

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1. Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)

The ionization potentials of the transient species CH[sub 3]CH[sub 2]O, CH[sub 3]CHOH, and CH[sub 2]CH[sub 2]OH (generated by the F+ethanol reactions) are measured by photoionization mass spectrometry: I.P.(CD[sub 3]CD[sub 2]O)=10.29[plus minus]0.08 eV (tentative), I.P.(CH[sub 3]CHOH)[lt]6.85 eV, and I.P.(CD[sub 2]CH[sub 2]OH) [le]8.35[plus minus]0.06 eV. The latter results in a cation of uncertain structure. These reactions also generate vinyl alcohol (adiabatic I.P.=9.33[plus minus]0.01 eV) and acetaldehyde. A redetermined appearance potential of CH[sub 3]CHOH[sup +] from ethanol enables one to infer the proton affinity of acetaldehyde to be [ge]183.8[plus minus]0.2 kcal/mol and an [alpha] (C--H) bond energy in ethanol [gt]91.1 kcal/mol (0 K). The appearance potential of [ital m]/[ital e]=45 ion from bromoethanol is interpreted as formation of a C[sub 2]H[sub 5]O[sup +] isomer having the oxirane structure, with [Delta][ital H][sub [ital f][sub 0]][sup 0] of [similar to]173.9 kcal/mol, consistent with earlier alternative measurements. A second increase in the [ital m]/[ital e]=45 ion yield curve from ethanol is interpreted as formation of this same isomer. This interpretation, and an alternative cycle, lead to a [beta] (C--H) bond energy in ethanol of 98[plus minus]2 kcal/mol. The implication of the current results to the dynamics of dissociation of ethanol cations is discussed. [copyright] [ital 1994][ital American] [ital Institute] [ital of] [ital Physics].

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 7177619
• Journal Information: Journal of Chemical Physics; (United States), Vol. 101:12; ISSN 0021-9606
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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