Dibenzofuran

• Formula: C₁₂H₈O
• Molecular weight: 168.1913
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C12H8O/c1-3-7-11-9(5-1)10-6-2-4-8-12(10)13-11/h1-8H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: TXCDCPKCNAJMEE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 132-64-9
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: [1,1'-Biphenyl]-2,2'-diyl oxide; Dibenzo[b,d]furan; Diphenylene oxide; 2,2'-Biphenylene oxide; 2,2'-Biphenylylene oxide; Dibenzofurane
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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 compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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

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References

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Sabbah, 1991
Sabbah, R., Thermodynamic study of fluorene and dibenzofuran, Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr., 1991, 128, 350. [all data]

Sabbah and Antipine, 1987
Sabbah, R.; Antipine, I., Thermodynamic study on four polycycles. Relationship between their energy values and their structure, Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr., 1987, 392-400. [all data]

Chirico, Gammon, et al., 1990
Chirico, R.D.; Gammon, B.E.; Knipmeyer, S.E.; Nguyen, A.; Strube, M.M.; Tsonopoulos, C.; Steele, W.V., The thermodyanmic properties of dibenzofuran, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1990, 22, 1075-1096. [all data]

Klots T.D., 1996
Klots T.D., Vibrational spectra, structure, assignment, and ideal-gas thermodynamics of a three-ring molecule: dibenzofuran, J. Mol. Struct., 1996, 380, 1-14. [all data]

Terlouw, Heerma, et al., 1974
Terlouw, J.K.; Heerma, W.; Frintrop, P.C.M.; Dijkstra, G.; Meinema, H.A., Electron-impact induced fragmentation of some heterocyclic-tin compounds, J. Organomet. Chem., 1974, 64, 205. [all data]

Dewar, Harget, et al., 1970
Dewar, M.J.S.; Harget, A.J.; Trinajstic, N.; Worley, S.D., Ground states of conjugated molecules-XXI.Benzofurans and benzopyrroles, Tetrahedron, 1970, 26, 4505. [all data]

Eland, 1969
Eland, J.H.D., Photoelectron spectra of conjugated hydrocarbons and heteromolecules, Intern. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1969, 2, 471. [all data]

Ruscic, Kovac, et al., 1978
Ruscic, B.; Kovac, B.; Klasinc, L.; Gusten, H., Photoelectron spectroscopy of J. Heterocycl. Chem.. Fluorene analogues, Z. Naturforsch. A:, 1978, 33, 1006. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions

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