Benzyl chloride

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Gas phase ion energetics data

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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

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
9.10 ± 0.02PITraeger and Kompe, 1990LL
9.14 ± 0.01PIPonomarev, Takhimova, et al., 1974LLK
9.14 ± 0.01PIAkopyan, Vilesov, et al., 1972LLK
9.10 ± 0.05PIAkopyan and Vilesov, 1966RDSH
9.30PEZverev and Ermolaeva, 1981Vertical value; LLK
9.29PEKimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981Vertical value; LLK
9.30PESchmidt and Schweig, 1973Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
C7H7+9.85 ± 0.02ClPITraeger and Kompe, 1990LL
C7H7+10.16 ± 0.05ClPIAkopyan, Vilesov, et al., 1972LLK
C7H7+10.40 ± 0.05ClPIAkopyan and Vilesov, 1966RDSH

De-protonation reactions

C7H6Cl- + Hydrogen cation = Benzyl chloride

By formula: C7H6Cl- + H+ = C7H7Cl

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1659. ± 6.7kJ/molBranWenthold and Squires, 1995gas phase; By HO- cleavage of substituted silanes; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1627. ± 7.1kJ/molH-TSWenthold and Squires, 1995gas phase; By HO- cleavage of substituted silanes; B

C7H6Cl- + Hydrogen cation = Benzyl chloride

By formula: C7H6Cl- + H+ = C7H7Cl

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1556. ± 8.8kJ/molG+TSPoutsma, Nash, et al., 1997gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1527. ± 8.4kJ/molIMRBPoutsma, Nash, et al., 1997gas phase; B

References

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Traeger and Kompe, 1990
Traeger, J.C.; Kompe, B.M., Threshold C7H7 formation from the benzyl halides by photoionization mass spectrometry, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1990, 101, 111. [all data]

Ponomarev, Takhimova, et al., 1974
Ponomarev, D.A.; Takhimova, V.V.; Akopyan, M.E.; Sergeyev, Y.L., Effect of alkyl groups on the stability of cations in the absence of solvation effects, Zh. Org. Khim., 1974, 10, 403. [all data]

Akopyan, Vilesov, et al., 1972
Akopyan, M.E.; Vilesov, F.I.; Lopatin, S.N., Photoionization of benzyl chloride, Khim. Vys. Energ., 1972, 6, 110. [all data]

Akopyan and Vilesov, 1966
Akopyan, M.E.; Vilesov, F.I., A mass-spectrometric study of the photo-ionisation of benzene derivatives at wavelengths up to 885 A, Zh. Fiz. Khim., 1966, 40, 125, In original 63. [all data]

Zverev and Ermolaeva, 1981
Zverev, V.V.; Ermolaeva, L.V., Ionization potentials and intramolecular charge transfer. II. The photoelectron spectrum and electronic structure of trichloromethylbenzene, Zh. Strukt. Khim., 1981, 22, 22. [all data]

Kimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981
Kimura, K.; Katsumata, S.; Achiba, Y.; Yamazaki, T.; Iwata, S., Ionization energies, Ab initio assignments, and valence electronic structure for 200 molecules in Handbook of HeI Photoelectron Spectra of Fundamental Organic Compounds, Japan Scientific Soc. Press, Tokyo, 1981. [all data]

Schmidt and Schweig, 1973
Schmidt, H.; Schweig, A., C-Hal hyperkonjugation, Tetrahedron Lett., 1973, 981. [all data]

Wenthold and Squires, 1995
Wenthold, P.G.; Squires, R.R., Determination of the gas-phase acidities of halogen-substituted aromatic compounds using the silane-cleavage method, J. Mass Spectrom., 1995, 30, 1, 17, https://doi.org/10.1002/jms.1190300105 . [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]


Notes

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