Acetylene

Summary

Acetylene (systematic name: ethyne) is the chemical compound with the formula C2H2 and structure H−C≡C−H. It is a hydrocarbon and the simplest alkyne.[7] This colorless gas is widely used as a fuel and a chemical building block. It is unstable in its pure form and thus is usually handled as a solution.[8] Pure acetylene is odorless, but commercial grades usually have a marked odor due to impurities such as divinyl sulfide and phosphine.[8][9]

Acetylene
Acetylene
Acetylene
Acetylene – space-filling model
space-filling model of solid acetylene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Acetylene[1]
Systematic IUPAC name
Ethyne[2]
Identifiers
  • 74-86-2 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
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ChEBI
  • CHEBI:27518 checkY
ChEMBL
  • ChEMBL116336 checkY
ChemSpider
  • 6086 checkY
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.743 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-816-9
210
KEGG
  • C01548 checkY
  • 6326
RTECS number
  • AO9600000
UNII
  • OC7TV75O83 checkY
UN number 1001 (dissolved)
3138 (in mixture with ethylene and propylene)
  • DTXSID6026379 Edit this at Wikidata
  • InChI=1S/C2H2/c1-2/h1-2H checkY
    Key: HSFWRNGVRCDJHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C2H2/c1-2/h1-2H
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  • C#C
Properties
C2H2
Molar mass 26.038 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless gas
Odor Odorless
Density 1.1772 g/L = 1.1772 kg/m3 (0 °C, 101.3 kPa)[3]
Melting point −80.8 °C (−113.4 °F; 192.3 K) Triple point at 1.27 atm
−84 °C; −119 °F; 189 K (1 atm)
slightly soluble
Solubility slightly soluble in alcohol
soluble in acetone, benzene
Vapor pressure 44.2 atm (20 °C)[4]
Acidity (pKa) 25[5]
Conjugate acid Ethynium
−20.8×10−6 cm3/mol [6]
Thermal conductivity 21.4 mW·m−1·K−1 (300 K) [6]
Structure
Linear
Thermochemistry[6]
44.036 J·mol−1·K−1
200.927 J·mol−1·K−1
227.400 kJ·mol−1
209.879 kJ·mol−1
1300 kJ·mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: FlammableGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H220, H336
P202, P210, P233, P261, P271, P304, P312, P340, P377, P381, P403, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineFlammability 4: Will rapidly or completely vaporize at normal atmospheric pressure and temperature, or is readily dispersed in air and will burn readily. Flash point below 23 °C (73 °F). E.g. propaneInstability 3: Capable of detonation or explosive decomposition but requires a strong initiating source, must be heated under confinement before initiation, reacts explosively with water, or will detonate if severely shocked. E.g. hydrogen peroxideSpecial hazards (white): no code
1
4
3
300 °C (572 °F; 573 K)
Explosive limits 2.5–100%
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
none[4]
REL (Recommended)
C 2500 ppm (2662 mg/m3)[4]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
N.D.[4]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

As an alkyne, acetylene is unsaturated because its two carbon atoms are bonded together in a triple bond. The carbon–carbon triple bond places all four atoms in the same straight line, with CCH bond angles of 180°.[10]

Discovery edit

Acetylene was discovered in 1836 by Edmund Davy, who identified it as a "new carburet of hydrogen".[11][12] It was an accidental discovery while attempting to isolate potassium metal. By heating potassium carbonate with carbon at very high temperatures, he produced a residue of what is now known as potassium carbide, (K2C2), which reacted with water to release the new gas. It was rediscovered in 1860 by French chemist Marcellin Berthelot, who coined the name acétylène.[13] Berthelot's empirical formula for acetylene (C4H2), as well as the alternative name "quadricarbure d'hydrogène" (hydrogen quadricarbide), were incorrect because many chemists at that time used the wrong atomic mass for carbon (6 instead of 12).[14] Berthelot was able to prepare this gas by passing vapours of organic compounds (methanol, ethanol, etc.) through a red hot tube and collecting the effluent. He also found that acetylene was formed by sparking electricity through mixed cyanogen and hydrogen gases. Berthelot later obtained acetylene directly by passing hydrogen between the poles of a carbon arc.[15][16]

Preparation edit

Except in China acetylene production is dominated by partial combustion of natural gas.[17]

Partial combustion of hydrocarbons edit

Since the 1950s, acetylene has mainly been manufactured by the partial combustion of methane.[18][19][20] It is a recovered side product in production of ethylene by cracking of hydrocarbons. Approximately 400,000 tonnes were produced by this method in 1983.[18] Its presence in ethylene is usually undesirable because of its explosive character and its ability to poison Ziegler–Natta catalysts. It is selectively hydrogenated into ethylene, usually using PdAg catalysts.[21]

3 CH4 + 3 O2 → C2H2 + CO + 5 H2O.

Partial combustion of methane also produces acetylene:

Dehydrogenation of alkanes edit

The heaviest alkanes in petroleum and natural gas are cracked into lighter molecules which are dehydrogenated at high temperature:

C2H6 → C2H2 + 2 H2
2 CH4→ C2H2+ 3 H2

This last reaction is implemented in the process of anaerobic decomposition of methane by microwave plasma. The advantage of this technology is the absence of CO2 emissions and the joint production of hydrogen as a secondary product.[22] It makes it a low-carbon technology production and also an electrified process. For 32 t of methane transformed, production of 26 t of acetylene and 6 t of hydrogen (according to stoichiometry).

Carbochemical method edit

The production of acetylene from calcium carbide is a traditional and still the dominant route:

CaC2 + 2 H2O → Ca(OH)2 + C2H2

The conditions for production of calcium carbide are environmentally unacceptable in most advanced countries, except China.[citation needed]

Until the 1950s, when oil supplanted coal as the chief source of reduced carbon, acetylene (and the aromatic fraction from coal tar) was the main source of organic chemicals in the chemical industry. It was prepared by the hydrolysis of calcium carbide, a reaction discovered by Friedrich Wöhler in 1862[23] and still familiar to students:

Calcium carbide production requires high temperatures, ~2000 °C, necessitating the use of an electric arc furnace. In the US, this process was an important part of the late-19th century revolution in chemistry enabled by the massive hydroelectric power project at Niagara Falls.[24]

In use, the carbide reacts with water to produce acetylene, 1 kg of carbide combining with 562.5 g of water to release 350 l of acetylene.

Bonding edit

In terms of valence bond theory, in each carbon atom the 2s orbital hybridizes with one 2p orbital thus forming an sp hybrid. The other two 2p orbitals remain unhybridized. The two ends of the two sp hybrid orbital overlap to form a strong σ valence bond between the carbons, while on each of the other two ends hydrogen atoms attach also by σ bonds. The two unchanged 2p orbitals form a pair of weaker π bonds.[25]

Since acetylene is a linear symmetrical molecule, it possesses the D∞h point group.[26]

Physical properties edit

Changes of state edit

At atmospheric pressure, acetylene cannot exist as a liquid and does not have a melting point. The triple point on the phase diagram corresponds to the melting point (−80.8 °C) at the minimal pressure at which liquid acetylene can exist (1.27 atm). At temperatures below the triple point, solid acetylene can change directly to the vapour (gas) by sublimation. The sublimation point at atmospheric pressure is −84.0 °C.[27]

Other edit

At room temperature, the solubility of acetylene in acetone is 27.9 g per kg. For the same amount of dimethylformamide (DMF), the solubility is 51 g. At 20.26 bar, the solubility increases to 689.0 and 628.0 g for acetone and DMF, respectively. These solvents are used in pressurized gas cylinders.[28]

Applications edit

Welding edit

Approximately 20% of acetylene is supplied by the industrial gases industry for oxyacetylene gas welding and cutting due to the high temperature of the flame. Combustion of acetylene with oxygen produces a flame of over 3,600 K (3,330 °C; 6,020 °F), releasing 11.8 kJ/g. Oxygen with acetylene is the hottest burning common gas mixture.[29] Acetylene is the third-hottest natural chemical flame after dicyanoacetylene's 5,260 K (4,990 °C; 9,010 °F) and cyanogen at 4,798 K (4,525 °C; 8,177 °F). Oxy-acetylene welding was a popular welding process in previous decades. The development and advantages of arc-based welding processes have made oxy-fuel welding nearly extinct for many applications. Acetylene usage for welding has dropped significantly. On the other hand, oxy-acetylene welding equipment is quite versatile – not only because the torch is preferred for some sorts of iron or steel welding (as in certain artistic applications), but also because it lends itself easily to brazing, braze-welding, metal heating (for annealing or tempering, bending or forming), the loosening of corroded nuts and bolts, and other applications. Bell Canada cable-repair technicians still use portable acetylene-fuelled torch kits as a soldering tool for sealing lead sleeve splices in manholes and in some aerial locations. Oxyacetylene welding may also be used in areas where electricity is not readily accessible. Oxyacetylene cutting is used in many metal fabrication shops. For use in welding and cutting, the working pressures must be controlled by a regulator, since above 15 psi (100 kPa), if subjected to a shockwave (caused, for example, by a flashback), acetylene decomposes explosively into hydrogen and carbon.[30]

 
Acetylene fuel container/burner as used in the island of Bali

Chemicals edit

Acetylene, despite its simplicity, is not used for many industrial processes.

One of the major chemical applications is ethynylation of formaldehyde.[8] Acetylene adds to aldehydes and ketones to form α-ethynyl alcohols:

 

The reaction gives butynediol, with propargyl alcohol as the by-product. Copper acetylide is used as the catalyst.[31][32]

In addition to ethynylation, acetylene reacts with carbon monoxide, acetylene reacts to give acrylic acid, or acrylic esters. Metal catalysts are required. These derivatives form products such as acrylic fibers, glasses, paints, resins, and polymers. Except in China, use of acetylene as a chemical feedstock has declined by 70% from 1965 to 2007 owing to cost and environmental considerations.[33]

Historical uses edit

Prior to the widespread use of petrochemicals, coal-derived acetylene was a building block for several industrial chemicals. Thus acetylene can be hydrated to give acetaldehyde, which in turn can be oxidized to acetic acid. Processes leading to acrylates were also commercialized. Almost all of these processes became obsolete with the availability of petroleum-derived ethylene and propylene.[34]

Niche applications edit

In 1881, the Russian chemist Mikhail Kucherov[35] described the hydration of acetylene to acetaldehyde using catalysts such as mercury(II) bromide. Before the advent of the Wacker process, this reaction was conducted on an industrial scale.[36]

The polymerization of acetylene with Ziegler–Natta catalysts produces polyacetylene films. Polyacetylene, a chain of CH centres with alternating single and double bonds, was one of the first discovered organic semiconductors. Its reaction with iodine produces a highly electrically conducting material. Although such materials are not useful, these discoveries led to the developments of organic semiconductors, as recognized by the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000 to Alan J. Heeger, Alan G MacDiarmid, and Hideki Shirakawa.[8]

In the 1920s, pure acetylene was experimentally used as an inhalation anesthetic.[37]

Acetylene is sometimes used for carburization (that is, hardening) of steel when the object is too large to fit into a furnace.[38]

Acetylene is used to volatilize carbon in radiocarbon dating. The carbonaceous material in an archeological sample is treated with lithium metal in a small specialized research furnace to form lithium carbide (also known as lithium acetylide). The carbide can then be reacted with water, as usual, to form acetylene gas to feed into a mass spectrometer to measure the isotopic ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12.[39]

Acetylene combustion produces a strong, bright light and the ubiquity of carbide lamps drove much acetylene commercialization in the early 20th century. Common applications included coastal lighthouses,[40] street lights,[41] and automobile[42] and mining headlamps.[43] In most of these applications, direct combustion is a fire hazard, and so acetylene has been replaced, first by incandescent lighting and many years later by low-power/high-lumen LEDs. Nevertheless, acetylene lamps remain in limited use in remote or otherwise inaccessible areas and in countries with a weak or unreliable central electric grid.[43]

Natural occurrence edit

The energy richness of the C≡C triple bond and the rather high solubility of acetylene in water make it a suitable substrate for bacteria, provided an adequate source is available.[44] A number of bacteria living on acetylene have been identified. The enzyme acetylene hydratase catalyzes the hydration of acetylene to give acetaldehyde:[45]

C2H2 + H2O → CH3CHO

Acetylene is a moderately common chemical in the universe, often associated with the atmospheres of gas giants.[46] One curious discovery of acetylene is on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn. Natural acetylene is believed to form from catalytic decomposition of long-chain hydrocarbons at temperatures of 1,700 K (1,430 °C; 2,600 °F) and above. Since such temperatures are highly unlikely on such a small distant body, this discovery is potentially suggestive of catalytic reactions within that moon, making it a promising site to search for prebiotic chemistry.[47][48]

Reactions edit

Vinylation reactions edit

In vinylation reactions, H−X compounds add across the triple bond. Alcohols and phenols add to acetylene to give vinyl ethers. Thiols give vinyl thioethers. Similarly, vinylpyrrolidone and vinylcarbazole are produced industrially by vinylation of 2-pyrrolidone and carbazole.[28][8]

 

The hydration of acetylene is a vinylation reaction, but the resulting vinyl alcohol isomerizes to acetaldehyde. The reaction is catalyzed by mercury salts. This reaction once was the dominant technology for acetaldehyde production, but it has been displaced by the Wacker process, which affords acetaldehyde by oxidation of ethylene, a cheaper feedstock. A similar situation applies to the conversion of acetylene to the valuable vinyl chloride by hydrochlorination vs the oxychlorination of ethylene.

Vinyl acetate is used instead of acetylene for some vinylations, which are more accurately described as transvinylations.[49] Higher esters of vinyl acetate have been used in the synthesis of vinyl formate.

Organometallic chemistry edit

Acetylene and its derivatives (2-butyne, diphenylacetylene, etc.) form complexes with transition metals. Its bonding to the metal is somewhat similar to that of ethylene complexes. These complexes are intermediates in many catalytic reactions such as alkyne trimerisation to benzene, tetramerization to cyclooctatetraene,[8] and carbonylation to hydroquinone:[50]

 
 
Fe(CO)5 + 4 C2H2 + 2 H2O → 2 C6H4(OH)2 + FeCO3 at basic conditions (50–80 °C, 20–25 atm).

Metal acetylides, species of the formula LnM−C2R, are also common. Copper(I) acetylide and silver acetylide can be formed in aqueous solutions with ease due to a favorable solubility equilibrium.[51]

Acid-base reactions edit

Acetylene has a pKa of 25, acetylene can be deprotonated by a superbase to form an acetylide:[51]

 

Various organometallic[52] and inorganic[53] reagents are effective.

 
The New acetylene plant of BASF, commissioned in 2020

Hydrogenation edit

Acetylene can be semihydrogenated to ethylene, providing a feedstock for a variety of polyethylene plastics. Halogens add to the triple bond.

Safety and handling edit

Acetylene is not especially toxic, but when generated from calcium carbide, it can contain toxic impurities such as traces of phosphine and arsine, which give it a distinct garlic-like smell. It is also highly flammable, as are most light hydrocarbons, hence its use in welding. Its most singular hazard is associated with its intrinsic instability, especially when it is pressurized: under certain conditions acetylene can react in an exothermic addition-type reaction to form a number of products, typically benzene and/or vinylacetylene, possibly in addition to carbon and hydrogen.[citation needed] Consequently, acetylene, if initiated by intense heat or a shockwave, can decompose explosively if the absolute pressure of the gas exceeds about 200 kilopascals (29 psi). Most regulators and pressure gauges on equipment report gauge pressure, and the safe limit for acetylene therefore is 101 kPagage, or 15 psig.[54][55] It is therefore supplied and stored dissolved in acetone or dimethylformamide (DMF),[55][56][57] contained in a gas cylinder with a porous filling (Agamassan), which renders it safe to transport and use, given proper handling. Acetylene cylinders should be used in the upright position to avoid withdrawing acetone during use.[58]

Information on safe storage of acetylene in upright cylinders is provided by the OSHA,[59][60] Compressed Gas Association,[55] United States Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA),[61] EIGA,[58] and other agencies.

Copper catalyses the decomposition of acetylene, and as a result acetylene should not be transported in copper pipes.[62]

Cylinders should be stored in an area segregated from oxidizers to avoid exacerbated reaction in case of fire/leakage.[55][60] Acetylene cylinders should not be stored in confined spaces, enclosed vehicles, garages, and buildings, to avoid unintended leakage leading to explosive atmosphere.[55][60] In the US, National Electric Code (NEC) requires consideration for hazardous areas including those where acetylene may be released during accidents or leaks.[63] Consideration may include electrical classification and use of listed Group A electrical components in US.[63] Further information on determining the areas requiring special consideration is in NFPA 497.[64] In Europe, ATEX also requires consideration for hazardous areas where flammable gases may be released during accidents or leaks.[58]

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External links edit

  • Acetylene Production Plant and Detailed Process Archived 11 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  • Acetylene at Chemistry Comes Alive!
  • Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use at Project Gutenberg
  • Movie explaining acetylene formation from calcium carbide and the explosive limits forming fire hazards
  • Calcium Carbide & Acetylene at The Periodic Table of Videos (University of Nottingham)
  • CDC – NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards – Acetylene