Phenol

• Formula: C₆H₆O
• Molecular weight: 94.1112
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H6O/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ISWSIDIOOBJBQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 108-95-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Phenol-d6-
• Other names: Carbolic acid; Baker's P and S Liquid and Ointment; Benzenol; Hydroxybenzene; Izal; Monohydroxybenzene; Monophenol; Oxybenzene; Phenic acid; Phenyl alcohol; Phenyl hydrate; Phenyl hydroxide; Phenylic acid; Phenylic alcohol; PhOH; Benzene, hydroxy-; Acide carbolique; Baker's P & S liquid & Ointment; Fenol; Fenolo; NCI-C50124; Paoscle; Phenole; Carbolsaure; NA 2821; Phenol alcohol; Phenol, molten; Rcra waste number U188; UN 1671; UN 2312; UN 2821; Phenic alcohol; NSC 36808; Campho-Phenique Cold Sore Gel (Salt/Mix); Campho-Phenique Gel (Salt/Mix); Campho-Phenique Liquid (Salt/Mix)
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
GT - 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 solid

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Clustering reactions

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Br^- + C₆H₆O = (Br^- • C₆H₆O)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: C₂H₃O₂^- + C₆H₆O = (C₂H₃O₂^- • C₆H₆O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₆H₆O = (Cl^- • C₆H₆O)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cs⁺ + C₆H₆O = (Cs⁺ • C₆H₆O)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Cs⁺ • C₆H₆O) + C₆H₆O = (Cs⁺ • 2C₆H₆O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: F^- + C₆H₆O = (F^- • C₆H₆O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + C₆H₆O = (I^- • C₆H₆O)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: K⁺ + C₆H₆O = (K⁺ • C₆H₆O)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (K⁺ • C₆H₆O) + C₆H₆O = (K⁺ • 2C₆H₆O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + C₆H₆O = (Li⁺ • C₆H₆O)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Li⁺ • C₆H₆O) + C₆H₆O = (Li⁺ • 2C₆H₆O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₆H₆O = (Na⁺ • C₆H₆O)

Free energy of reaction

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Na⁺ • C₆H₆O) + C₆H₆O = (Na⁺ • 2C₆H₆O)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Rb⁺ + C₆H₆O = (Rb⁺ • C₆H₆O)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Rb⁺ • C₆H₆O) + C₆H₆O = (Rb⁺ • 2C₆H₆O)

References

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Cox, 1961
Cox, J.D., The heats of combustion of phenol and the three cresols, Pure Appl. Chem., 1961, 2, 125-128. [all data]

Andon, Biddiscombe, et al., 1960
Andon, R.J.L.; Biddiscombe, D.P.; Cox, J.D.; Handley, R.; Harrop, D.; Herington, E.F.G.; Martin, J.F., Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds. Part I. Preparation and physical properties of pure phenol, cresols, and xylenols, J. Chem. Soc., 1960, 5246-5254. [all data]

Parks, Manchester, et al., 1954
Parks, G.S.; Manchester, K.E.; Vaughan, L.M., Heats of combustion and formation of some alcohols, phenols, and ketones, J. Chem. Phys., 1954, 22, 2089-2090. [all data]

Badoche, 1941
Badoche, M., No 19. - Chaleurs de combustion du phenol, du-m-cresol et del leurs ethers; par M. Marius BADOCHE., Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr., 1941, 8, 212-220. [all data]

Kudchadker S.A., 1978
Kudchadker S.A., Ideal gas thermodynamic properties of phenol and cresols, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1978, 7, 417-423. [all data]

Evans J.C., 1960
Evans J.C., The vibrational spectra phenol and phenol-OD, Spectrochim. Acta, 1960, 16, 1382-1392. [all data]

Green J.H.S., 1961
Green J.H.S., The thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds. II. Vibrational assignment and calculated thermodynamic properties of phenol, J. Chem. Soc., 1961, 2236-2241. [all data]

Sarin V.N., 1973
Sarin V.N., Thermodynamic properties in the gaseous state of certain monosubstituted benzenes, Thermochim. Acta, 1973, 6, 39-46. [all data]

Ramaswamy V., 1970
Ramaswamy V., Thermo data for n-alkyl phenols, Hydrocarbon Process., 1970, 49, 217-218. [all data]

Andon, Counsell, et al., 1963
Andon, R.J.L.; Counsell, J.F.; Herington, E.F.G.; Martin, J.F., Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1963, 59, 830-835. [all data]

Parks, Huffman, et al., 1933
Parks, G.S.; Huffman, H.M.; Barmore, M., Thermal data on organic compounds. XI. The heat capacities, entropies and free energies of ten compounds containing oxygen or nitrogen. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1933, 55, 2733-2740. [all data]

Nichols and Wads, 1975
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Rastorguev and Ganiev, 1967
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Campbell and Campbell, 1940
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Aoyama and Kanda, 1935
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Paul and Kebarle, 1990
Paul, G.J.C.; Kebarle, P., Stabilities in the Gas Phase of the Hydrogen Bonded Complexes, YC6H4OH-X-, of Substituted Phenols, YC6H4OH, with the Halide Anions X-(Cl-, Br-), Can. J. Chem., 1990, 68, 11, 2070, https://doi.org/10.1139/v90-316 . [all data]

Paul and Kebarle, 1991
Paul, G.J.C.; Kebarle, P., Stabilities of Complexes of Br- with Substituted Benzenes (SB) Based on Determinations of the Gas-Phase Equilibria Br- + SB = (BrSB)-, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 4, 1148, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00004a014 . [all data]

Meot-Ner and Sieck, 1986
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French, Ikuta, et al., 1982
French, M.A.; Ikuta, S.; Kebarle, P., Hydrogen bonding of O-H and C-H hydrogen donors to Cl^-. Results from mass spectrometric measurement of the ion-molecule equilibria RH + Cl^- = RHCl^-, Can. J. Chem., 1982, 60, 1907. [all data]

Cummings, French, et al., 1977
Cummings, J.B.; French, M.A.; Kebarle, P., Effect of charge delocalization on hydrogen bonding to negative ions and solvation of negative ions. Substituted phenols and phenoxide ions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 6999. [all data]

Kebarle, 1977
Kebarle, P., Ion Thermochemistry and Solvation from Gas Phase Ion Equilibria, Ann. Rev. Phys. Chem., 1977, 28, 1, 445, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.pc.28.100177.002305 . [all data]

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Larson, J.W.; McMahon, T.B., Strong hydrogen bonding in gas-phase anions. An ion cyclotron resonance determination of fluoride binding energetics to bronsted acids from gas-phase fluoride exchange equilibria measurements, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1983, 105, 2944. [all data]

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Arshadi, M.; Yamdagni, R.; Kebarle, P., Hydration of Halide Negative Ions in the Gas Phase. II. Comparison of Hydration Energies for the Alkali Positive and Halide Negative Ions, J. Phys. Chem., 1970, 74, 7, 1475, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100702a014 . [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  T	Temperature
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid 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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