Benzophenone

• Formula: C₁₃H₁₀O
• Molecular weight: 182.2179
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C13H10O/c14-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RWCCWEUUXYIKHB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 119-61-9
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• Other names: Methanone, diphenyl-; α-Oxodiphenylmethane; α-Oxoditane; Benzene, benzoyl-; Benzoylbenzene; Diphenyl ketone; Diphenylmethanone; Phenyl ketone; Ketone, diphenyl; alpha-Oxodiphenylmethane; alpha-Oxoditane; Adjutan 6016; Kayacure BP; Diphenyl-methanon; NSC 8077; 1-Benzophenone; Cinnarizine M (benzophenone); Cyclizine M (Benzophenone)
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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

IR Spectrum

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• Not specified, most likely a prism, grating, or hybrid spectrometer.; (NO SPECTRUM, ONLY SCANNED IMAGE IS AVAILABLE)
• SOLUTION (10% CCl4 FOR 3800-1330, 10% CS2 FOR 1330-440 CM^-1) $$ 99.99% PRINCETON ORGANICS; DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH I) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution

Data compiled by: Timothy J. Johnson, Tanya L. Myers, Yin-Fong Su, Russell G. Tonkyn, Molly Rose K. Kelly-Gorham, and Tyler O. Danby

• solid; Bruker Tensor 37 FTIR; 0.96450084 cm^-1 resolution

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• gas

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions

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