Benzaldehyde
- Formula: C7H6O
- Molecular weight: 106.1219
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HUMNYLRZRPPJDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 100-52-7
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Artificial Almond Oil; Benzaldehyde FFC; Benzenecarbonal; Benzenecarboxaldehyde; Benzoic aldehyde; Phenylmethanal; Almond artificial essential oil; Phenylmethanal benzenecarboxaldehyde; NCI-C56133; Oil of Bitter Almond; Artificial essential oil of almond; Benzene carbaldehyde; NA 1989; Artifical essential oil of almond; Artificial bitter almond oil; Benzenemethylal; Benzoyl hydride; Ethereal oil of bitter almonds; Benzylaldehyde; NSC 7917; Benzyaldehyde
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Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
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
B - John E. Bartmess
View reactions leading to C7H6O+ (ion structure unspecified)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
IE (evaluated) | 9.50 ± 0.08 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Proton affinity (review) | 199.3 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 191.7 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Electron affinity determinations
EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
0.4293 ± 0.0087 | ECD | Wentworth, Kao, et al., 1975 | B |
0.421 ± 0.010 | ECD | Wentworth and Chen, 1967 | B |
0.390 ± 0.050 | ECD | Zlatkis, Lee, et al., 1983 | B |
Proton affinity at 298K
Proton affinity (kcal/mol) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|
198.8 ± 0.31 | Fernandez, Jennings, et al., 1989 | T = 573 - 725K; Reference Sprot(C2H5)2O = 17.0 J/mol K in Hunter and Lias, 1998 needs to be re-evaluated. Using Sprot(C6H5CHO) = 2 J/mol K from Hunter and Lias, 1998, this measurement yields Sprot((C2H5)2O = 8 J/mol K.; MM |
Gas basicity at 298K
Gas basicity (review) (kcal/mol) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|
191.8 ± 0.81 | Fernandez, Jennings, et al., 1989 | T = 573 - 725K; Reference Sprot(C2H5)2O = 17.0 J/mol K in Hunter and Lias, 1998 needs to be re-evaluated. Using Sprot(C6H5CHO) = 2 J/mol K from Hunter and Lias, 1998, this measurement yields Sprot((C2H5)2O = 8 J/mol K.; MM |
Protonation entropy at 298K
Protonation entropy (cal/mol*K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|
2.6 | Fernandez, Jennings, et al., 1989 | T = 573 - 725K; Reference Sprot(C2H5)2O = 17.0 J/mol K in Hunter and Lias, 1998 needs to be re-evaluated. Using Sprot(C6H5CHO) = 2 J/mol K from Hunter and Lias, 1998, this measurement yields Sprot((C2H5)2O = 8 J/mol K.; MM |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
~9.35 | PE | Klasinc, Kovac, et al., 1983 | LBLHLM |
9.49 | PI | McLoughlin and Traeger, 1979 | LLK |
9.65 | EI | Elder, Beynon, et al., 1976 | LLK |
9.49 | PE | Behan, Johnstone, et al., 1976 | LLK |
9.40 | PE | Rabalais and Colton, 1973 | LLK |
9.74 | EI | Benoit, 1973 | LLK |
9.50 ± 0.02 | PI | Iskakov and Potapov, 1971 | LLK |
9.53 ± 0.03 | EI | Bock, Alt, et al., 1969 | RDSH |
9.53 ± 0.03 | PI | Watanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962 | RDSH |
9.6 | PI | Terenin, 1961 | RDSH |
9.51 ± 0.02 | PI | Watanabe, 1957 | RDSH |
9.60 ± 0.02 | PI | Vilesov and Terenin, 1957 | RDSH |
9.71 | PE | Gal, Geribaldi, et al., 1985 | Vertical value; LBLHLM |
9.57 | PE | Klasinc, Kovac, et al., 1983 | Vertical value; LBLHLM |
9.54 | PE | Benoit and Harrison, 1977 | Vertical value; LLK |
10.0 | PE | Rao, 1975 | Vertical value; LLK |
9.80 | PE | Baker, May, et al., 1968 | Vertical value; RDSH |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHO+ | 13.67 ± 0.13 | ? | EI | Reed and Thornley, 1958 | RDSH |
C6H5+ | 14.11 | CO+H | EI | Benoit, 1973 | LLK |
C6H5+ | 13.51 ± 0.12 | CHO? | EI | Reed and Thornley, 1958 | RDSH |
C7H5O+ | 9.93 | H | PI | McLoughlin and Traeger, 1979 | LLK |
C7H5O+ | 11.11 | H | EI | Elder, Beynon, et al., 1976 | LLK |
C7H5O+ | 11.26 | H | EI | Benoit, 1973 | LLK |
C7H5O+ | 10.99 | H | EI | Howe and Williams, 1969 | RDSH |
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
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]
Wentworth, Kao, et al., 1975
Wentworth, W.E.; Kao, L.W.; Becker, R.S.,
Electron affinities of substituted aromatic compounds,
J. Phys. Chem., 1975, 79, 1161. [all data]
Wentworth and Chen, 1967
Wentworth, W.E.; Chen, E.,
Experimental Determination of the Electron Affinity of Several Aromatic Aldehydes and Ketones,
J. Phys. Chem., 1967, 71, 6, 1929, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100865a063
. [all data]
Zlatkis, Lee, et al., 1983
Zlatkis, A.; Lee, C.K.; Wentworth, W.E.; Chen, E.C.M.,
Constant current linearization for determination of electron capture mechanisms,
Anal. Chem., 1983, 55, 1596. [all data]
Fernandez, Jennings, et al., 1989
Fernandez, T.; Jennings, K.R.; Mason, R.S.,
Gas-phase proton transfer reactions in xylene-dimethyl ether mixtures,
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1989, 85, 1813. [all data]
Klasinc, Kovac, et al., 1983
Klasinc, L.; Kovac, B.; Gusten, H.,
Photoelectron spectra of acenes. Electronic structure and substituent effects,
Pure Appl. Chem., 1983, 55, 289. [all data]
McLoughlin and Traeger, 1979
McLoughlin, R.G.; Traeger, J.C.,
A photoionization study of some benzoyl compounds - thermochemistry of [C7H5O]+ formation,
Org. Mass Spectrom., 1979, 14, 434. [all data]
Elder, Beynon, et al., 1976
Elder, J.F.; Beynon, J.H.; Cooks, R.G.,
The benzoyl ion. Thermochemistry and kinetic energy release,
Org. Mass Spectrom., 1976, 11, 415. [all data]
Behan, Johnstone, et al., 1976
Behan, J.M.; Johnstone, R.A.W.; Bentley, T.W.,
An evaluation of empirical methods for calculating the ionization potentials of substituted benzenes,
Org. Mass Spectrom., 1976, 11, 207. [all data]
Rabalais and Colton, 1973
Rabalais, J.W.; Colton, R.J.,
Electronic interaction between the phenyl group and its unsaturated substituents,
J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1973, 1, 83. [all data]
Benoit, 1973
Benoit, F.,
The benzoyl cation: The participation of isolated electronic excited states in the dissociation of molecular ions of the form [C6H5COX]+,
Org. Mass Spectrom., 1973, 7, 1407. [all data]
Iskakov and Potapov, 1971
Iskakov, L.I.; Potapov, V.K.,
Photionization and decomposition of benzaldehyde, acetophenone, and benzophenone,
High Energy Chem., 1971, 5, 238, In original 265. [all data]
Bock, Alt, et al., 1969
Bock, H.; Alt, H.; Seidl, H.,
d-Orbital effects in silicon-substituted π-electron systems. XV. The color of silyl ketones,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1969, 91, 355. [all data]
Watanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962
Watanabe, K.; Nakayama, T.; Mottl, J.,
Ionization potentials of some molecules,
J. Quant. Spectry. Radiative Transfer, 1962, 2, 369. [all data]
Terenin, 1961
Terenin, A.,
Charge transfer in organic solids, induced by light,
Proc. Chem. Soc., London, 1961, 321. [all data]
Watanabe, 1957
Watanabe, K.,
Ionization potentials of some molecules,
J. Chem. Phys., 1957, 26, 542. [all data]
Vilesov and Terenin, 1957
Vilesov, F.I.; Terenin, A.N.,
The photoionization of the vapors of certain organic compounds,
Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1957, 115, 744, In original 539. [all data]
Gal, Geribaldi, et al., 1985
Gal, J.-F.; Geribaldi, S.; Pfister-Guillouzo, G.; Morris, D.G.,
Basicity of the carbonyl group. Part 12. Correlations between ionization potentials and lewis basicities in aromatic carbonyl compounds,
J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2, 1985, 103. [all data]
Benoit and Harrison, 1977
Benoit, F.M.; Harrison, A.G.,
Predictive value of proton affinity. Ionization energy correlations involving oxygenated molecules,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 3980. [all data]
Rao, 1975
Rao, C.N.R.,
Lone-pair ionization bands of chromophores in the photoelectron spectra of organic molecules,
Indian J. Chem., 1975, 13, 950. [all data]
Baker, May, et al., 1968
Baker, A.D.; May, D.P.; Turner, D.W.,
Molecular photoelectron spectroscopy. Part VII. The vertical ionisation potentials of benzene and some of its monosubstituted and 1,4-disubstituted derivatives,
J. Chem. Soc. B, 1968, 22. [all data]
Reed and Thornley, 1958
Reed, R.I.; Thornley, M.B.,
Studies in electron impact methods. Part 5. Acetaldehyde, acrolein, benzaldehyde, and propionaldehyde,
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans., 1958, 54, 949. [all data]
Howe and Williams, 1969
Howe, I.; Williams, D.H.,
Calculation and qualitative predictions of mass spectra. Mono- and paradisubstituted benzenes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1969, 91, 7137. [all data]
Notes
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