Benzene, 1,2,3,5-tetramethyl-
- Formula: C10H14
- Molecular weight: 134.2182
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BFIMMTCNYPIMRN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 527-53-7
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Isodurene; 1,2,3,5-Tetramethylbenzene
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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
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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
B - John E. Bartmess
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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Proton affinity (review) | 845.6 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 816.5 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Electron affinity determinations
EA (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
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<0.108 ± 0.013 | ECD | Wojnarovits and Foldiak, 1981 | EA is an upper limit: Chen and Wentworth, 1989. G3MP2B3 calculations indicate an EA of ca. -0.1 eV, anion unbound.; B |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
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8.47 ± 0.05 | EI | Meyer and Harrison, 1964 | RDSH |
8.07 | PE | Howell, Goncalves, et al., 1984 | Vertical value; LBLHLM |
8.3 ± 0.03 | PE | Klessinger, 1972 | Vertical value; LLK |
References
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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]
Wojnarovits and Foldiak, 1981
Wojnarovits, L.; Foldiak, G.,
Electron capture detection of aromatic hydrocarbons,
J. Chromatogr. Sci., 1981, 206, 511. [all data]
Chen and Wentworth, 1989
Chen, E.C.M.; Wentworth, W.E.,
Experimental Determination of Electron Affinities of Organic Molecules,
Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 1989, 171, 271. [all data]
Meyer and Harrison, 1964
Meyer, F.; Harrison, A.G.,
Ionization potentials of methyl-substituted benzenes and cyclopentadienes,
Can. J. Chem., 1964, 42, 2256. [all data]
Howell, Goncalves, et al., 1984
Howell, J.O.; Goncalves, J.M.; Amatore, C.; Klasinc, L.; Wightman, R.M.; Kochi, J.K.,
Electron transfer from aromatic hydrocarbons and their π-complexes with metals. Comparison of the standard oxidation potentials and vertical ionization potentials,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 3968. [all data]
Klessinger, 1972
Klessinger, M.,
Ionization potentials of substituted benzenes,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 1972, 11, 525. [all data]
Notes
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EA Electron affinity - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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