α-Methylstyrene
- Formula: C9H10
- Molecular weight: 118.1757
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C9H10/c1-8(2)9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-7H,1H2,2H3
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XYLMUPLGERFSHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 98-83-9
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Benzene, (1-methylethenyl)-; Styrene, α-methyl-; α-Methylstyrol; β-Phenylpropylene; Isopropenylbenzene; 1-Methyl-1-phenylethylene; 1-Phenyl-1-methylethylene; 1-Propene, 2-phenyl-; 2-Phenyl-1-propene; 2-Phenylpropene; (1-Methylethenyl)benzene; AS-Methylphenylethylene; β-phenylpropene; α-Methylstyreen; α-Metil-stirolo; Isopropenil-benzolo; Isopropenyl-benzeen; Isopropenyl-benzol; 2-Phenylpropylene; UN 2303; Benzene, isopropenyl-; 2-Phenyl-2-propene; 1-Methyl-1-phenylethene; NSC 9400; a-methylstyrene
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Reaction thermochemistry data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
B - John E. Bartmess
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Individual Reactions
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By formula: HCl + C9H10 = C9H11Cl
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | -36.8 ± 1.9 | kJ/mol | Cm | Arnett and Pienta, 1980 | liquid phase; solvent: Methylene chloride; Hydrochlorination; ALS |
| ΔrH° | -51.9 ± 4.6 | kJ/mol | Cm | Nesterova, Kovzel, et al., 1977 | liquid phase; Hydrochlorination; ALS |
C9H9- + =
By formula: C9H9- + H+ = C9H10
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 1613. ± 23. | kJ/mol | G+TS | Bartmess and Burnham, 1984 | gas phase; between H2O, MeOH; B |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| ΔrG° | 1586. ± 23. | kJ/mol | IMRB | Bartmess and Burnham, 1984 | gas phase; between H2O, MeOH; B |
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=
By formula: H2 + C9H10 = C9H12
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | -111.3 ± 2.1 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Abboud, Jimenez, et al., 1995 | liquid phase; solvent: Hyrocarbon; Like gas phase; ALS |
+
=
By formula: HBr + C9H10 = C9H11Br
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | -63.6 ± 5.4 | kJ/mol | Cm | Nesterova, Kovzel, et al., 1977 | liquid phase; Hydrobromination; ALS |
References
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Arnett and Pienta, 1980
Arnett, E.M.; Pienta, N.J.,
Stabilities of carbonium ions in solution. 12. Heats of formation of alkyl chlorides as an entree to heats of solvation of aliphatic carbonium ions,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1980, 102, 3329-3334. [all data]
Nesterova, Kovzel, et al., 1977
Nesterova, T.N.; Kovzel, E.N.; Karaseva, S.Ya.; Rozhnov, A.M.,
Heats of reaction of the hydrohalogenation of styrene and α-methylstyrene,
Vses. Konf. Kalorim. Rasshir. Tezisy Dokl. 7th, 1977, 1, 132. [all data]
Bartmess and Burnham, 1984
Bartmess, J.E.; Burnham, R.,
Effect of central substituents on the gas phase acidities of propenes,
J. Org. Chem., 1984, 49, 1382. [all data]
Abboud, Jimenez, et al., 1995
Abboud, J.-L.M.; Jimenez, P.; Roux, M.V.; Turrion, C.; Lopez-Mardomingo, C.; Podosenin, A.; Rogers, D.W.; Liebman, J.F.,
Interrelations of the energetics of amides and alkenes: enthalpies of formation of N,N-dimethyl dertivatives of pivalamide, 1-adamantylcarboxamide and benzamide, and of styrene and its a-, trans-β- and β,β-methylated derivates,
J. Phys. Org. Chem., 1995, 8, 15-25. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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