Benzene, (bromomethyl)-

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas84. ± 4.kJ/molEqkBenson and Buss, 1957 

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfliquid22.kJ/molCmHolm, 1973Grignard Rx
Δfliquid16. ± 2.kJ/molChydAshcroft, Carson, et al., 1963 
Δfliquid30. ± 14.kJ/molCmFowell 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
Tboil471.7KN/AAldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990BS
Tboil471.KN/ABuckingham and Donaghy, 1982BS
Tboil471.KN/ABuckingham and Donaghy, 1982BS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus271.75KN/AAshcroft, 1976Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap53.3 ± 0.7kJ/molGSKrasnykh, Vasiltsova, et al., 2002Based on data from 284. to 306. K.; AC
Δvap53.7kJ/molCGCKrasnykh, Vasiltsova, et al., 2002AC
Δvap50.5 ± 0.5kJ/molN/AAshcroft, 1976, 2AC
Δvap47.3 ± 4.2kJ/molVBenson and Buss, 1957ALS

Reduced pressure boiling point

Tboil (K) Pressure (bar) Reference Comment
400.0.11Buckingham and Donaghy, 1982BS
400.0.11Buckingham and Donaghy, 1982BS

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
46.9320.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 305. to 472. K. See also Stull, 1947 and Dykyj, Svoboda, et al., 1999.; AC
48.1355.I,AAshcroft, 1976, 2Based 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
305.4 to 471.74.673422043.135-34.57Stull, 1947Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
13.2271.8Ashcroft, 1976, 2AC

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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

Benzene, (bromomethyl)- (l) + magnesium (cr) = C7H7BrMg (solution)

By formula: C7H7Br (l) + Mg (cr) = C7H7BrMg (solution)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-275.7 ± 4.4kJ/molRSCHolm, 1981solvent: 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- + Hydrogen cation = Benzene, (bromomethyl)-

By formula: C7H6Br- + H+ = C7H7Br

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1557. ± 8.8kJ/molG+TSPoutsma, Nash, et al., 1997gas phase; acidity comparable to MeCN, between HF and tBuCH(Me)OH; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1527. ± 8.4kJ/molIMRBPoutsma, Nash, et al., 1997gas phase; acidity comparable to MeCN, between HF and tBuCH(Me)OH; B

Hydrogen bromide + Benzene, (bromomethyl)- = Toluene + Bromine

By formula: HBr + C7H7Br = C7H8 + Br2

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr33.9 ± 4.2kJ/molEqkBenson and Buss, 1957gas phase; Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = 33. ± 4. kJ/mol; ALS

Stannane, trimethyl(phenylmethyl)- (l) + Bromine (g) = Benzene, (bromomethyl)- (l) + C3H9BrSn (l)

By formula: C10H16Sn (l) + Br2 (g) = C7H7Br (l) + C3H9BrSn (l)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-226.6 ± 0.9kJ/molRSCPedley and Skinner, 1959Please also see Pedley and Rylance, 1977 and Cox and Pilcher, 1970, 2.; MS

Benzene, (bromomethyl)- + Water = Hydrogen bromide + Benzyl alcohol

By formula: C7H7Br + H2O = HBr + C7H8O

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-7.9kJ/molCmGellner and Skinner, 1949liquid phase; Heat of hydrloysis; ALS

C12H7MnO5 (cr) + 1.5Bromine (g) = Benzene, (bromomethyl)- (g) + manganese dibromide (cr) + 5Carbon monoxide (g)

By formula: C12H7MnO5 (cr) + 1.5Br2 (g) = C7H7Br (g) + Br2Mn (cr) + 5CO (g)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-194.5 ± 7.8kJ/molHAL-HFCConnor, Zafarani-Moattar, et al., 1982MS

Benzene, (bromomethyl)- + 0.5Hydrogen = Toluene + 0.5Bromine

By formula: C7H7Br + 0.5H2 = C7H8 + 0.5Br2

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-4. ± 2.kJ/molChydAshcroft, Carson, et al., 1963liquid phase; ALS

Benzene, (bromomethyl)- + C4H9Li = Benzene, pentyl- + Lithium bromide

By formula: C7H7Br + C4H9Li = C11H16 + BrLi

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-338. ± 11.kJ/molCmFowell and Mortimer, 1961liquid phase; ALS

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

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

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)8.99 ± 0.015eVN/AN/AL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
9.02 ± 0.02PITraeger and Kompe, 1990LL
8.99 ± 0.015PIPECOBaer, Morrow, et al., 1988LL
8.9EIYeo and Williams, 1970RDSH
9.1 ± 0.1EIGrutzmacher, 1970RDSH
9.10 ± 0.05EIPignataro, Foffani, et al., 1966RDSH
9.23PESchmidt and Schweig, 1973Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
C7H7+9.27 ± 0.02BrPITraeger and Kompe, 1990LL
C7H7+9.79BrPIPECOBaer, Morrow, et al., 1988T = 0K; LL
C7H7+9.80BrPIPECOBaer, Morrow, et al., 1988T = 298K; LL
C7H7+9.1BrEIYeo and Williams, 1970RDSH

De-protonation reactions

C7H6Br- + Hydrogen cation = Benzene, (bromomethyl)-

By formula: C7H6Br- + H+ = C7H7Br

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1557. ± 8.8kJ/molG+TSPoutsma, Nash, et al., 1997gas phase; acidity comparable to MeCN, between HF and tBuCH(Me)OH; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1527. ± 8.4kJ/molIMRBPoutsma, Nash, et al., 1997gas phase; acidity comparable to MeCN, between HF and tBuCH(Me)OH; B

IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Benson and Buss, 1957
Benson, S.W.; Buss, J.H., The thermodynamics of bromination of toluene and the heat of formation of the benzyl radical, J. Phys. Chem., 1957, 61, 104-109. [all data]

Holm, 1973
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Ashcroft, Carson, et al., 1963
Ashcroft, S.J.; Carson, A.S.; Pedley, J.B., Thermochemistry of reductions caused by lithium aluminium hydride. Part 2.-The heats of formation of benzyl bromide, benzyl iodide and the benzyl radical, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1963, 59, 2713-2717. [all data]

Fowell and Mortimer, 1961
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Buckingham and Donaghy, 1982
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Ashcroft, 1976
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Krasnykh, Vasiltsova, et al., 2002
Krasnykh, Eugen L.; Vasiltsova, Tatiana V.; Verevkin, Sergey P.; Heintz, Andreas, Vapor Pressures and Enthalpies of Vaporization of Benzyl Halides and Benzyl Ethers, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2002, 47, 6, 1372-1378, https://doi.org/10.1021/je020034h . [all data]

Ashcroft, 1976, 2
Ashcroft, Stanley J., Vapor pressures and enthalpies of vaporization of benzyl halides, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1976, 21, 4, 397-398, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60071a009 . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
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Dykyj, Svoboda, et al., 1999
Dykyj, J.; Svoboda, J.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Frenkel, M.L.; Hall, K.R., Vapor Pressure of Chemicals: Part A. Vapor Pressure and Antoine Constants for Hydrocarbons and Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium and Hydrogen Containing Organic Compounds, Springer, Berlin, 1999, 373. [all data]

Holm, 1981
Holm, T., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. II, 1981, 464.. [all data]

Poutsma, Nash, et al., 1997
Poutsma, J.C.; Nash, J.J.; Paulino, J.A.; Squires, R.R., Absolute Heats of Formation of Phenylcarbene and Vinylcarbene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1997, 119, 20, 4686, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja963918s . [all data]

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Pedley and Skinner, 1959
Pedley, J.B.; Skinner, H.A., Thermochemistry of metallic alkyls. Part 9.?Heats of bromination of some organo-tin compounds, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1959, 55, 544, https://doi.org/10.1039/tf9595500544 . [all data]

Pedley and Rylance, 1977
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Cox and Pilcher, 1970, 2
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds in Academic Press, New York, 1970. [all data]

Gellner and Skinner, 1949
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Baer, T.; Morrow, J.C.; Shao, J.D.; Olesik, S., Gas-phase heats of formation of C7H7+ isomers: m-Tolyl, p-tolyl, and benzyl ions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 5633. [all data]

Yeo and Williams, 1970
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Grutzmacher, 1970
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Notes

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