α-Methylstyrene

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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

View reactions leading to C9H10+ (ion structure unspecified)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)206.5kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity199.6kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
8.3 ± 0.1EIKoppel, Schwarz, et al., 1974LLK
8.18 ± 0.04EIBenito, Seidl, et al., 1973LLK
8.35 ± 0.01PIWatanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962RDSH
8.50PEChizhov, Timoshenko, et al., 1986Vertical value; LBLHLM
8.52PEKobayashi, Yokota, et al., 1973Vertical value; LLK

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
C9H9+11.8 ± 0.1HEIKoppel, Schwarz, et al., 1974LLK

De-protonation reactions

C9H9- + Hydrogen cation = α-Methylstyrene

By formula: C9H9- + H+ = C9H10

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr385.6 ± 5.6kcal/molG+TSBartmess and Burnham, 1984gas phase; between H2O, MeOH; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr379.0 ± 5.5kcal/molIMRBBartmess and Burnham, 1984gas phase; between H2O, MeOH; B

References

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Koppel, Schwarz, et al., 1974
Koppel, C.; Schwarz, H.; Bohlmann, F., Elektronenstossinduzierte fragmentierung von acetylenverbindungen. VIII. Struktur der stabilen und instabilen ionen[C9H9]+ aus isomeren C9H10- kohlenwasserstoffen, Org. Mass Spectrom., 1974, 8, 25. [all data]

Benito, Seidl, et al., 1973
Benito, I.; Seidl, H.; Bock, H., Efectos electronicos y estericos de sustituyentes alquilicos y silicicos sobre el sistema electronico π del estireno, Rev. Fac. Cienc. Univ. Oviedo, 1973, 14, 95. [all data]

Watanabe, Nakayama, et al., 1962
Watanabe, K.; Nakayama, T.; Mottl, J., Ionization potentials of some molecules, J. Quant. Spectry. Radiative Transfer, 1962, 2, 369. [all data]

Chizhov, Timoshenko, et al., 1986
Chizhov, Y.V.; Timoshenko, M.M.; Kleimenov, V.I.; Borisov, Y.A.; Zol'nikova, G.P.; Kravtsov, D.N.; Kritskaya, I.I., Investigation of the mechanism of fragment coordination of aromatic molecules with transition metals by photoelectron spectroscopy - tricarbonyliron complexes, J. Struct. Chem., 1986, 27, 401. [all data]

Kobayashi, Yokota, et al., 1973
Kobayashi, T.; Yokota, K.; Nagakura, S., Photoelectron spectra of styrenes, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1973, 3, 449. [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]


Notes

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