Allyl radical

• Formula: C₃H₅
• Molecular weight: 41.0718
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H5/c1-3-2/h3H,1-2H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RMRFFCXPLWYOOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 1981-80-2
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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:
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
B - John E. Bartmess

View reactions leading to C₃H₅⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

References

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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]

Wenthold, Polak, et al., 1996
Wenthold, P.G.; Polak, M.L.; Lineberger, W.C., Photoelectron Spectroscopy of the Allyl and 2-Methylallyl Anions, J. Phys. Chem., 1996, 100, 17, 6920, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp953401n . [all data]

Bartmess, Scott, et al., 1979
Bartmess, J.E.; Scott, J.A.; McIver, R.T., Jr., The gas phase acidity scale from methanol to phenol, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1979, 101, 6047. [all data]

Oakes and Ellison, 1984
Oakes, J.M.; Ellison, G.B., Photoelectron spectroscopy of the allylic anion, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 7734. [all data]

Zimmerman and Brauman, 1977
Zimmerman, A.H.; Brauman, J.I., Electron photodetachment from negative ions of C_2v symmetry. Electron affinities of allyl and cyanomethyl radicals, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 3565. [all data]

Kagramanov, Ujszaszy, et al., 1983
Kagramanov, N.D.; Ujszaszy, K.; Tamas, J.; Mal'tsev, A.K.; Nefedov, O.M., Mass spectrometric detection of allylic and perfluorallylic free radicals and the determination of their ionization potentials, Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 1983, 7, 1531, In original 1683. [all data]

Griller and Lossing, 1981
Griller, D.; Lossing, F.P., On the thermochemistry of α-aminoalkyl radicals, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 1586. [all data]

Houle and Beauchamp, 1978
Houle, F.A.; Beauchamp, J.L., Detection and investigation of allyl and benzyl radicals by photoelectron spectroscopy, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1978, 100, 3290. [all data]

Lossing, 1971
Lossing, F.P., Free radicals by mass spectrometry. XLIII. Ionization potentials and ionic heats of formation for vinyl, allyl, and benzyl radicals, Can. J. Chem., 1971, 49, 357. [all data]

Pottie, Harrison, et al., 1961
Pottie, R.F.; Harrison, A.G.; Lossing, F.P., Free radicals by mass spectrometry. XXIV. Ionization potentials of cycloalkyl free radicals and cycloalkanes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1961, 83, 3204. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  EA	Electron affinity
  ΔfH(+) ion,0K	Enthalpy of formation of positive ion at 0K

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