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 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XYLMUPLGERFSHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 98-83-9
• Chemical structure:
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• 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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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

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

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)

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₉H₉^- +  =

By formula: C₉H₉^- + H⁺ = C₉H₁₀

IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

References

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Guthrie, 1978
Guthrie, J.P., Equilibrium constants for a series of simple aldol condensations, and linear free energy relations with other carbonyl addition reactions, Can. J. Chem., 1978, 56, 962-973. [all data]

Krall and Roberts, 1958
Krall, R.E.; Roberts, J.D., Strain variation in the unsaturated cyclobutane ring, Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Pet. Chem., 1958, 3, 63-68. [all data]

Thermodynamics Research Center, 1997
Thermodynamics Research Center, Selected Values of Properties of Chemical Compounds., Thermodynamics Research Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1997. [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]

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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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  ΔcH°gas	Enthalpy of combustion of gas at standard conditions
  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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