Benzoic acid, 3-methyl-
- Formula: C8H8O2
- Molecular weight: 136.1479
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GPSDUZXPYCFOSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 99-04-7
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: m-Toluic acid; m-Methylbenzoic acid; m-Toluylic acid; 3-Methylbenzoic acid; meta-Toluic acid
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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.
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔfH°gas | -327.9 ± 1.4 | kJ/mol | Ccb | Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1986 | see Colomina, Boned, et al., 1961; ALS |
ΔfH°gas | -329.1 | kJ/mol | N/A | Corral, 1960 | Value computed using ΔfHsolid° value of -426.1±1.0 kj/mol from Corral, 1960 and ΔsubH° value of 97.0 kj/mol from Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1986.; DRB |
Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔfH°solid | -424.9 ± 1.4 | kJ/mol | Ccb | Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1986 | see Colomina, Boned, et al., 1961; ALS |
ΔfH°solid | -426.10 ± 0.96 | kJ/mol | Ccb | Corral, 1960 | ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°solid | -3866.5 ± 0.9 | kJ/mol | Ccb | Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1986 | see Colomina, Boned, et al., 1961; Corresponding ΔfHºsolid = -424.9 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
ΔcH°solid | -3865.3 ± 0.79 | kJ/mol | Ccb | Corral, 1960 | Corresponding ΔfHºsolid = -426.06 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
ΔcH°solid | -3862. | kJ/mol | Ccb | Auwers and Roth, 1910 | Corresponding ΔfHºsolid = -429.3 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
Cp,solid (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
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163.6 | 298. | Andrews, Lynn, et al., 1926 | T = 22 to 170 C.; DH |
Phase change data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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Tboil | 536.2 | K | N/A | Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990 | BS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tfus | 384. | K | N/A | Sugunan and Thomas, 1993 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.5 K; TRC |
Tfus | 384.4 | K | N/A | Noyce and Nagle, 1953 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC |
Tfus | 381.9 | K | N/A | Andrews, Lynn, et al., 1926, 2 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔsubH° | 97.0 ± 0.3 | kJ/mol | ME | Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1986, 2 | Based on data from 303. to 323. K.; AC |
ΔsubH° | 97.0 ± 0.3 | kJ/mol | V | Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1986 | see Colomina, Boned, et al., 1961; ALS |
ΔsubH° | 97.0 | kJ/mol | N/A | Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1986 | DRB |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
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62.8 | 503. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 473. to 533. K. See also Mullayanov, Galagan, et al., 1970.; AC |
Enthalpy of fusion
ΔfusH (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
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15.73 | 381.9 | Acree, 1991 | AC |
15.730 | 381.9 | Andrews, Lynn, et al., 1926 | DH |
Entropy of fusion
ΔfusS (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
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41.2 | 381.9 | Andrews, Lynn, et al., 1926 | DH |
Reaction thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess
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Individual Reactions
C8H7O2- + =
By formula: C8H7O2- + H+ = C8H8O2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | 1425. ± 8.8 | kJ/mol | G+TS | Kebarle and McMahon, 1977 | gas phase |
ΔrH° | 1424. ± 8.8 | kJ/mol | G+TS | Decouzon, Exner, et al., 1996 | gas phase; Relative to benzoate at 333.0 kcal/mol |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 1396. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | IMRE | Kebarle and McMahon, 1977 | gas phase |
ΔrG° | 1395. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | IMRE | Decouzon, Exner, et al., 1996 | gas phase; Relative to benzoate at 333.0 kcal/mol |
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
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
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Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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Proton affinity (review) | 829.8 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Gas basicity | 798.8 | kJ/mol | N/A | Hunter and Lias, 1998 | HL |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
9.4 ± 0.2 | EI | Benoit, 1973 | LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
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C7H7+ | 12.5 ± 0.2 | COOH | EI | Benoit, 1973 | LLK |
C8H7O+ | 12.4 ± 0.2 | OH | EI | Benoit, 1973 | LLK |
De-protonation reactions
C8H7O2- + =
By formula: C8H7O2- + H+ = C8H8O2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 1425. ± 8.8 | kJ/mol | G+TS | Kebarle and McMahon, 1977 | gas phase; B |
ΔrH° | 1424. ± 8.8 | kJ/mol | G+TS | Decouzon, Exner, et al., 1996 | gas phase; Relative to benzoate at 333.0 kcal/mol; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 1396. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | IMRE | Kebarle and McMahon, 1977 | gas phase; B |
ΔrG° | 1395. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | IMRE | Decouzon, Exner, et al., 1996 | gas phase; Relative to benzoate at 333.0 kcal/mol; B |
IR Spectrum
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
Gas Phase Spectrum
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Origin | Sadtler Research Labs Under US-EPA Contract |
State | gas |
Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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Spectrum
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Origin | NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, 1998. |
NIST MS number | 291073 |
UV/Visible spectrum
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Spectrum
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Source | Lang (editor), 1969 |
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Owner | INEP CP RAS, NIST OSRD Collection (C) 2007 copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the United States of America. All rights reserved. |
Origin | INSTITUTE OF ENERGY PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, RAS |
Source reference | RAS UV No. 19062 |
Instrument | Unicam SP 700 |
Melting point | 110-111 |
References
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Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1986
Colomina, M.; Jimenez, P.; Roux, M.V.; Turrion, C.,
Propiedades termoquimicas de derivados del acido benzoico. XIII. Presiones de vapor y entalpias de sublimacion y formacion de los acidos toluicos,
An. Quim., 1986, 82, 126-130. [all data]
Colomina, Boned, et al., 1961
Colomina, M.; Boned, M.L.; Turrion, C.,
Investigaciones termoquimicas sobre los acidos alquilbenzoicos. I. Acidos toluicos,
An. Fis. Quim., 1961, 57, 655-664. [all data]
Corral, 1960
Corral, L.B.,
Investigaciones termoquimicas sobre los acidos toluicos y dimetilbenzoicos,
Rev. R. Acad. Cienc., 1960, 54, 365-403. [all data]
Auwers and Roth, 1910
Auwers, K.; Roth, W.A.,
Thermochemische Untersuchungen. I. Uber Beziehungen zwischen Konstitution und Verbrennungswarme ungesattigter Verbindungen,
Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem., 1910, 239-248. [all data]
Andrews, Lynn, et al., 1926
Andrews, D.H.; Lynn, G.; Johnston, J.,
The heat capacities and heat of crystallization of some isomeric aromatic compounds,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1926, 48, 1274-1287. [all data]
Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
Aldrich Chemical Company Inc.,
Catalog Handbook of Fine Chemicals, Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., Milwaukee WI, 1990, 1. [all data]
Sugunan and Thomas, 1993
Sugunan, S.; Thomas, B.,
Salting Coefficients of 2-, 3-, and 4-Methylbenzoic Acids,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1993, 38, 520-1. [all data]
Noyce and Nagle, 1953
Noyce, D.S.; Nagle, R.J.,
Studies of Configuration II. The Configurations of the 3-Methylcyclohexylamines,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1953, 75, 127. [all data]
Andrews, Lynn, et al., 1926, 2
Andrews, D.H.; Lynn, G.; Johnston, J.,
The Heat Capacities and Heat of Crystallization of Some Isomeric Aromatic Compounds,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1926, 48, 1274. [all data]
Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1986, 2
Colomina, M.; Jimenez, P.; Roux, M.V.; Turrion, C.,
Propiedades termoquimicas de derivados del acido benzoico. XIII. Presiones de vapor y entalpias de sublimacion y formacion de los acidos toluicos,
An. Quim., 1986, 82, 126. [all data]
Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw,
Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2
. [all data]
Mullayanov, Galagan, et al., 1970
Mullayanov, F.I.; Galagan, G.V.; Buz'ko, M.F.; Churkin, Yu.V.; Shiryaeva, A.A.,
Tr. Nauch. Issled. Inst. Neftekhim. Proizvod., 1970, 2, 95. [all data]
Acree, 1991
Acree, William E.,
Thermodynamic properties of organic compounds: enthalpy of fusion and melting point temperature compilation,
Thermochimica Acta, 1991, 189, 1, 37-56, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(91)87098-H
. [all data]
Kebarle and McMahon, 1977
Kebarle, P.; McMahon, T.B.,
Intrinsic Acidities of Substituted Phenols and Benzoic Acids Determined by Gas Phase Proton Transfer Equilibria,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 7, 2222, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00449a032
. [all data]
Decouzon, Exner, et al., 1996
Decouzon, M.; Exner, O.; Gal, J.-F.; Maria, P.-C.,
Non-classical Buttressing Effect: Gas-phase Ionization of Some Methyl Substituted Benzoic Acids,
J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans., 1996, 2, 4, 475, https://doi.org/10.1039/p29960000475
. [all data]
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]
Benoit, 1973
Benoit, F.,
Substituent effects in mass spectrometry. III. Substituent effects in the dissociation of the molecular ions of para and meta subtituted benzoic acids,
Org. Mass Spectrom., 1973, 7, 295. [all data]
Lang (editor), 1969
Lang (editor), L.,
Absorption Spectra in the Ultraviolet and Visible Region, 1969, 12, 63. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy Cp,solid Constant pressure heat capacity of solid Tboil Boiling point Tfus Fusion (melting) point ΔcH°solid Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions ΔfH°gas Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions ΔfH°solid Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions ΔfusH Enthalpy of fusion ΔfusS Entropy of fusion ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions ΔsubH° Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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