Bicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1,3,5-triene

• Formula: C₈H₈
• Molecular weight: 104.1491
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H8/c1-2-4-8-6-5-7(8)3-1/h1-4H,5-6H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: UMIVXZPTRXBADB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 694-87-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Benzocyclobutene; Benzocyclobutane; Benzocyclobutene, 1,2-dihydro-; Cardene; 1,2-Dihydrobenzocyclobutene
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

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By formula: C₈H₈ = C₈H₈

C₈H₈N₂O =  + 

By formula: C₈H₈N₂O = N₂O + C₈H₈

3 +  =

By formula: 3H₂ + C₈H₈ = C₈H₁₄

=

By formula: C₈H₈ = C₈H₈

Gas phase ion energetics data

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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

UV/Visible spectrum

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Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Alexander N. Yermakov, Alexy A. Usov, Antonina A. Goncharova, Axlexander N. Leskin, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

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Additional Data

References

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Roth and Scholz, 1981
Roth, W.R.; Scholz, B.P., Energy profile of the o-quinodimethane = benzocyclobutene equilibrium. Part 2., Chem. Ber., 1981, 114, 3741-3750. [all data]

Roth, Biermann, et al., 1978
Roth, W.R.; Biermann, M.; Dekker, H.; Jochems, R.; Mosselman, C.; Hermann, H., Energy profile of the o-quinodimethane-benzocyclobutene equilibrium, Chem. Ber., 1978, 111, 3892-3903. [all data]

Oth, Olsen, et al., 1977
Oth, J.F.M.; Olsen, H.; Synder, J.P., Energetics of heteroextrusion reactions. N₂ vs. N₂O, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 8505-8507. [all data]

Turner, Goebel, et al., 1968
Turner, R.B.; Goebel, P.; Mallon, B.J.; Doering, W.E.; Coburn, J.F., Jr.; Pomerantz, M., Heats of hydrogenation. VIII. Compounds with three- and four-membered rings, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1968, 90, 4315-4322. [all data]

Roth, Ebbrecht, et al., 1988
Roth, W.R.; Ebbrecht, T.; Beitat, A., o-Quinodimethane-benzocyclobutene equilibrium: oxygen trapping technique, Chem. Ber., 1988, 121, 1357-1358. [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]

Heilbronner, Hoshi, et al., 1976
Heilbronner, E.; Hoshi, T.; von Rosenberg, J.L.; Hafner, K., Alkyl-induced, natural hypsochromic shifts of the ²A←²X and ²B←²X transitions of azulene and naphthalene radical cations, Nouv. J. Chim., 1976, 1, 105. [all data]

Brogli, Giovannini, et al., 1973
Brogli, F.; Giovannini, E.; Heilbronner, E.; Schurter, R., Die photoelektronen spektren der benzocycloalkene, Chem. Ber., 1973, 106, 961. [all data]

Brovko, et al., 1974
Brovko, V.V., et al., Zhur. Organ. Khim., 1974, 10, 2385. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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