Benzoic acid, 4-methyl-, methyl ester

• Formula: C₉H₁₀O₂
• Molecular weight: 150.1745
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C9H10O2/c1-7-3-5-8(6-4-7)9(10)11-2/h3-6H,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QSSJZLPUHJDYKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 99-75-2
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Other names: p-Toluic acid, methyl ester; p-Carbomethoxytoluene; Methyl p-methylbenzoate; Methyl p-toluate; Methyl 4-methylbenzoate; Methyl 4-toluate; 4-Methylbenzoic acid, methyl ester; Methyl ester of 4-methylbenzoic acid; p-Toluylic acid, methyl ester; 4-(Methoxycarbonyl)toluene; Methyl p-toluenecarboxylate; NSC 24761; p-(Methoxycarbonyl)toluene
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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
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₉H₉O₂^- +  =

By formula: C₉H₉O₂^- + H⁺ = C₉H₁₀O₂

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]

Meeks, Wahlborg, et al., 1981
Meeks, J.; Wahlborg, A.; McGlynn, S.P., Photoelectron spectroscopy of carbonyls: Benzoic acid and its derivatives, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1981, 22, 43. [all data]

Foffani, Pignataro, et al., 1964
Foffani, A.; Pignataro, S.; Cantone, B.; Grasso, F., Ionization potentials and substituent effects for aromatic carbonyl compounds, Z. Physik. Chem. (Frankfurt), 1964, 42, 221. [all data]

Taft and Topsom, 1987
Taft, R.W.; Topsom, R.D., The Nature and Analysis of Substituent Effects, Prog. Phys. Org. Chem., 1987, 16, 1. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

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

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