Naphthalene

• Formula: C₁₀H₈
• Molecular weight: 128.1705
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H8/c1-2-6-10-8-4-3-7-9(10)5-1/h1-8H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: UFWIBTONFRDIAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 91-20-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Naphthalene-D8
• Other names: Albocarbon; Dezodorator; Moth flakes; Naphthalin; Naphthaline; Naphthene; Tar camphor; White tar; Camphor tar; Moth balls; Naftalen; NCI-C52904; Mighty 150; Mighty RD1; Rcra waste number U165; UN 1334; UN 2304; NSC 37565
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C₁₀H₇^- +  =

By formula: C₁₀H₇^- + H⁺ = C₁₀H₈

C₆H₇N⁺ +  = (C₆H₇N⁺ • )

By formula: C₆H₇N⁺ + C₁₀H₈ = (C₆H₇N⁺ • C₁₀H₈)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

Free energy of reaction

C₁₂H₈⁺ +  = (C₁₂H₈⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₂H₈⁺ + C₁₀H₈ = (C₁₂H₈⁺ • C₁₀H₈)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

C₁₂H₉⁺ +  = (C₁₂H₉⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₂H₉⁺ + C₁₀H₈ = (C₁₂H₉⁺ • C₁₀H₈)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₁₀H₈ = C₁₀H₁₂

=

By formula: C₁₀H₈ = C₁₀H₈

C₁₀H₈⁺ +  = (C₁₀H₈⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₀H₈⁺ + C₁₀H₈ = (C₁₀H₈⁺ • C₁₀H₈)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

C₁₀H₇^- +  =

By formula: C₁₀H₇^- + H⁺ = C₁₀H₈

H₄O₄^- +  + 2 = C₁₀H₁₂O₄^-

By formula: H₄O₄^- + C₁₀H₈ + 2H₂O = C₁₀H₁₂O₄^-

H₂O₃^- +  +  = C₁₀H₁₀O₃^-

By formula: H₂O₃^- + C₁₀H₈ + H₂O = C₁₀H₁₀O₃^-

C₁₀H₉⁺ +  = (C₁₀H₉⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₀H₉⁺ + C₁₀H₈ = (C₁₀H₉⁺ • C₁₀H₈)

 +  = C₁₀H₈O₂^-

By formula: O₂^- + C₁₀H₈ = C₁₀H₈O₂^-

 +  = C₁₀H₈NO^-

By formula: NO^- + C₁₀H₈ = C₁₀H₈NO^-

C₁₀H₈NO^- + 2 = C₂₀H₁₆NO^-

By formula: C₁₀H₈NO^- + 2C₁₀H₈ = C₂₀H₁₆NO^-

5 +  =

By formula: 5H₂ + C₁₀H₈ = C₁₀H₁₈

Ion clustering data

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M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
B - John E. Bartmess

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Clustering reactions

C₆H₇N⁺ +  = (C₆H₇N⁺ • )

By formula: C₆H₇N⁺ + C₁₀H₈ = (C₆H₇N⁺ • C₁₀H₈)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

Free energy of reaction

C₁₀H₈⁺ +  = (C₁₀H₈⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₀H₈⁺ + C₁₀H₈ = (C₁₀H₈⁺ • C₁₀H₈)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

C₁₀H₈NO^- + 2 = C₂₀H₁₆NO^-

By formula: C₁₀H₈NO^- + 2C₁₀H₈ = C₂₀H₁₆NO^-

C₁₀H₉⁺ +  = (C₁₀H₉⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₀H₉⁺ + C₁₀H₈ = (C₁₀H₉⁺ • C₁₀H₈)

C₁₂H₈⁺ +  = (C₁₂H₈⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₂H₈⁺ + C₁₀H₈ = (C₁₂H₈⁺ • C₁₀H₈)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

C₁₂H₉⁺ +  = (C₁₂H₉⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₂H₉⁺ + C₁₀H₈ = (C₁₂H₉⁺ • C₁₀H₈)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

H₂O₃^- +  +  = C₁₀H₁₀O₃^-

By formula: H₂O₃^- + C₁₀H₈ + H₂O = C₁₀H₁₀O₃^-

H₄O₄^- +  + 2 = C₁₀H₁₂O₄^-

By formula: H₄O₄^- + C₁₀H₈ + 2H₂O = C₁₀H₁₂O₄^-

 +  = C₁₀H₈NO^-

By formula: NO^- + C₁₀H₈ = C₁₀H₈NO^-

 +  = C₁₀H₈O₂^-

By formula: O₂^- + C₁₀H₈ = C₁₀H₈O₂^-

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  T	Temperature
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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