Toluene

• Formula: C₇H₈
• Molecular weight: 92.1384
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C7H8/c1-7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: YXFVVABEGXRONW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 108-88-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Toluene-D3
  • Toluene-D8
• Other names: Benzene, methyl; Methacide; Methylbenzene; Methylbenzol; Phenylmethane; Antisal 1a; Toluol; Methane, phenyl-; NCI-C07272; Tolueen; Toluen; Toluolo; Rcra waste number U220; Tolu-sol; UN 1294; Dracyl; Monomethyl benzene; CP 25; NSC 406333; methylbenzene (toluene)
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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:
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 C₇H₈⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Proton affinity at 298K

Gas basicity at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₇H₇^- +  =

By formula: C₇H₇^- + H⁺ = C₇H₈

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]

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Lu, Eiden, et al., 1992
Lu, K.-T.; Eiden, G.C.; Weisshaar, J.C., Toluene cation: nearly free rotation of the methyl group, J. Phys. Chem., 1992, 96, 9742. [all data]

Klasinc, Kovac, et al., 1983
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Selim and Helal, 1982
Selim, E.T.M.; Helal, A.I., The study of C₁-C₃ monosubstituted alkyl benzenes by the inverse convolution of first differential ionization efficiency curves, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1982, 17, 539. [all data]

Kimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981
Kimura, K.; Katsumata, S.; Achiba, Y.; Yamazaki, T.; Iwata, S., Ionization energies, Ab initio assignments, and valence electronic structure for 200 molecules in Handbook of HeI Photoelectron Spectra of Fundamental Organic Compounds, Japan Scientific Soc. Press, Tokyo, 1981. [all data]

McLoughlin, Morrison, et al., 1979
McLoughlin, R.G.; Morrison, J.D.; Traeger, J.C., Photoionization of the C-1 - C-4 monosubstituted alkyl benzenes: Thermochemistry of [C₇H₇]⁺ and [C₈H₉]⁺ formation, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1979, 14, 104. [all data]

Traeger and McLoughlin, 1978
Traeger, J.C.; McLoughlin, R.G., A photoionization study of the energetics of C₇H₇⁺ ion formed from C₇H₈ precursors, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1978, 27, 319. [all data]

Lias and Ausloos, 1978
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Bock, Kaim, et al., 1978
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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]

Hoffman, 1974
Hoffman, M.K., Hidden rearrangements in the mass spectral decomposition of cycloheptatriene, Z. Naturforsch. A:, 1974, 29, 1077. [all data]

McLean, 1973
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Maier and Turner, 1973
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Gilbert, Leach, et al., 1973
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Debies and Rabalais, 1973
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Cooks, Bertrand, et al., 1973
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Stebbings and Taylor, 1972
Stebbings, W.L.; Taylor, J.W., Photoionization mass spectrometry. II. Contrasting fragmentation of toluene by photons and by electrons, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1972, 9, 471. [all data]

Johnstone and Mellon, 1972
Johnstone, R.A.W.; Mellon, F.A., Electron-impact ionization and appearance potentials, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1972, 68, 1209. [all data]

Pitt, 1970
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Dewar and Worley, 1969
Dewar, M.J.S.; Worley, S.D., Photoelectron spectra of molecules. I. Ionization potentials of some organic molecules and their interpretation, J. Chem. Phys., 1969, 50, 654. [all data]

Bock, Seidl, et al., 1968
Bock, H.; Seidl, H.; Fochler, M., d-Orbitaleffekte in silicium-substituierten π-Elektronensystemen. X. Vertikale Ionisierungsenergien von Alkyl- und Silyl-benzolen, Chem. Ber., 1968, 101, 2815. [all data]

Akopyan and Vilesov, 1968
Akopyan, M.E.; Vilesov, F.I., Mass-spectrometric investigation of the photo-ionization of benzene and its methyl derivatives, Khim. Vysokikh Energ., 1968, 2, 107, In original 89. [all data]

Bralsford, Harris, et al., 1960
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Watanabe, 1954
Watanabe, K., Photoionization and total absorption cross section of gases. I. Ionization potentials of several molecules. Cross sections of NH₃ and NO, J. Chem. Phys., 1954, 22, 1564. [all data]

Price and Walsh, 1947
Price, W.C.; Walsh, A.D., The absorption spectra of benzene derivatives in the vacuum ultra-violet. I, Proc. Roy. Soc. (London), 1947, A191, 22. [all data]

Howell, Goncalves, et al., 1984
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Kobayashi, 1978
Kobayashi, T., A simple general tendency in photoelectron angular distributions of some monosubstituted benzenes, Phys. Lett., 1978, 69, 105. [all data]

Klasinc, Novak, et al., 1978
Klasinc, L.; Novak, I.; Scholz, M.; Kluge, G., Photoelektronenspektren substituierter Pyridine und Benzole und ihre Interpretation durch die CNDO/SWW-Methode, Croat. Chem. Acta, 1978, 51, 43. [all data]

Marschner and Goetz, 1974
Marschner, F.; Goetz, H., Korrelation zwischen photoelektronen- und elektronen-spektren. III. Eine methode zur deutung der PE- und UV-spektren vom toluol, Tetrahedron, 1974, 30, 3451. [all data]

Bischof, Dewar, et al., 1974
Bischof, P.K.; Dewar, M.J.S.; Goodman, D.W.; Jones, T.B., Photoelectron spectra of molecules. VI. Hyperconjugation versus p_π-d_π bonding in group IVb compounds, J. Organomet. Chem., 1974, 82, 89. [all data]

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Klessinger, 1972
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Tajima and Tsuchiya, 1973
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Huang and Dunbar, 1991
Huang, F.-S.; Dunbar, R.C., Time-resolved photodissociation of toluene ion [E_o(C₆H₅CH₃⁺ Ü C₇H₇⁺ + H)=2.11 eV; cited data derived using evaluated IP for toluene. Modeling uncertainties give considerable latitude in the assignment of kinetic parameters.], Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1991, 109, 151. [all data]

Traeger and McLoughlin, 1977
Traeger, J.C.; McLoughlin, R.G., Threshold photoionization and dissociation of toluene and cycloheptatriene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 7351. [all data]

Nounou, 1966
Nounou, P., Etude des composes aromatiques par spectrometrie de masse. I. Mesure des potentials d'ionisation et d'apparition par la methode du potential retardateur et interpretation des courbes d'ionisation differentielle, J. Chim. Phys., 1966, 63, 994. [all data]

Lifshitz, Gotkis, et al., 1993
Lifshitz, C.; Gotkis, Y.; Ioffe, A.; Laskin, J.; Shaik, S., Is the tropylium ion (Tr⁺) formed from toluene at its thermochemical threshold?, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1993, 125, R7. [all data]

Lifshitz, Gotkis, et al., 1993, 2
Lifshitz, C.; Gotkis, Y.; Laskin, J.; Ioffe, A.; Shaik, S., Threshold formation of benzylium (Bz⁺) and tropylium (Tr⁺) from toluene. Nonstatistical behavior in Franck-Condon gaps, J. Phys. Chem., 1993, 97, 12291. [all data]

Bombach, Dannacher, et al., 1983
Bombach, R.; Dannacher, J.; Stadelmann, J.-P., Energy and time dependence of the decay processes of toluene molecular cations, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1983, 105, 4205. [all data]

Bombach, Dannacher, et al., 1983, 2
Bombach, R.; Dannacher, J.; Stadelmann, J.-P., The rate-energy functions for the formation of tropylium and benzylium ions from toluene molecular cations, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1983, 95, 259. [all data]

Gunion, Gilles, et al., 1992
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Kim, Wenthold, et al., 1999
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Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979
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Gal, Decouzon, et al., 2001
Gal, J.F.; Decouzon, M.; Maria, P.C.; Gonzalez, A.I.; Mo, O.; Yanez, M.; El Chaouch, S.; Guillemin, J.C., Acidity trends in alpha,beta-unsaturated alkanes, silanes, germanes, and stannanes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 26, 6353-6359, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja004079j . [all data]

Graul and Squires, 1990
Graul, S.T.; Squires, R.R., Gas-Phase Acidities Derived from Threshold Energies for Activated Reactions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1990, 112, 7, 2517, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00163a007 . [all data]

Bohme and Young, 1971
Bohme, D.K.; Young, L.B., Electron affinities from thermal proton transfer reactions: C₆H₅ and C₆H₅CH₂, Can. J. Chem., 1971, 49, 2918. [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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