Benzyl alcohol

• Formula: C₇H₈O
• Molecular weight: 108.1378
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C7H8O/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8H,6H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WVDDGKGOMKODPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 100-51-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Benzenemethanol; α-Hydroxytoluene; α-Toluenol; (Hydroxymethyl)benzene; Benzenecarbinol; Phenylcarbinol; Phenylmethanol; Phenylmethyl alcohol; Methanol, phenyl-; NCI-C06111; Hydroxytoluene; Bentalol; Benzoyl alcohol; Benzenmethanol; Benzylic alcohol; Methanol benzene; NSC 8044; Benzyl Alkohol
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman

View reactions leading to C₇H₈O⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₇H₇O^- +  =

By formula: C₇H₇O^- + H⁺ = C₇H₈O

References

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Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Selim, Rabbih, et al., 1987
Selim, E.T.; Rabbih, M.A.; Fahmey, M.A., M and [M-1]⁺ ions formed for benzyl alcohol, benzyl amine and benzyl cyanide, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1987, 22, 381. [all data]

Russell, Freiser, et al., 1983
Russell, D.H.; Freiser, B.S.; McBay, E.H.; Canada, D.C., The structure of decomposing [C₇H₇O]⁺ ions: Benzyl versus tropylium ion structures, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1983, 18, 474. [all data]

Gilbert, Leach, et al., 1973
Gilbert, J.R.; Leach, W.P.; Miller, J.R., Ionisation appearance potential measurements in arene chromium tricarbonyls, J. Organomet. Chem., 1973, 49, 219. [all data]

Pignataro, Foffani, et al., 1966
Pignataro, S.; Foffani, A.; Innorta, G.; Distefano, G., Molecular structural effects on the ionization potentials for metasubstituted aromatic compounds and for compounds of the type X-CH₂-R, Z. Physik. Chem. (Frankfurt), 1966, 49, 291. [all data]

Ballard, Jones, et al., 1987
Ballard, R.E.; Jones, J.; Read, D.; Inchley, A.; Cranmer, M., He(I) photoelectron studies of liquids and gases, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1987, 137, 125. [all data]

Deshmukh, Dutta, et al., 1982
Deshmukh, P.; Dutta, T.K.; Hwang, J.L.-S.; Housecroft, C.E.; Fehlner, T.P., Photoelectron spectroscopic measurements of the relative charge on carbyne fragments bound to polynuclear cobalt carbonyl clusters, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1982, 104, 1740. [all data]

Eck, Schweig, et al., 1978
Eck, V.; Schweig, A.; Vermeer, H., The ultraviolet photoelectron spectrum of o-benzoquinone methide, Tetrahedron Lett., 1978, 27, 2433. [all data]

Benoit and Harrison, 1977
Benoit, F.M.; Harrison, A.G., Predictive value of proton affinity. Ionization energy correlations involving oxygenated molecules, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 3980. [all data]

Selim, Rabbih, et al., 1989
Selim, E.T.M.; Rabbih, M.A.; Fahmey Ahmad, M.A.; Shalbi, A.S., Energetic study of [C₅H₃]⁺ fragment ion produced from some benzyl derivatives, Arab Gulf J. Sci. Res., 1989, 7, 53. [all data]

Selim, Rabbih, et al., 1987, 2
Selim, E.T.M.; Rabbih, M.A.; Fahmey, M.A., A mass spectrometric study of [C₇H₇]⁺ and [C₆H₇]⁺ fragment ions obtained from benzyl alcohol, benzyl amine and benzyl cyanide, Egypt. J. Phys., 1987, 18, 37. [all data]

Harrison, Haynes, et al., 1965
Harrison, A.G.; Haynes, P.; McLean, S.; Meyer, F., The mass spectra of methyl-substituted cyclopentadienes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1965, 87, 5099. [all data]

Selim, Rabbih, et al., 1987, 3
Selim, E.T.; Rabbih, M.A.; Rezk, A.M.H.; Fahmey, M.A., Energetics of [C₇H₆]⁺ fragment ion using electron impact technique, Indian J. Pure Appl. Phys., 1987, 25, 451. [all data]

Meyerson, Rylander, et al., 1959
Meyerson, S.; Rylander, P.N.; Eliel, E.L.; McCollum, J.D., Organic ions in the gas phase. VII. Tropylium ion from benzyl chloride and benzyl alcohol, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1959, 81, 2606. [all data]

Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979
Bartmess, J.E.; Scott, J.A.; McIver, R.T., Jr., The gas phase acidity scale from methanol to phenol, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 6047. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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