Mesitylene

• Formula: C₉H₁₂
• Molecular weight: 120.1916
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C9H12/c1-7-4-8(2)6-9(3)5-7/h4-6H,1-3H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: AUHZEENZYGFFBQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 108-67-8
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Benzene, 1,3,5-trimethyl-; s-Trimethylbenzene; 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene; sym-Trimethylbenzene; Fleet-X; TMB; UN 2325; 2,4,6-Trimethylbenzene; 3,5-Dimethyltoluene; NSC 9273; Trimethylbenzene; Trimethylbenzol; 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene (mesitylene); Trimethylbenzene (Related); Trimethylbenzol (Related)
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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

Reaction thermochemistry data

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

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Individual Reactions

C₃H₉Si⁺ +  = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₉Si⁺ + C₉H₁₂ = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • C₉H₁₂)

Free energy of reaction

C₃H₉Sn⁺ +  = (C₃H₉Sn⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₉Sn⁺ + C₉H₁₂ = (C₃H₉Sn⁺ • C₉H₁₂)

Free energy of reaction

C₉H₁₃⁺ +  = (C₉H₁₃⁺ • )

By formula: C₉H₁₃⁺ + C₉H₁₂ = (C₉H₁₃⁺ • C₉H₁₂)

Free energy of reaction

C₁₁H₁₀⁺ +  = (C₁₁H₁₀⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₁H₁₀⁺ + C₉H₁₂ = (C₁₁H₁₀⁺ • C₉H₁₂)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

C₆H₇N⁺ +  = (C₆H₇N⁺ • )

By formula: C₆H₇N⁺ + C₉H₁₂ = (C₆H₇N⁺ • C₉H₁₂)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

C₉H₁₂⁺ +  = (C₉H₁₂⁺ • )

By formula: C₉H₁₂⁺ + C₉H₁₂ = (C₉H₁₂⁺ • C₉H₁₂)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

 + 3 =

By formula: C₉H₁₂ + 3H₂ = C₉H₁₈

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₉H₁₂ = (Cl^- • C₉H₁₂)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: H₄N⁺ + C₉H₁₂ = (H₄N⁺ • C₉H₁₂)

2 + 6 =  + 

By formula: 2C₉H₁₂ + 6H₂ = C₉H₁₈ + C₉H₁₈

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • C₉H₁₂) + C₉H₁₂ = (Cr⁺ • 2C₉H₁₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cr⁺ + C₉H₁₂ = (Cr⁺ • C₉H₁₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Ca⁺ + C₉H₁₂ = (Ca⁺ • C₉H₁₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Sr⁺ + C₉H₁₂ = (Sr⁺ • C₉H₁₂)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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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

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Proton affinity at 298K

Gas basicity at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°gas	Entropy of gas at standard conditions
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  T	Temperature
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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