Cycloheptatrienyl radical
- Formula: C7H7
- Molecular weight: 91.1305
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WIQYRPSOJMHAHR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 3551-27-7
- Chemical structure:
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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
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess
View reactions leading to C7H7+ (ion structure unspecified)
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proton affinity (review) | 198.9 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 191.2 | kcal/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Electron affinity determinations
EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
0.390 ± 0.043 | LPES | Gunion, Karney, et al., 1996 | Vertical Detachment Energy: 0.64 eV; B |
0.49 ± 0.13 | D-EA | Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979 | value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
6.28 ± 0.02 | PE | Koenig and Chang, 1978 | LLK |
6.74 ± 0.05 | EI | Hvistendahl, Undheim, et al., 1973 | LLK |
6.236 ± 0.005 | PI | Elder and Parr, 1969 | RDSH |
6.24 ± 0.01 | S | Thrush and Zwolenik, 1963 | RDSH |
6.6 ± 0.1 | EI | Harrison, Honnen, et al., 1960 | RDSH |
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]
Gunion, Karney, et al., 1996
Gunion, R.F.; Karney, W.; Wenthold, P.G.; Borden, W.T.; Lineberger, W.C.,
Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Some C7H7- Isomers: Quadricyclanide, Norbornadienide, Cycloheptatrienide, and 1,6-Heptadiynide,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1996, 118, 21, 5074, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja954026f
. [all data]
Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979
Bartmess, J.E.; Scott, J.A.; McIver, R.T., Jr.,
The gas phase acidity scale from methanol to phenol,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 6047. [all data]
Koenig and Chang, 1978
Koenig, T.; Chang, J.C.,
Helium(I) photoelectron spectrum of tropyl radical,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1978, 100, 2240. [all data]
Hvistendahl, Undheim, et al., 1973
Hvistendahl, G.; Undheim, K.; Gyorosi, P.,
Mass spectrometry of tropylium halides,
Org. Mass Spectrom., 1973, 7, 903. [all data]
Elder and Parr, 1969
Elder, F.A.; Parr, A.C.,
Photoionization of the cycloheptatrienyl radical,
J. Chem. Phys., 1969, 50, 1027. [all data]
Thrush and Zwolenik, 1963
Thrush, B.A.; Zwolenik, J.J.,
Spectrum of the tropyl radical,
Faraday Discuss. Chem. Soc., 1963, 35, 196. [all data]
Harrison, Honnen, et al., 1960
Harrison, A.G.; Honnen, L.R.; Dauben, H.J., Jr.; Lossing, F.P.,
Free radicals by mass spectrometry. XX. Ionization potentials of cyclopentadienyl and cycloheptatrienyl radicals,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1960, 82, 5593. [all data]
Notes
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