Acetophenone

• Formula: C₈H₈O
• Molecular weight: 120.1485
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H8O/c1-7(9)8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-6H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KWOLFJPFCHCOCG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 98-86-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Acetophenone-α,α,α-d3
• Other names: Ethanone, 1-phenyl-; Acetophenon; Benzoyl methide; Hypnon; Hypnone; Methyl phenyl ketone; Phenyl methyl ketone; 1-Phenylethanone; Acetylbenzene; 1-Phenyl-1-ethanone; Ketone, methyl phenyl-; USAF EK-496; Acetofenon; Benzene, acetyl-; Dymex; Rcra waste number U004; Acetylbenzol; NSC 7635; Phenylethanone; 1-phenylethanone (acetophenone)
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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
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

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

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Br^- + C₈H₈O = (Br^- • C₈H₈O)

Free energy of reaction

C₈H₇O^- +  =

By formula: C₈H₇O^- + H⁺ = C₈H₈O

C₈H₉O +  = (C₈H₉O • )

By formula: C₈H₉O + C₈H₈O = (C₈H₉O • C₈H₈O)

Bond type: Hydrogen bonds of the type OH-O between organics

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₈H₈O = (Cl^- • C₈H₈O)

Free energy of reaction

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₇H₆O + C₈H₈O = H₂O + C₁₅H₁₂O

Gas phase ion energetics data

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

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
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

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Electron affinity determinations

Proton affinity at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₈H₇O^- +  =

By formula: C₈H₇O^- + H⁺ = C₈H₈O

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Eugeny B. Stern, Antonina A. Goncharova, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°gas	Entropy of gas at standard conditions
  T	Temperature
  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
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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