Phenol, 3-methyl-

• Formula: C₇H₈O
• Molecular weight: 108.1378
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C7H8O/c1-6-3-2-4-7(8)5-6/h2-5,8H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RLSSMJSEOOYNOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 108-39-4
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: m-Cresol; m-Cresole; m-Cresylic acid; m-Hydroxytoluene; m-Kresol; m-Methylphenol; m-Oxytoluene; m-Toluol; 1-Hydroxy-3-methylbenzene; 3-Cresol; 3-Hydroxytoluene; 3-Methylphenol; meta-Cresol; Cresol, meta; Rcra waste number U052; Cresol,m-; NSC 8768
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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
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
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

View reactions leading to C₇H₈O⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Proton affinity at 298K

Gas basicity at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₇H₇O^- +  =

By formula: C₇H₇O^- + H⁺ = C₇H₈O

References

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van Beelen, Koblenz, et al., 2004
van Beelen, E.S.E.; Koblenz, T.A.; Ingemann, S.; Hammerum, S., Experimental and theoretical evaluation of proton affinities of furan, the methylphenols, and the related anisoles, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2004, 108, 2787. [all data]

Selim, Fahmey, et al., 1991
Selim, E.T.M.; Fahmey, M.A.; Ghonime, H.S., Mass spectrometric study of molecular ions of methyl-phenol isomers using electron impact technique, Indian J. Phys., 1991, 65, 171. [all data]

Oikawa, Abe, et al., 1985
Oikawa, A.; Abe, H.; Mikami, N.; Ito, M., Electronic spectra and ionization potentials of rotational isomers of severaldDisubstituted benzenes, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1985, 116, 50. [all data]

Russell, Freiser, et al., 1983
Russell, D.H.; Freiser, B.S.; McBay, E.H.; Canada, D.C., The structure of decomposing [C₇H₇O]⁺ ions: Benzyl versus tropylium ion structures, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1983, 18, 474. [all data]

Pignataro, Foffani, et al., 1966
Pignataro, S.; Foffani, A.; Innorta, G.; Distefano, G., Molecular structural effects on the ionization potentials for metasubstituted aromatic compounds and for compounds of the type X-CH₂-R, Z. Physik. Chem. (Frankfurt), 1966, 49, 291. [all data]

Crable and Kearns, 1962
Crable, G.F.; Kearns, G.L., Effect of substituent groups on the ionization potentials of benzenes, J. Phys. Chem., 1962, 66, 436. [all data]

Palmer, Moyes, et al., 1979
Palmer, M.H.; Moyes, W.; Speirs, M.; Ridyard, J.N.A., The electronic structure of substituted benzenes; ab initio calculations and photoelectron spectra for phenol, the methyl- and fluoro-derivatives, and the dihydroxybenzenes, J. Mol. Struct., 1979, 52, 293. [all data]

Kobayashi and Nagakura, 1974
Kobayashi, T.; Nagakura, S., Photoelectron spectra of substituted benzenes, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1974, 47, 2563. [all data]

Selim, Fahmey, et al., 1990
Selim, E.T.M.; Fahmey, M.A.; Ghonime, H.S., [C₇H₇]⁺ and [C₆H₅]⁺ fragment ions produced from methylphenol isomers by electron impact, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1990, 26, 55. [all data]

Tait, Shannon, et al., 1962
Tait, J.M.S.; Shannon, T.W.; Harrison, A.G., The structure of substituted C₇ ions from benzyl derivatives at the appearance potential threshold, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1962, 84, 4. [all data]

Angel and Ervin, 2006
Angel, L.A.; Ervin, K.M., Gas-phase acidities and O-H bond dissociation enthalpies of phenol, 3-methylphenol, 2,4,6-trimethylphenol, and ethanoic acid, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2006, 110, 35, 10392-10403, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0627426 . [all data]

Fujio, McIver, et al., 1981
Fujio, M.; McIver, R.T., Jr.; Taft, R.W., Effects on the acidities of phenols from specific substituent-solvent interactions. Inherent substituent parameters from gas phase acidities, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 4017. [all data]

Kebarle and McMahon, 1977
Kebarle, P.; McMahon, T.B., Intrinsic Acidities of Substituted Phenols and Benzoic Acids Determined by Gas Phase Proton Transfer Equilibria, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 7, 2222, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00449a032 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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