Triphenylmethane

• Formula: C₁₉H₁₆
• Molecular weight: 244.3303
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C19H16/c1-4-10-16(11-5-1)19(17-12-6-2-7-13-17)18-14-8-3-9-15-18/h1-15,19H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: AAAQKTZKLRYKHR-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 519-73-3
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• Other names: Benzene, 1,1',1''-methylidynetris-; Methane, triphenyl-; Tritane; Benzene,1,1',1"-methylidynetris-; 1,1',1''-Methylidynetris[benzene]
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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
MS - José A. Martinho Simões

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Individual Reactions

C₁₉H₁₅^- +  =

By formula: C₁₉H₁₅^- + H⁺ = C₁₉H₁₆

 +  = 2

By formula: H₂ + C₃₈H₃₀ = 2C₁₉H₁₆

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₁₉H₁₆ = (Cl^- • C₁₉H₁₆)

Free energy of reaction

C₁₉H₁₅BrMg (solution) +  (g) =  (solution) + Br₂Mg (solution)

By formula: C₁₉H₁₅BrMg (solution) + HBr (g) = C₁₉H₁₆ (solution) + Br₂Mg (solution)

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₁₉H₁₅^- +  =

By formula: C₁₉H₁₅^- + H⁺ = C₁₉H₁₆

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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Taft and Bordwell, 1988
Taft, R.W.; Bordwell, F.G., Structural and Solvent Effects Evaluated from Acidities Measured in Dimethyl Sulfoxide and in the Gas Phase, Acc. Chem. Res., 1988, 21, 12, 463, https://doi.org/10.1021/ar00156a005 . [all data]

Bartmess
Bartmess, J.E., The Gas Phase Thermochemistry of Ph₃C^-, Ph₃C^., and Ph₃C⁺, 32nd Ann. Conf. on Mass Spectrom. Allied Topics, San Antonio TX 27 May-1 June 1984. Abstracts p. 472. [all data]

Bent and Cuthbertson, 1936
Bent, H.E.; Cuthbertson, G.R., Single bond energies. II. The C-C bond in hexaphenylethane, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1936, 58, 170-173. [all data]

French, Ikuta, et al., 1982
French, M.A.; Ikuta, S.; Kebarle, P., Hydrogen bonding of O-H and C-H hydrogen donors to Cl^-. Results from mass spectrometric measurement of the ion-molecule equilibria RH + Cl^- = RHCl^-, Can. J. Chem., 1982, 60, 1907. [all data]

Holm, 1981
Holm, T., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. II, 1981, 464.. [all data]

Rodionov, Potapov, et al., 1973
Rodionov, A.N.; Potapov, V.K.; Rogozhin, K.L., Photoionization of certain aromatic heteroorganic compounds, High Energy Chem., 1973, 7, 249, In original 278. [all data]

Potapov, Kardash, et al., 1972
Potapov, V.K.; Kardash, I.E.; Sorokin, V.V.; Sokolov, S.A.; Evlasheva, T.I., Photoionization of heteroaromatic compounds, Khim. Vys. Energ., 1972, 6, 392. [all data]

Distefano, Pignataro, et al., 1976
Distefano, G.; Pignataro, S.; Szepes, L.; Borossay, J., Photoelectron spectroscopy study of the triphenyl derivatives of the group IV elements, J. Organomet. Chem., 1976, 104, 173. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  T	Temperature
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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