Diphenylmethane
- Formula: C13H12
- Molecular weight: 168.2344
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: CZZYITDELCSZES-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 101-81-5
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Benzene, 1,1'-methylenebis-; Methane, diphenyl-; Benzene, (phenylmethyl)-; Benzylbenzene; Ditan; Ditane; Benzene, benzyl-; Toluene, α-phenyl-; 1,1'-Dimethylenebis(benzene); NSC 4708
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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
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proton affinity (review) | 802.0 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 769.5 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Electron affinity determinations
EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
<0.156 ± 0.043 | ECD | Wojnarovits and Foldiak, 1981 | EA is an upper limit: Chen and Wentworth, 1989. G3MP2B3 calculations indicate an EA of ca. -0.3 eV, anion unbound.; B |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
9.4 | EI | Terlouw, Heerma, et al., 1974 | LLK |
8.7 ± 0.1 | EI | Bohlmann, Koppel, et al., 1974 | LLK |
8.55 ± 0.03 | PI | Potapov, Kardash, et al., 1972 | LLK |
9.00 ± 0.05 | EI | Pignataro, Mancini, et al., 1972 | LLK |
8.67 ± 0.05 | PE | Distefano, Pignataro, et al., 1976 | Vertical value; LLK |
8.8 | PE | Eaton and Traylor, 1974 | Vertical value; LLK |
8.80 ± 0.02 | PE | Maier and Turner, 1973 | Vertical value; LLK |
9.1 | PE | Pignataro, Mancini, et al., 1971 | Vertical value; LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C7H7+ | 11.5 ± 0.1 | C6H5 | EI | Innorta, Torroni, et al., 1973 | LLK |
C13H9+ | 14.9 ± 0.1 | H2+H | EI | Rapp, Staab, et al., 1970 | RDSH |
C13H11+ | 11.2 ± 0.1 | H | EI | Bohlmann, Koppel, et al., 1974 | LLK |
De-protonation reactions
C13H11- + =
By formula: C13H11- + H+ = C13H12
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 1521. ± 8.8 | kJ/mol | G+TS | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
ΔrH° | 1512. ± 9.6 | kJ/mol | G+TS | Cumming and Kebarle, 1978 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 1499. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | IMRE | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
ΔrG° | 1489. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | IMRE | Cumming and Kebarle, 1978 | gas phase; B |
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]
Wojnarovits and Foldiak, 1981
Wojnarovits, L.; Foldiak, G.,
Electron capture detection of aromatic hydrocarbons,
J. Chromatogr. Sci., 1981, 206, 511. [all data]
Chen and Wentworth, 1989
Chen, E.C.M.; Wentworth, W.E.,
Experimental Determination of Electron Affinities of Organic Molecules,
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 1989, 171, 271. [all data]
Terlouw, Heerma, et al., 1974
Terlouw, J.K.; Heerma, W.; Frintrop, P.C.M.; Dijkstra, G.; Meinema, H.A.,
Electron-impact induced fragmentation of some heterocyclic-tin compounds,
J. Organomet. Chem., 1974, 64, 205. [all data]
Bohlmann, Koppel, et al., 1974
Bohlmann, F.; Koppel, C.; Muller, B.; Schwarz, H.; Weyerstahl, P.,
Massenspektrometrische Untersuchung isomerer Kohlenwasserstoffe: Struktur und Bildungsenthalpie stabiler (C13H11+) Ionen,
Tetrahedron, 1974, 30, 1011. [all data]
Potapov, Kardash, et al., 1972
Potapov, V.K.; Kardash, I.E.; Sorokin, V.V.; Sokolov, S.A.; Evlasheva, T.I.,
Photoionization of heteroaromatic compounds,
Khim. Vys. Energ., 1972, 6, 392. [all data]
Pignataro, Mancini, et al., 1972
Pignataro, S.; Mancini, V.; Innorta, G.; Distefano, G.,
Ionization energies and ring orbital interaction in diarylmethanes and diaryleth,
Z. Naturforsch., 1972, 27, 534. [all data]
Distefano, Pignataro, et al., 1976
Distefano, G.; Pignataro, S.; Szepes, L.; Borossay, J.,
Photoelectron spectroscopy study of the triphenyl derivatives of the group IV elements,
J. Organomet. Chem., 1976, 104, 173. [all data]
Eaton and Traylor, 1974
Eaton, D.F.; Traylor, T.G.,
Distortional stabilization in phenyl participations,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1974, 96, 7109. [all data]
Maier and Turner, 1973
Maier, J.P.; Turner, D.W.,
Steric inhibition of resonance studied by molecular photoelectron spectroscopy. Part 2. Phenylethylenes,
J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1973, 69, 196. [all data]
Pignataro, Mancini, et al., 1971
Pignataro, S.; Mancini, V.; Ridyard, J.N.A.; Lempka, H.J.,
Photoelectron energy spectra of molecules having classically non-conjugated π-systems,
Chem. Commun., 1971, 142. [all data]
Innorta, Torroni, et al., 1973
Innorta, G.; Torroni, S.; Pignataro, S.; Mancini, V.,
The activation energy as guiding factor in the fragmentation of substituted diphenylmethanes,
Org. Mass Spectrom., 1973, 7, 1399. [all data]
Rapp, Staab, et al., 1970
Rapp, U.; Staab, H.A.; Wunsche, C.,
Skelettumlagerungen unter Elektronenbeschuss-IV: zur Struktur der C13H9- und C12H9N-Ionen bei Benzylidenaminobenztriazolen,
Org. Mass Spectrom., 1970, 3, 45. [all data]
Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979
Bartmess, J.E.; Scott, J.A.; McIver, R.T., Jr.,
The gas phase acidity scale from methanol to phenol,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 6047. [all data]
Cumming and Kebarle, 1978
Cumming, J.B.; Kebarle, P.,
Summary of gas phase measurements involving acids AH. Entropy changes in proton transfer reactions involving negative ions. Bond dissociation energies D(A-H) and electron affinities EA(A),
Can. J. Chem., 1978, 56, 1. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy EA Electron affinity ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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