Benzene, (methoxymethyl)-

• Formula: C₈H₁₀O
• Molecular weight: 122.1644
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H10O/c1-9-7-8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-6H,7H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GQKZBCPTCWJTAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 538-86-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Ether, benzyl methyl; α-Methoxytoluene; Benzyl methyl ether; Methyl benzyl ether; Methoxymethylbenzene; α-Methylbenzyl ether
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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:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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

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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]

Hoffman and Bursey, 1971
Hoffman, M.K.; Bursey, M.M., Structural characteristics of non-decomposing C₇H₇⁺ ions from some methyl ethers on electron impact, Chem. Commun., 1971, 824. [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]

Watanabe, 1957
Watanabe, K., Ionization potentials of some molecules, J. Chem. Phys., 1957, 26, 542. [all data]

Shudo, Kobayashi, et al., 1977
Shudo, K.; Kobayashi, T.; Utsunomiya, C., Photoelectron spectral studies on the interaction of three-membered rings with aryl groups, Tetrahedron, 1977, 33, 1721. [all data]

Bock and Wagner, 1972
Bock, H.; Wagner, G., Electron lone pairs in organic sulfides and disulfides, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 1972, 11, 119. [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]

Meyer and Harrison, 1964
Meyer, F.; Harrison, A.G., An electron impact study of methyl phenyl ethers, Can. J. Chem., 1964, 42, 2008. [all data]

Gautzsch and Zinn, 1996
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Boulanger, Chassagne, et al., 1999
Boulanger, R.; Chassagne, D.; Crouzet, J., Free and bound flavour components of amazonian fruits. 1: Bacuri, Flavour Fragr. J., 1999, 14, 5, 303-311, https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1099-1026(199909/10)14:5<303::AID-FFJ834>3.0.CO;2-C . [all data]

Whitfield, Shea, et al., 1981
Whitfield, F.B.; Shea, S.R.; Gillen, K.J.; Shaw, K.J., Volatile components from the roots of Acacia pulchella R.Br. and their effect on Phytophthora cinnamomi rands, Aust. J. Bot., 1981, 29, 2, 195-208, https://doi.org/10.1071/BT9810195 . [all data]

Vinogradov, 2004
Vinogradov, B.A., Production, composition, properties and application of essential oils, 2004, retrieved from http://viness.narod.ru. [all data]

Zenkevich and Chupalov, 1996
Zenkevich, I.G.; Chupalov, A.A., New Possibilities of Chromato Mass Pectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds Using Increments of Gas Chromatographic Retention Indices of Molecular Structural Fragments, Zh. Org. Khim. (Rus.), 1996, 32, 5, 656-666. [all data]

Buttery, Light, et al., 2000
Buttery, R.G.; Light, D.M.; Nam, Y.; Merrill, G.B.; Roitman, J.N., Volatile components of green walnut husks, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2000, 48, 7, 2858-2861, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf000288b . [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy

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