Ethylbenzene

• Formula: C₈H₁₀
• Molecular weight: 106.1650
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H10/c1-2-8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h3-7H,2H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: YNQLUTRBYVCPMQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 100-41-4
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Ethylbenzene-d10
• Other names: Benzene, ethyl-; Ethylbenzol; EB; Phenylethane; Aethylbenzol; Ethylbenzeen; Etilbenzene; Etylobenzen; NCI-C56393; UN 1175; α-Methyltoluene; NSC 406903
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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
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

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

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Individual Reactions

C₈H₉^- +  =

By formula: C₈H₉^- + H⁺ = C₈H₁₀

C₈H₉^- +  =

By formula: C₈H₉^- + H⁺ = C₈H₁₀

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₈H₆ = C₈H₁₀

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO^- + C₈H₁₀ = (NO^- • C₈H₁₀)

 + 3 =

By formula: C₈H₁₀ + 3H₂ = C₈H₁₆

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₈H₁₀ = (Cl^- • C₈H₁₀)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = C₈H₉Br + 

By formula: C₈H₁₀ + C₆H₅Br = C₈H₉Br + C₆H₆

 +  =

By formula: C₈H₈ + H₂ = C₈H₁₀

=  + 

By formula: C₈H₁₀ = C₈H₈ + H₂

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
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

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Proton affinity at 298K

Gas basicity at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₈H₉^- +  =

By formula: C₈H₉^- + H⁺ = C₈H₁₀

C₈H₉^- +  =

By formula: C₈H₉^- + H⁺ = C₈H₁₀

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  T	Temperature
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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