Benzyl nitrile

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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
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
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman

View reactions leading to C8H7N+ (ion structure unspecified)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)9.39 ± 0.07eVN/AN/AL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)192.5kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity185.2kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
9.32 ± 0.05EISelim, Rabbih, et al., 1987LBLHLM
9.34EIVan Der Greef, Molenaar-Langeveld, et al., 1979LLK
9.50 ± 0.04EIBuchs, 1970RDSH
9.40 ± 0.05EIPignataro, Foffani, et al., 1966RDSH

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
C5H3+17.31 ± 0.10HCN+H+C2H2EISelim, Rabbih, et al., 1989LL
C5H3+18.36 ± 0.12CN+H2+C2H2EISelim, Rabbih, et al., 1989LL
C7H6+12.23 ± 0.05HCNEISelim, Rabbih, et al., 1987, 2LBLHLM
C7H6+12.19HCNEIVan Der Greef, Molenaar-Langeveld, et al., 1979LLK
C7H7+12.58 ± 0.09CNEISelim, Rabbih, et al., 1987, 3LBLHLM
C8H6N+12.46 ± 0.06HEISelim, Rabbih, et al., 1987LBLHLM

De-protonation reactions

C8H6N- + Hydrogen cation = Benzyl nitrile

By formula: C8H6N- + H+ = C8H7N

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr350.7 ± 2.3kcal/molG+TSFujio, McIver, et al., 1981gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
Δr351.5 ± 3.2kcal/molG+TSCumming and Kebarle, 1978gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr344.1 ± 2.0kcal/molIMREFujio, McIver, et al., 1981gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
Δr344.9 ± 2.0kcal/molIMRECumming and Kebarle, 1978gas phase; B

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]

Selim, Rabbih, et al., 1987
Selim, E.T.; Rabbih, M.A.; Fahmey, M.A., M and [M-1]+ ions formed for benzyl alcohol, benzyl amine and benzyl cyanide, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1987, 22, 381. [all data]

Van Der Greef, Molenaar-Langeveld, et al., 1979
Van Der Greef, J.; Molenaar-Langeveld, T.A.; Nibbering, N.M.M., The elimination of HCN (or HNC) from the molecular ions of some isomeric C8H7N compounds, studied by field ionization kinetic and kinetic energy release measurements, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1979, 29, 11. [all data]

Buchs, 1970
Buchs, A., Etude par spectrometrie de masse de l'ionisation de benzonitriles, de phenylacetonitriles et de N,N-dimethylanilines substitues, Helv. Chim. Acta, 1970, 53, 2026. [all data]

Pignataro, Foffani, et al., 1966
Pignataro, S.; Foffani, A.; Innorta, G.; Distefano, G., Molecular structural effects on the ionization potentials for metasubstituted aromatic compounds and for compounds of the type X-CH2-R, Z. Physik. Chem. (Frankfurt), 1966, 49, 291. [all data]

Selim, Rabbih, et al., 1989
Selim, E.T.M.; Rabbih, M.A.; Fahmey Ahmad, M.A.; Shalbi, A.S., Energetic study of [C5H3]+ fragment ion produced from some benzyl derivatives, Arab Gulf J. Sci. Res., 1989, 7, 53. [all data]

Selim, Rabbih, et al., 1987, 2
Selim, E.T.; Rabbih, M.A.; Rezk, A.M.H.; Fahmey, M.A., Energetics of [C7H6]+ fragment ion using electron impact technique, Indian J. Pure Appl. Phys., 1987, 25, 451. [all data]

Selim, Rabbih, et al., 1987, 3
Selim, E.T.M.; Rabbih, M.A.; Fahmey, M.A., A mass spectrometric study of [C7H7]+ and [C6H7]+ fragment ions obtained from benzyl alcohol, benzyl amine and benzyl cyanide, Egypt. J. Phys., 1987, 18, 37. [all data]

Fujio, McIver, et al., 1981
Fujio, M.; McIver, R.T., Jr.; Taft, R.W., Effects on the acidities of phenols from specific substituent-solvent interactions. Inherent substituent parameters from gas phase acidities, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 4017. [all data]

Cumming and Kebarle, 1978
Cumming, J.B.; Kebarle, P., Summary of gas phase measurements involving acids AH. Entropy changes in proton transfer reactions involving negative ions. Bond dissociation energies D(A-H) and electron affinities EA(A), Can. J. Chem., 1978, 56, 1. [all data]


Notes

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