Naphthalene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-

• Formula: C₁₀H₁₂
• Molecular weight: 132.2023
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H12/c1-2-6-10-8-4-3-7-9(10)5-1/h1-2,5-6H,3-4,7-8H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: CXWXQJXEFPUFDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 119-64-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydronaphthalene-d12
• Other names: Tetralin; Benzocyclohexane; Tetrahydronaphthalene; Tetraline; Tetranap; 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydronaphthalene; Naphthalene-1,2,3,4-tetrahydride; δ(5,7,9)-Naphthantriene; Bacticin; Tetralina; NSC 77451; tetralene
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Phase change 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 compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

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:
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

View reactions leading to C₁₀H₁₂⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Proton affinity at 298K

Gas basicity at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

References

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McCullough, Finke, et al., 1957
McCullough, J.P.; Finke, H.L.; Messerly, J.F.; Todd, S.S.; Kincheloe, T.C.; Waddington, G., The Low-Temperature Thermodynamic Properties of Naphthalene, 1-Methylnaphthalene, 2-Methylnaphthalene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro- naphthalene, trans-decahydronaphthalene and cis-Decahydronaphthalene, J. Phys. Chem., 1957, 61, 1105. [all data]

Tsonopoulos and Ambrose, 1995
Tsonopoulos, C.; Ambrose, D., Vapor-Liquid Critical Properties of Elements and Compounds. 3. Aromatic Hydrocarbons, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1995, 40, 547-558. [all data]

Gude and Teja, 1994
Gude, M.T.; Teja, A.S., The Critical Properties of Several n-Alkanals, Tetralin and NMP, Experimental Results for DIPPR 1990-91 Projects on Phase Equilibria and Pure Component Properties, 1994, 1994, DIPPR Data Series No. 2, p.174-83. [all data]

Teja and Anselme, 1990
Teja, A.S.; Anselme, M.J., The critical properties of thermally stable and unstable fluids. II. 1986 results, AIChE Symp. Ser., 1990, 86, 279, 122-7. [all data]

Steele, Chirico, et al., 1988
Steele, W.V.; Chirico, R.D.; Knipmeyer, S.E.; Smith, N.K., , Report, NIPPR-395, 1988. [all data]

Boyd, Sanwal, et al., 1971
Boyd, R.H.; Sanwal, S.N.; Shary-Tehrany, S.; McNally, D., The thermochemistry, thermodynamic functions, and molecular structures of some cyclic hydrocarbons, J. Phys. Chem., 1971, 75, 1264-1271. [all data]

Lee, Dempsey, et al., 1992
Lee, Chang Ha; Dempsey, Dennis M.; Mohamed, Rahoma S.; Holder, Gerald D., Vapor-liquid equilibria in the systems of n-decane/tetralin, n-hexadecane/tetralin, n-decane/1-methylnaphthalene, and 1-methylnaphthalene/tetralin, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1992, 37, 2, 183-186, https://doi.org/10.1021/je00006a012 . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Natarajan and Viswanath, 1985
Natarajan, Govindarajan; Viswanath, Dabir S., Enthalpy of vaporization and vapor pressure of benzene, toluene, p-xylene, and tetralin between 1 and 16 bar, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1985, 30, 2, 137-140, https://doi.org/10.1021/je00040a001 . [all data]

Katayama and Harada, 1984
Katayama, Hirotake; Harada, Yasuhiro, Vapor pressure measurement of Tetralin at reduced pressures, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1984, 29, 4, 373-375, https://doi.org/10.1021/je00038a002 . [all data]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

Herz and Schuftan, 1922
Herz, W.; Schuftan, P., Physikalisch-chemische Untersuchungen an Tetralin und Dekalin, Z. Phys. Chem. (Frankfurt/Main), 1922, 101, 269-285. [all data]

McCullough, Finke, et al., 1957, 2
McCullough, J.P.; Finke, H.L.; Messerly, J.F.; Kincheloe, T.C.; Waddington, G., The low temperature thermodynamic properties of naphthalene, 1-methylnaphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene, trans-decahydronaphthalene and cis-decahydronaphthalene, J. Phys. Chem., 1957, 61, 1105-1116. [all data]

Domalski and Hearing, 1996
Domalski, Eugene S.; Hearing, Elizabeth D., Heat Capacities and Entropies of Organic Compounds in the Condensed Phase. Volume III, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1996, 25, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555985 . [all data]

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]

Aue, Guidoni, et al., 2000
Aue, D.H.; Guidoni, M.; Betowski, L.D., Ab initio calculated gas-phase basicities of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2000, 201, 283. [all data]

Dass and Gross, 1985
Dass, C.; Gross, M.L., The question of cyclic versus acyclic ions: The structure of [C₆H₁₀]⁺ gas phase ions, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1985, 20, 34. [all data]

Mautner(Meot-Ner), 1980
Mautner(Meot-Ner), M., Ion thermochemistry of low volatility compounds in the gas phase. 3. Polycyclic aromatics: Ionization energies, proton, and hydrogen affinities. Extrapolations to graphite, J. Phys. Chem., 1980, 84, 2716. [all data]

Pitt, 1970
Pitt, C.G., Hyperconjugation: An alternative to the concept of the p_π-d_π bond in Group IV chemistry, J. Organomet. Chem., 1970, 23, 35. [all data]

Loudon, Maccoll, et al., 1970
Loudon, A.G.; Maccoll, A.; Wong, S.K., Comparison between unimolecular gas phase pyrolysis and electron impact fragmentation. Part I. The mass spectra of tetralin and some related heterocycles, J. Chem. Soc. B, 1970, 1727. [all data]

Meier, Heiss, et al., 1968
Meier, H.; Heiss, J.; Suhr, H.; Muller, E., Energetische Untersuchungen zum Mills-Nixon-Effekt. Ionisierungsenergien von Benzolmolekulen mit ankondensierten gesattigten Ringen, Tetrahedron, 1968, 24, 2307. [all data]

Maier and Turner, 1973
Maier, J.P.; Turner, D.W., Steric inhibition of resonance studied by molecular photoelectron spectroscopy. Part 2. Phenylethylenes, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1973, 69, 196. [all data]

Brogli, Giovannini, et al., 1973
Brogli, F.; Giovannini, E.; Heilbronner, E.; Schurter, R., Die photoelektronen spektren der benzocycloalkene, Chem. Ber., 1973, 106, 961. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  Pc	Critical pressure
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  Vc	Critical volume
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions
  ρc	Critical density

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