Cyclohexane

• Formula: C₆H₁₂
• Molecular weight: 84.1595
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H12/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-6H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XDTMQSROBMDMFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 110-82-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Cyclohexane, d12
  • Cyclohexane, d12
  • Cyclohexane, d12
  • Cyclohexane-d12
  • Cyclohexane-1,2,3-d6
  • Hephane-d16
• Other names: Benzene, hexahydro-; Hexahydrobenzene; Hexamethylene; Hexanaphthene; Cicloesano; Cykloheksan; Rcra waste number U056; UN 1145; NSC 406835
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Reaction thermochemistry data

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

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Individual Reactions

 +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₀ + H₂ = C₆H₁₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: H₄N⁺ + C₆H₁₂ = (H₄N⁺ • C₆H₁₂)

Free energy of reaction

C₆H₆⁺ +  = (C₆H₆⁺ • )

By formula: C₆H₆⁺ + C₆H₁₂ = (C₆H₆⁺ • C₆H₁₂)

Free energy of reaction

C₆H₁₁^- +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₁^- + H⁺ = C₆H₁₂

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₆H₈ = C₆H₁₂

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₆H₈ = C₆H₁₂

C₃H₉Si⁺ +  = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₉Si⁺ + C₆H₁₂ = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • C₆H₁₂)

3 +  =

By formula: 3H₂ + C₆H₆ = C₆H₁₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: HI + C₆H₁₁I = C₆H₁₂ + I₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + C₆H₁₂ = (Li⁺ • C₆H₁₂)

=

By formula: C₆H₁₂ = C₆H₁₂

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₆H₈ = C₆H₁₂

=  + 

By formula: C₆H₁₂O = C₆H₁₂ + H₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₆H₁₁Cl + HCl = C₆H₁₂ + Cl₂

=

By formula: C₆H₁₂ = C₆H₁₂

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:
B - John E. Bartmess
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

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₆H₁₁^- +  =

By formula: C₆H₁₁^- + H⁺ = C₆H₁₂

IR Spectrum

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Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.

• GAS (25 mmHg, N2 ADDED, TOTAL PRESSURE 600 mmHg); PERKIN-ELMER 180; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 2 cm^-1 resolution
• LIQUID (NEAT); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH I) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (10% CCl4 FOR 3800-1350, AND 10% CS2 FOR 1350-400 CM^-1); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH I) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution

Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Eugeny B. Stern, Antonina A. Goncharova, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

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Data compiled by: Takehiko Shimanouchi

Symmetry:   D_3d     Symmetry Number σ = 6

Source: Shimanouchi, 1972

Notes

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°gas	Entropy of gas at standard conditions
  T	Temperature
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas 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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