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 thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

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
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Reduced pressure boiling point

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C₇H₇O^- +  = (C₇H₇O^- • )

By formula: C₇H₇O^- + C₇H₈O = (C₇H₇O^- • C₇H₈O)

C₈H₅^- +  = (C₈H₅^- • )

By formula: C₈H₅^- + C₇H₈O = (C₈H₅^- • C₇H₈O)

C₇H₇O^- +  =

By formula: C₇H₇O^- + H⁺ = C₇H₈O

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₅H₅^- + C₇H₈O = (C₅H₅^- • C₇H₈O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + C₇H₈O = (F^- • C₇H₈O)

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₇H₇I + H₂O = HI + C₇H₈O

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₇H₇Br + H₂O = HBr + C₇H₈O

=  + 

By formula: C₇H₈O = C₇H₆O + H₂

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

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₇H₇O^- +  =

By formula: C₇H₇O^- + H⁺ = C₇H₈O

Ion clustering data

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B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₅H₅^- + C₇H₈O = (C₅H₅^- • C₇H₈O)

C₇H₇O^- +  = (C₇H₇O^- • )

By formula: C₇H₇O^- + C₇H₈O = (C₇H₇O^- • C₇H₈O)

C₈H₅^- +  = (C₈H₅^- • )

By formula: C₈H₅^- + C₇H₈O = (C₈H₅^- • C₇H₈O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + C₇H₈O = (F^- • C₇H₈O)

IR Spectrum

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Additional Data

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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