Benzene, (bromomethyl)-
- Formula: C7H7Br
- Molecular weight: 171.034
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: AGEZXYOZHKGVCM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 100-39-0
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Benzyl bromide; Toluene, α-bromo-; α-Bromotoluene; ω-Bromotoluene; (Bromomethyl)benzene; Bromophenylmethane; 1-Bromotoluene; Bromotoluene, α; UN 1737; NSC 8041; Phenylmethyl bromide
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Gas phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔfH°gas | 84. ± 4. | kJ/mol | Eqk | Benson and Buss, 1957 |
Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔfH°liquid | 22. | kJ/mol | Cm | Holm, 1973 | Grignard Rx |
ΔfH°liquid | 16. ± 2. | kJ/mol | Chyd | Ashcroft, Carson, et al., 1963 | |
ΔfH°liquid | 30. ± 14. | kJ/mol | Cm | Fowell and Mortimer, 1961 |
Phase change data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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Tboil | 471.7 | K | N/A | Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990 | BS |
Tboil | 471. | K | N/A | Buckingham and Donaghy, 1982 | BS |
Tboil | 471. | K | N/A | Buckingham and Donaghy, 1982 | BS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tfus | 271.75 | K | N/A | Ashcroft, 1976 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 53.3 ± 0.7 | kJ/mol | GS | Krasnykh, Vasiltsova, et al., 2002 | Based on data from 284. to 306. K.; AC |
ΔvapH° | 53.7 | kJ/mol | CGC | Krasnykh, Vasiltsova, et al., 2002 | AC |
ΔvapH° | 50.5 ± 0.5 | kJ/mol | N/A | Ashcroft, 1976, 2 | AC |
ΔvapH° | 47.3 ± 4.2 | kJ/mol | V | Benson and Buss, 1957 | ALS |
Reduced pressure boiling point
Tboil (K) | Pressure (bar) | Reference | Comment |
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400. | 0.11 | Buckingham and Donaghy, 1982 | BS |
400. | 0.11 | Buckingham and Donaghy, 1982 | BS |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
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46.9 | 320. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 305. to 472. K. See also Stull, 1947 and Dykyj, Svoboda, et al., 1999.; AC |
48.1 | 355. | I,A | Ashcroft, 1976, 2 | Based on data from 340. to 409. K. See also Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987.; AC |
Antoine Equation Parameters
log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
P = vapor pressure (bar)
T = temperature (K)
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Temperature (K) | A | B | C | Reference | Comment |
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305.4 to 471.7 | 4.67342 | 2043.135 | -34.57 | Stull, 1947 | Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data. |
Enthalpy of fusion
ΔfusH (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
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13.2 | 271.8 | Ashcroft, 1976, 2 | AC |
Reaction thermochemistry data
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MS - José A. Martinho Simões
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
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Individual Reactions
(l) + (cr) = C7H7BrMg (solution)
By formula: C7H7Br (l) + Mg (cr) = C7H7BrMg (solution)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | -275.7 ± 4.4 | kJ/mol | RSC | Holm, 1981 | solvent: Diethyl ether; Due to the possibility of side reactions, the enthalpy of reaction was not considered to be sufficiently reliable for deriving the enthalpy of formation of the Grignard reagent Holm, 1981; MS |
C7H6Br- + =
By formula: C7H6Br- + H+ = C7H7Br
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 1557. ± 8.8 | kJ/mol | G+TS | Poutsma, Nash, et al., 1997 | gas phase; acidity comparable to MeCN, between HF and tBuCH(Me)OH; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 1527. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | IMRB | Poutsma, Nash, et al., 1997 | gas phase; acidity comparable to MeCN, between HF and tBuCH(Me)OH; B |
By formula: HBr + C7H7Br = C7H8 + Br2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 33.9 ± 4.2 | kJ/mol | Eqk | Benson and Buss, 1957 | gas phase; Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = 33. ± 4. kJ/mol; ALS |
(l) + (g) = (l) + C3H9BrSn (l)
By formula: C10H16Sn (l) + Br2 (g) = C7H7Br (l) + C3H9BrSn (l)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | -226.6 ± 0.9 | kJ/mol | RSC | Pedley and Skinner, 1959 | Please also see Pedley and Rylance, 1977 and Cox and Pilcher, 1970, 2.; MS |
By formula: C7H7Br + H2O = HBr + C7H8O
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | -7.9 | kJ/mol | Cm | Gellner and Skinner, 1949 | liquid phase; Heat of hydrloysis; ALS |
C12H7MnO5 (cr) + 1.5 (g) = (g) + (cr) + 5 (g)
By formula: C12H7MnO5 (cr) + 1.5Br2 (g) = C7H7Br (g) + Br2Mn (cr) + 5CO (g)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | -194.5 ± 7.8 | kJ/mol | HAL-HFC | Connor, Zafarani-Moattar, et al., 1982 | MS |
By formula: C7H7Br + 0.5H2 = C7H8 + 0.5Br2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -4. ± 2. | kJ/mol | Chyd | Ashcroft, Carson, et al., 1963 | liquid phase; ALS |
+ C4H9Li = +
By formula: C7H7Br + C4H9Li = C11H16 + BrLi
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -338. ± 11. | kJ/mol | Cm | Fowell and Mortimer, 1961 | liquid phase; ALS |
IR Spectrum
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Gas Phase Spectrum
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State | gas |
Instrument | HP-GC/MS/IRD |
Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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NIST MS number | 291329 |
References
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Ashcroft, 1976
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Stull, 1947
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Holm, 1981
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Poutsma, Nash, et al., 1997
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Pedley and Skinner, 1959
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Pedley and Rylance, 1977
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Gellner and Skinner, 1949
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Notes
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Tboil Boiling point Tfus Fusion (melting) point ΔfH°gas Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions ΔfH°liquid Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions ΔfusH Enthalpy of fusion ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization ΔvapH° Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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