title: Heat of formation for the CH3CH=NH2+ cation by photoionization mass spectrometry.
abstract: The m/z 44 appearance energies for five primary amines have been measured by threshold photoionization mass spectrometry. Following an analysis of the thermochemistry associated with these unimolecular fragmentations, a value of 665.1 +/- 1.4 kJ mol(-1) is obtained for the 298 K heat of formation for the ethylidenimmonium cation (CH(3)CH=NH(2)(+)). When combined with high-level ab initio calculations, this results in absolute proton affinities of 906.4 +/- 2.7 and 909.2 +/- 2.8 kJ mol(-1) for the ethylidenimines E-CH(3)CH=NH and Z-CH(3)CH=NH, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia. j.traeger@latrobe.edu.au
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Traeger
authors.forename: Zoë A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Harvey