Benzoic acid

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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:
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

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)196.2kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity188.8kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
9.3PEKlasinc, Kovac, et al., 1983LBLHLM
9.6PEMeeks, Wahlborg, et al., 1981LLK
9.8 ± 0.2EIBenoit, 1973LLK
9.75EIBenoit, 1973, 2LLK
9.73 ± 0.09EIFoffani, Pignataro, et al., 1964RDSH
9.47PEKlasinc, Kovac, et al., 1983Vertical value; LBLHLM

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
C6H5+14.3 ± 0.07?EITajima, Azami, et al., 1977LLK
C6H5+15.1 ± 0.2CO+OHEIBenoit, 1973LLK
C6H5+15.08CO+OHEIBenoit, 1973, 2LLK
C7H5O+11.5 ± 0.07OHEITajima, Azami, et al., 1977LLK
C7H5O+12.1 ± 0.2OHEIBenoit, 1973LLK
C7H5O+12.11OHEIBenoit, 1973, 2LLK

De-protonation reactions

benzoate anion + Hydrogen cation = Benzoic acid

By formula: C7H5O2- + H+ = C7H6O2

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr340.1 ± 2.2kcal/molG+TSFujio, McIver, et al., 1981gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
Δr340.0 ± 2.9kcal/molG+TSCumming and Kebarle, 1978gas phase; Recalculated from data in paper; error in Table vs. ladder; B
Δr340.2 ± 2.2kcal/molG+TSCaldwell, Renneboog, et al., 1989gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr333.0 ± 2.0kcal/molIMREFujio, McIver, et al., 1981gas phase; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
Δr332.9 ± 2.0kcal/molIMRECumming and Kebarle, 1978gas phase; Recalculated from data in paper; error in Table vs. ladder; B
Δr333.1 ± 2.0kcal/molIMRECaldwell, Renneboog, et al., 1989gas phase; B

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]

Klasinc, Kovac, et al., 1983
Klasinc, L.; Kovac, B.; Gusten, H., Photoelectron spectra of acenes. Electronic structure and substituent effects, Pure Appl. Chem., 1983, 55, 289. [all data]

Meeks, Wahlborg, et al., 1981
Meeks, J.; Wahlborg, A.; McGlynn, S.P., Photoelectron spectroscopy of carbonyls: Benzoic acid and its derivatives, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1981, 22, 43. [all data]

Benoit, 1973
Benoit, F., Substituent effects in mass spectrometry. III. Substituent effects in the dissociation of the molecular ions of para and meta subtituted benzoic acids, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1973, 7, 295. [all data]

Benoit, 1973, 2
Benoit, F., The benzoyl cation: The participation of isolated electronic excited states in the dissociation of molecular ions of the form [C6H5COX]+, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1973, 7, 1407. [all data]

Foffani, Pignataro, et al., 1964
Foffani, A.; Pignataro, S.; Cantone, B.; Grasso, F., Ionization potentials and substituent effects for aromatic carbonyl compounds, Z. Physik. Chem. (Frankfurt), 1964, 42, 221. [all data]

Tajima, Azami, et al., 1977
Tajima, S.; Azami, T.; Tsuchiya, T., An investigation of the decomposition of the common intermediate ions produced by electron impact, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1977, 12, 24. [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]

Caldwell, Renneboog, et al., 1989
Caldwell, G.; Renneboog, R.; Kebarle, P., Gas Phase Acidities of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids, Based on Measurements of Proton Transfer Equilibria, Can. J. Chem., 1989, 67, 4, 661, https://doi.org/10.1139/v89-092 . [all data]


Notes

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