Selected ATcT [1, 2] enthalpy of formation based on version 1.130 of the Thermochemical Network [3]

This version of ATcT results[4] was generated by additional expansion of version 1.128 [5,6] to include with the calculations provided in reference [4].

Methane cation

Formula: [CH4]+ (g)
CAS RN: 20741-88-2
ATcT ID: 20741-88-2*0
SMILES: [CH4+]
InChI: InChI=1S/CH4/h1H4/q+1
InChIKey: DEMLYXWOPCFOLG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Hills Formula: C1H4+

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[CH4+]
Aliases: [CH4]+; Methane cation; Methane ion (1+)
Relative Molecular Mass: 16.04191 ± 0.00085

   ΔfH°(0 K)   ΔfH°(298.15 K)UncertaintyUnits
1150.6801144.298± 0.058kJ/mol

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Top contributors to the provenance of ΔfH° of [CH4]+ (g)

The 20 contributors listed below account only for 78.3% of the provenance of ΔfH° of [CH4]+ (g).
A total of 150 contributors would be needed to account for 90% of the provenance.

Please note: The list is limited to 20 most important contributors or, if less, a number sufficient to account for 90% of the provenance. The Reference acts as a further link to the relevant references and notes for the measurement. The Measured Quantity is normaly given in the original units; in cases where we have reinterpreted the original measurement, the listed value may differ from that given by the authors. The quoted uncertainty is the a priori uncertainty used as input when constructing the initial Thermochemical Network, and corresponds either to the value proposed by the original authors or to our estimate; if an additional multiplier is given in parentheses immediately after the prior uncertainty, it corresponds to the factor by which the prior uncertainty needed to be multiplied during the ATcT analysis in order to make that particular measurement consistent with the prevailing knowledge contained in the Thermochemical Network.

Contribution
(%)
TN
ID
Reaction Measured Quantity Reference
39.22273.1 CH4 (g) → [CH4]+ (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 101752.2 ± 3.0 cm-1Worner 2007, note unc
25.12279.1 H2 (g) C (graphite) → CH4 (g) ΔrG°(1165 K) = 37.521 ± 0.068 kJ/molSmith 1946, note COf, 3rd Law
4.72277.7 CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) → CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (cr,l) ΔrH°(298.15 K) = -890.578 ± 0.078 kJ/molSchley 2010
3.6121.2 1/2 O2 (g) H2 (g) → H2O (cr,l) ΔrH°(298.15 K) = -285.8261 ± 0.040 kJ/molRossini 1939, Rossini 1931, Rossini 1931b, note H2Oa, Rossini 1930
0.62277.4 CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) → CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (cr,l) ΔrH°(298.15 K) = -890.61 ± 0.21 kJ/molDale 2002
0.62134.7 C (graphite) O2 (g) → CO2 (g) ΔrH°(298.15 K) = -393.464 ± 0.024 kJ/molHawtin 1966, note CO2e
0.52172.11 CO (g) → C (g) O (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 1071.92 ± 0.10 (×1.215) kJ/molThorpe 2021
0.42277.6 CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) → CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (cr,l) ΔrH°(298.15 K) = -890.44 ± 0.26 kJ/molGOMB Ref Calorimeter, Alexandrov 2002
0.42277.8 CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) → CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (cr,l) ΔrH°(298.15 K) = -890.482 ± 0.260 kJ/molHaloua 2015
0.32182.2 CO (g) → C+ (g) O (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 22.3713 ± 0.0015 eVNg 2007
0.32190.9 C (graphite) CO2 (g) → 2 CO (g) ΔrG°(1165 K) = -33.545 ± 0.058 kJ/molSmith 1946, note COf, 3rd Law
0.22291.12 CH3 (g) → C (g) + 3 H (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 289.11 ± 0.10 kcal/molFeller 2016, note unc2
0.2111.11 H2O (g) → O (g) + 2 H (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 917.80 ± 0.15 kJ/molThorpe 2021
0.22134.5 C (graphite) O2 (g) → CO2 (g) ΔrH°(298.15 K) = -393.468 ± 0.038 kJ/molFraser 1952, note CO2f
0.22134.4 C (graphite) O2 (g) → CO2 (g) ΔrH°(298.15 K) = -393.462 ± 0.038 kJ/molLewis 1965, note CO2d
0.2153.1 OH (g) → [OH]+ (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 104989 ± 5 (×2.278) cm-1Wiedmann 1992, note unc
0.22277.1 CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) → CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (cr,l) ΔrH°(303.15 K) = -889.849 ± 0.350 kJ/molRossini 1931a, Rossini 1931b, Prosen 1945, Rossini 1940, note CH4
0.22277.5 CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) → CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (cr,l) ΔrH°(298.15 K) = -890.43 ± 0.35 kJ/molAlexandrov 2002a, Alexandrov 2002
0.23676.1 CH4 (g) → CH3CHCCH2 (g) + 5 H2 (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 442.41 ± 2.00 kJ/molKlippenstein 2017
0.22273.10 CH4 (g) → [CH4]+ (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 12.616 ± 0.005 eVRabalais 1971, est unc

Top 10 species with enthalpies of formation correlated to the ΔfH° of [CH4]+ (g)

Please note: The correlation coefficients are obtained by renormalizing the off-diagonal elements of the covariance matrix by the corresponding variances.
The correlation coefficient is a number from -1 to 1, with 1 representing perfectly correlated species, -1 representing perfectly anti-correlated species, and 0 representing perfectly uncorrelated species.


Correlation
Coefficent
(%)
Species Name Formula Image    ΔfH°(0 K)    ΔfH°(298.15 K) Uncertainty Units Relative
Molecular
Mass
ATcT ID
77.6 MethaneCH4 (g)C-66.549-74.518± 0.044kJ/mol16.04246 ±
0.00085
74-82-8*0
74.7 Methylium[CH3]+ (g)[CH3+]1099.3471095.403± 0.045kJ/mol15.03397 ±
0.00083
14531-53-4*0
66.4 MethylCH3 (g)[CH3]149.874146.473± 0.050kJ/mol15.03452 ±
0.00083
2229-07-4*0
34.6 WaterH2O (g)O-238.902-241.805± 0.022kJ/mol18.01528 ±
0.00033
7732-18-5*0
34.6 WaterH2O (cr, l, eq.press.)O-286.274-285.801± 0.022kJ/mol18.01528 ±
0.00033
7732-18-5*499
34.6 WaterH2O (l, eq.press.)O-285.801± 0.022kJ/mol18.01528 ±
0.00033
7732-18-5*589
34.6 WaterH2O (l)O-285.800± 0.022kJ/mol18.01528 ±
0.00033
7732-18-5*590
34.6 Oxonium[H3O]+ (aq)[OH3+]-285.800± 0.022kJ/mol19.02267 ±
0.00037
13968-08-6*800
34.6 WaterH2O (cr,l)O-286.272-285.800± 0.022kJ/mol18.01528 ±
0.00033
7732-18-5*500
34.6 WaterH2O (g, para)O-238.902-241.805± 0.022kJ/mol18.01528 ±
0.00033
7732-18-5*2

Most Influential reactions involving [CH4]+ (g)

Please note: The list, which is based on a hat (projection) matrix analysis, is limited to no more than 20 largest influences.

Influence
Coefficient
TN
ID
Reaction Measured Quantity Reference
0.9882273.1 CH4 (g) → [CH4]+ (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 101752.2 ± 3.0 cm-1Worner 2007, note unc
0.0072284.1 [CH4]+ (g) H2 (g) → [CH5]+ (g) H (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = -12.7 ± 5.2 kJ/molWang 2005
0.0052273.10 CH4 (g) → [CH4]+ (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 12.616 ± 0.005 eVRabalais 1971, est unc
0.0032273.4 CH4 (g) → [CH4]+ (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 101781 ± 50 cm-1Berkowitz 1987
0.0012273.5 CH4 (g) → [CH4]+ (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 12.615 ± 0.010 eVChupka 1971
0.0012290.1 [CH4]+ (g) [CH3CH2]+ (g) + 2 CH4 (g) H2 (g) → 2 [CH5]+ (g) CH3 (g) CH3CH3 (g) ΔrG°(298.15 K) = 0. ± 6 kcal/molMunson 1965, est unc
0.0012283.1 [CH4]+ (g) CH4 (g) → [CH5]+ (g) CH3 (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = -1.78 ± 3 kcal/molHess 1990, est unc
0.0002273.8 CH4 (g) → [CH4]+ (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 12.63 ± 0.02 eVPotts 1972a, est unc
0.0002274.4 CH4 (g) → [CH4]+ (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 12.640 ± 0.022 (×1.114) eVBoese 2004
0.0002274.5 CH4 (g) → [CH4]+ (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 12.617 ± 0.035 eVLau 2006a
0.0002274.3 CH4 (g) → [CH4]+ (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 12.643 ± 0.040 eVParthiban 2001
0.0002274.2 CH4 (g) → [CH4]+ (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 12.642 ± 0.040 eVParthiban 2001
0.0002438.1 CH2CH2 (g) → [CH4]+ (g) C- (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 17.40 ± 0.16 eVPlessis 1987
0.0002274.1 CH4 (g) → [CH4]+ (g) ΔrH°(0 K) = 12.724 ± 0.073 (×1.509) eVRuscic G4


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Formula
The aggregate state is given in parentheses following the formula, such as: g - gas-phase, cr - crystal, l - liquid, etc.

Uncertainties
The listed uncertainties correspond to estimated 95% confidence limits, as customary in thermochemistry (see, for example, Ruscic [6]).
Note that an uncertainty of ± 0.000 kJ/mol indicates that the estimated uncertainty is < ± 0.0005 kJ/mol.

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Acknowledgement
This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357.