This table presents values for the first ionization energies (IP) of approximately 1000 molecules and atoms. Substances are listed by name. Values designated as "approx." are considered not to be well established. Data appearing in the 1988 reference were updated in 1996 for inclusion in the database of ionization energies available at the Internet site of the Standard Reference Data program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (http://webbook.nist.gov). The list appearing here includes these updates. Column definitions for the table are as follows.
Column heading | Definition |
Name | Name of gas-phase molecule |
Mol. form. | Molecular formula of gas-phase molecule |
IP | First ionization energy, in eV |
Uncert. | Uncertainty in first ionization energy, in eV |
ΔfHion | Enthalpy of formation of the ion at 298 K, in kJ mol-1 |
The list also includes values for enthalpies of formation of the ions at 298 K, ∆fHion, given according to the ion convention used in mass spectrometry; to convert these values to the electron convention used in thermodynamics analysis, add 6 kJ mol-1. Details on the calculation of ∆fHion, as well as data for a much larger number of molecules, may be found in the reference and on the NIST Internet site.
Name | Synonym | Mol. form. | Formula | CAS Reg. No. | Mol. wt. | IP/eV | Uncert. | ΔfHion/kJ mol-1 |
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Acenaphthene | 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene | C12H10 | C12H10 | 83-32-9 | 154.207 | 7.75 | ± 0.07 | 903 |
Acenaphthylene | Acenaphthalene | C12H8 | C12H8 | 208-96-8 | 152.192 | 8.22 | approx. | 1053 |
Acetaldehyde | Ethanal | C2H4O | CH3CHO | 75-07-0 | 44.052 | 10.229 | ± 0.0007 | 821 |
Acetamide | Ethanamide | C2H5NO | CH3CONH2 | 60-35-5 | 59.067 | 9.65 | ± 0.03 | 693 |
Acetic acid | Ethanoic acid | C2H4O2 | CH3COOH | 64-19-7 | 60.052 | 10.65 | ± 0.02 | 595 |
Acetic anhydride | Acetyl acetate | C4H6O3 | C4H6O3 | 108-24-7 | 102.089 | 10.0 | approx. | 398 |
Acetone | 2-Propanone | C3H6O | (CH3)2CO | 67-64-1 | 58.079 | 9.703 | ± 0.006 | 719 |
Acetonitrile | Methyl cyanide | C2H3N | CH3CN | 75-05-8 | 41.052 | 12.20 | ± 0.01 | 1253 |
Acetophenone | Methyl phenyl ketone | C8H8O | C6H5C=OCH3 | 98-86-2 | 120.149 | 9.29 | ± 0.03 | 810 |
Acetyl chloride | Ethanoyl chloride | C2H3ClO | CH3COCl | 75-36-5 | 78.497 | 10.82 | ± 0.04 | 801 |
Acetylene | Ethyne | C2H2 | HC≡CH | 74-86-2 | 26.037 | 11.400 | ± 0.002 | 1328 |
Acetyl fluoride | Ethanoyl fluoride | C2H3FO | CH3COF | 557-99-3 | 62.042 | 11.5 | approx. | 667 |
Acrolein | 2-Propenal | C3H4O | CH2=CHCHO | 107-02-8 | 56.063 | 10.103 | ± 0.006 | 900 |
Acrylamide | 2-Propenamide | C3H5NO | C3H5NO | 79-06-1 | 71.078 | 9.5 | approx. | 720 |
Acrylic acid | 2-Propenoic acid | C3H4O2 | C3H4O2 | 79-10-7 | 72.063 | 10.60 | 701 | |
Acrylonitrile | Propenenitrile | C3H3N | CH2=CHCN | 107-13-1 | 53.063 | 10.91 | ± 0.01 | 1237 |
Actinium | Ac | Ac | 7440-34-8 | 227 | 5.17 | 905 | ||
Allene | C3H4 | CH2=C=CH2 | 463-49-0 | 40.064 | 9.692 | ± 0.004 | 1126 | |
Allyl alcohol | 2-Propen-1-ol | C3H6O | C3H6O | 107-18-6 | 58.079 | 9.67 | ± 0.05 | 808 |