Benzene, (1-methylethyl)-

• Formula: C₉H₁₂
• Molecular weight: 120.1916
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C9H12/c1-8(2)9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-8H,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RWGFKTVRMDUZSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 98-82-8
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Cumene; Cumol; Isopropylbenzene; 2-Phenylpropane; (1-Methylethyl)benzene; Isopropylbenzol; Benzene, isopropyl-; Cumeen; Isopropilbenzene; Isopropylbenzeen; Propane, 2-phenyl-; 2-Fenilpropano; 2-Fenyl-propaan; Rcra waste number U055; UN 1918; (Methylethyl)benzene; Benzene, i-propyl-; i-Propylbenzene; NSC 8776; iso-propylbenzene (cumene); (1-methylethyl)benzene (cumene)
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
CAL - James S. Chickos, William E. Acree, Jr., Joel F. Liebman, Students of Chem 202 (Introduction to the Literature of Chemistry), University of Missouri -- St. Louis

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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

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Individual Reactions

C₉H₁₁^- +  =

By formula: C₉H₁₁^- + H⁺ = C₉H₁₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO^- + C₉H₁₂ = (NO^- • C₉H₁₂)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₉H₁₂ = (Cl^- • C₉H₁₂)

Free energy of reaction

 +  =

By formula: H₂ + C₉H₁₀ = C₉H₁₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₉H₁₁Cl + C₆H₆ = C₆H₅Cl + C₉H₁₂

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₁₀H₁₄ + C₆H₆ = C₇H₈ + C₉H₁₂

2 =  + 

By formula: 2C₉H₁₂ = C₁₂H₁₈ + C₆H₆

2 =  + 

By formula: 2C₉H₁₂ = C₆H₆ + C₁₂H₁₈

3 +  =

By formula: 3H₂ + C₉H₁₂ = C₉H₁₈

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
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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Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₉H₁₁^- +  =

By formula: C₉H₁₁^- + H⁺ = C₉H₁₂

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  Pc	Critical pressure
  T	Temperature
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions
  ρc	Critical density

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