Dicyclopentadiene

• Formula: C₁₀H₁₂
• Molecular weight: 132.2023
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H12/c1-2-9-7-4-5-8(6-7)10(9)3-1/h1-2,4-5,7-10H,3,6H2/t7?,8?,9-,10+/m1/s1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HECLRDQVFMWTQS-BMNUFHGDSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 77-73-6
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• Stereoisomers:
  • endo-Dicyclopentadiene
  • Dicyclopentadiene (endo)
  • Dicyclopentadiene, exo
  • endo-Dicyclopentadiene
• Other names: 4,7-Methano-1H-indene, 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-; 4,7-Methanoindene, 3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-; Bicyclopentadiene; Bis[cyclopentadiene]; Cyclopentadiene dimer; 3a,4,7,7a-Tetrahydro-4,7-methanoindene; 3a,4,7,7a-Tetrahydro-4,7-methano-1H-indene; Tricyclo[5.2.1.0^2,6]deca-3,8-diene; 1,3-Cyclopentadiene, dimer; Dicyklopentadien; Dimer cyklopentadienu; UN 2048; NSC 7352; Tricyclo[5.2.1.0<2,6>]deca-3,8-diene
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Phase change data

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BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Enthalpy of vaporization

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

= 2

By formula: C₁₀H₁₂ = 2C₅H₆

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled by: Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

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Ionization energy determinations

IR Spectrum

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• LIQUID; Not specified, most likely a prism, grating, or hybrid spectrometer.; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY; 4 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (10% CCl4 FOR 3800-1330, 10% CS2 FOR 1330-450 CM^-1); Not specified, most likely a prism, grating, or hybrid spectrometer.; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution

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

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
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Lebedev and Lityagov, 1977
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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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