1,3,5,7-Cyclooctatetraene

• Formula: C₈H₈
• Molecular weight: 104.1491
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H8/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1/h1-8H/b2-1-,3-1-,4-2-,5-3-,6-4-,7-5-,8-6-,8-7- Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KDUIUFJBNGTBMD-BONZMOEMSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 629-20-9
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: [8]Annulene; Cyclooctatetraene; UN 2358
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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 compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard

View reactions leading to C₈H₈⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₈H₇^- +  =

By formula: C₈H₇^- + H⁺ = C₈H₈

Gas Chromatography

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

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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

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

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

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, custom temperature program

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References

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Miller, Viggiano, et al., 2002
Miller, T.M.; Viggiano, A.A.; Miller, A.E.S., Electron attachment and detachment: Cyclooctatetraene, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2002, 106, 43, 10200-10204, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0205214 . [all data]

Kato, Lee, et al., 1997
Kato, S.; Lee, H.S.; Gareyev, R.; Wenthold, P.G.; Lineberger, W.C.; DePuy, C.H.; Bierbaum, V.M., Experimental and Computational Studies of the Structures and Energetics of Cyclooctatetraene and Its Derivatives, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1997, 119, 33, 7863, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja971433d . [all data]

Wenthold, Hrovat, et al., 1996
Wenthold, P.G.; Hrovat, D.A.; Borden, W.T.; Lineberger, W.C., Transition State Spectroscopy of Cyclooctatetraene, Science, 1996, 272, 5267, 1456, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.272.5267.1456 . [all data]

Denault, Chen, et al., 1998
Denault, J.W.; Chen, G.D.; Cooks, R.G., Electron affinity of 1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraene determined by the kinetic method, J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom., 1998, 9, 11, 1141-1145, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1044-0305(98)00092-0 . [all data]

Gygax, Peters, et al., 1979
Gygax, R.; Peters, H.L.; Brauman, J.I., Photodetachment of electrons from anions of high symmetry. Electron photodetachment spectra of the cycloctatetraenyl and perinaphthenyl anions, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 2567. [all data]

Wentworth and Ristau, 1969
Wentworth, W.E.; Ristau, W., Thermal Electron Attachment Involving a Change in Molecular Geometry, J. Phys. Chem., 1969, 73, 7, 2126, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100727a005 . [all data]

Fu and Dunbar, 1978
Fu, E.W.; Dunbar, R.C., Photodissociation spectroscopy and structural rearrangements in ions of cyclooctatetraene, styrene and related molecules, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1978, 100, 2283. [all data]

Batich, Bischof, et al., 1973
Batich, C.; Bischof, P.; Heilbronner, E., The photoelectron spectra of cyclooctatetraene and its hydrogenated derivatives, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1973, 1, 333. [all data]

Dewar, Harget, et al., 1969
Dewar, M.J.S.; Harget, A.; Haselbach, E., Cyclooctatetraene and ions derived from it, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1969, 91, 7521. [all data]

Al-Joboury and Turner, 1964
Al-Joboury, M.I.; Turner, D.W., Molecular photoelectron spectroscopy. Part II. A summary of ionization potentials, J. Chem. Soc., 1964, 4434. [all data]

Watanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962
Watanabe, K.; Nakayama, T.; Mottl, J., Ionization potentials of some molecules, J. Quant. Spectry. Radiative Transfer, 1962, 2, 369. [all data]

Franklin and Carroll, 1969
Franklin, J.L.; Carroll, S.R., The effect of molecular structure on ionic decomposition. I. An electron impact study of seven C₈H₈ isomers, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1969, 91, 5940. [all data]

Lifshitz and Malinovich, 1984
Lifshitz, C.; Malinovich, Y., Time resolved photoionization mass spectrometry in the millisecond range, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1984, 60, 99. [all data]

Schomburg, 1966
Schomburg, G., Gaschromatographische Retentionsdaten und struktur chemischer verbindungen. III. Alkylverzweigte und ungesättigte cyclische Kohlenwasserstoffe, J. Chromatogr., 1966, 23, 18-41, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)98653-4 . [all data]

Buchman, Cao, et al., 1984
Buchman, O.; Cao, G.-Y.; Peng, C.T., Structure assignment by retention index in gas-liquid radiochromatography of substituted cyclohexenes, J. Chromatogr., 1984, 312, 75-90, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)92765-7 . [all data]

Peng, Ding, et al., 1988
Peng, C.T.; Ding, S.F.; Hua, R.L.; Yang, Z.C., Prediction of Retention Indexes I. Structure-Retention Index Relationship on Apolar Columns, J. Chromatogr., 1988, 436, 137-172, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)94575-8 . [all data]

Verzera, Campisi, et al., 2005
Verzera, A.; Campisi, S.; Zappalá, M., SUPELCO. Using SPME-GC-MS to characterize volatile components of honey as indicators of botanical origin, 2005, retrieved from http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/Brands/Supelco_Home/TheReporter.html. [all data]

Verzera, Campisi, et al., 2001
Verzera, A.; Campisi, S.; Zappalá, M.; Bonaccorsi, I., SPME-GC-MS analysis of honey volatile components for the characterization of different floral origin, Am. Lab. Fairfield Conn., 2001, 33, 15, 18-21. [all data]

Shimoda, Peralta, et al., 1996
Shimoda, M.; Peralta, R.R.; Osajima, Y., Headspace gas analysis of fish sauce, J. Agric. Food Chem., 1996, 44, 11, 3601-3605, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf960345u . [all data]

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Wang, H.-Y.; Guo-Y. -L., Rapid analysis of the volatile compounds in the rhizomes of Rhodiola sachalinensis and Rhodiola sacra by static headspace-gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, Anal. Letters, 2004, 37, 10, 2151-2161, https://doi.org/10.1081/AL-200026690 . [all data]

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Chen, H.-F., Quantitative prediction of gas chromatography retention indices with support vector machines, radial basis neutral networks and multiple linear regression, Anal. Chim. Acta, 2008, 609, 1, 24-36, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2008.01.003 . [all data]

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Waggott, A.; Davies, I.W., Identification of organic pollutants using linear temperature programmed retention indices (LTPRIs) - Part II, 1984, retrieved from http://dwi.defra.gov.uk/research/completed-research/reports/dwi0383.pdf. [all data]

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Editorial paper, 2005
Editorial paper, Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) Application Guide, The Reporter Europe (Supelco), 2005, 16, 5, 12-12. [all data]

Peng, Yang, et al., 1991
Peng, C.T.; Yang, Z.C.; Ding, S.F., Prediction of rentention idexes. II. Structure-retention index relationship on polar columns, J. Chromatogr., 1991, 586, 1, 85-112, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9673(91)80028-F . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  EA	Electron affinity
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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