Phenol, p-tert-butyl-

• Formula: C₁₀H₁₄O
• Molecular weight: 150.2176
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H14O/c1-10(2,3)8-4-6-9(11)7-5-8/h4-7,11H,1-3H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QHPQWRBYOIRBIT-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 98-54-4
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• Other names: Phenol, 4-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-; p-tert-Butylphenol; Butylphen; 4-tert-Butylphenol; 4-t-Butylphenol; 4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)phenol; p-terc.Butylfenol; 1-Hydroxy-4-tert-butylbenzene; PTBP; Phenol, 4-tert-butyl-; p-t-Butylphenol; NSC 3697
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C₁₀H₁₃O^- +  =

By formula: C₁₀H₁₃O^- + H⁺ = C₁₀H₁₄O

=

By formula: C₁₀H₁₄O = C₁₀H₁₄O

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₆H₆O + C₁₄H₂₂O = C₁₀H₁₄O + C₁₀H₁₄O

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₆H₆O + C₁₄H₂₂O = C₁₀H₁₄O + C₁₀H₁₄O

 +  = 2

By formula: C₁₈H₃₀O + C₁₀H₁₄O = 2C₁₄H₂₂O

=

By formula: C₁₀H₁₄O = C₁₀H₁₄O

=

By formula: C₁₀H₁₄O = C₁₀H₁₄O

=  + 

By formula: C₁₀H₁₄O = C₆H₆O + C₄H₈

Gas phase ion energetics data

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B - John E. Bartmess
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₁₀H₁₃O^- +  =

By formula: C₁₀H₁₃O^- + H⁺ = C₁₀H₁₄O

IR Spectrum

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Additional Data

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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UV/Visible spectrum

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References

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Verevkin, 1982
Verevkin, S.P., Study of equilibrium of tert-butylphenol dealkylation in the gas phase, Termodin. Organ. Soedin., 1982, 67-70. [all data]

Ammar, El Sayed, et al., 1977
Ammar, M.M.; El Sayed, N.; Morsi, S.E.; El Azmirly, A., The enthalpies of combustion and formation of p-tertiary butyl phenol and naphthalene, Egypt. J. Phys., 1977, 8, 111-118. [all data]

Bertholon, Giray, et al., 1971
Bertholon, G.; Giray, M.; Perrin, R.; Vincent-Falquet-Berny, M.F., No. 532. - Etude physicochimique des phenols. OX. - Ethanlpies de combustion et energies de resonance des alcoyl et aryphenols, Bull. Soc. Chim. France, 1971, 3180-3187. [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]

Pil'shchikov, Nesterova, et al., 1981
Pil'shchikov, V.A.; Nesterova, T.N.; Rozhnov, A.M., Equilibrium in the system phenol-tert-butylphenols, J. Appl. Chem. USSR, 1981, 54, 1765-1769. [all data]

Nesterova, Verevkin, et al., 1985
Nesterova, T.N.; Verevkin, S.P.; Malova, T.N.; Pilshchikov, V.A., Study of an equilibrium of tert-alkylphenols (thermodynamic analysis of the alkylation of phenols by branched olefins), Zh. Prikl. Khim. (Leningrad), 1985, 58, 827-833. [all data]

Cetinkaya, Lappert, et al., 1983
Cetinkaya, B.; Lappert, M.F.; Suffolk, R.J., Photoelectron spectra of some sterically hindered phenols and related compounds, J. Chem. Res. Synop., 1983, 316. [all data]

Coggeshall and Lang, 1948
Coggeshall, N.D.; Lang, E.M., Influence of solvent, hydrogen bonding, temperature and conjugation on the ultraviolet spectra of phenols and aromatic hydrocarbons, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1948, 70, 3283-3292. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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