p-Terphenyl
- Formula: C18H14
- Molecular weight: 230.3038
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XJKSTNDFUHDPQJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 92-94-4
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: 1,1':4',1''-Terphenyl; p-Diphenylbenzene; p-Triphenyl; Santowax P; 1,1'-Biphenyl, 4-phenyl-; 1,4-Diphenylbenzene; 4-Phenylbiphenyl; 4-Phenyldiphenyl; Biphenyl, 4-phenyl-; NSC 6810; PT; PTP
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Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias
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
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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IE (evaluated) | 7.80 ± 0.03 | eV | N/A | N/A | L |
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
7.83 | PE | Hino, Seki, et al., 1975 | LLK |
7.78 ± 0.01 | PE | Dewar and Goodman, 1972 | LLK |
8.29 | CTS | Slifkin and Allison, 1967 | RDSH |
8.78 ± 0.05 | EI | Gallegos, 1967 | RDSH |
IR Spectrum
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Gas Phase Spectrum
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Additional Data
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Origin | NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center |
State | gas |
Instrument | HP-GC/MS/IRD |
Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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Spectrum
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Origin | NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, 1990. |
NIST MS number | 118487 |
UV/Visible spectrum
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Spectrum
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Source | Timmons and Perkins, 1966 |
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Origin | INSTITUTE OF ENERGY PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, RAS |
Source reference | RAS UV No. 19830 |
Instrument | Unicam SP 700 |
Melting point | 213-214 |
Gas Chromatography
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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Packed | SE-30 | 2208. | Ramsey, Lee, et al., 1980 | He, Chromosorb G HP (80-100 mesh); Column length: 1.5 m; Program: not specified |
Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capillary | DB-5 | 2190.9 | Song, Lai, et al., 2003 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 4. K/min; Tstart: 40. C; Tend: 310. C |
Capillary | DB-5 | 2190.9 | Song, Lai, et al., 2003 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 40. C @ 5. min, 4. K/min; Tend: 310. C |
Capillary | DB-5 | 2171.1 | Song, Lai, et al., 2003 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 2. K/min; Tstart: 40. C; Tend: 310. C |
Capillary | DB-5 | 2190.9 | Song, Lai, et al., 2003 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 4. K/min; Tstart: 40. C; Tend: 310. C |
Capillary | DB-5 | 2204.0 | Song, Lai, et al., 2003 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 6. K/min; Tstart: 40. C; Tend: 310. C |
Capillary | DB-5 | 2171.1 | Lai and Song, 1995 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 2. K/min; Tstart: 40. C; Tend: 310. C |
Capillary | DB-5 | 2190.9 | Lai and Song, 1995 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 4. K/min; Tstart: 40. C; Tend: 310. C |
Capillary | DB-5 | 2204. | Lai and Song, 1995 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 6. K/min; Tstart: 40. C; Tend: 310. C |
Capillary | DB-5 | 2190.9 | Lai and Song, 1995 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 4. K/min; Tstart: 40. C; Tend: 310. C |
Capillary | DB-5 | 2190.9 | Lai and Song, 1995 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 40. C @ 5. min, 4. K/min; Tend: 310. C |
Capillary | DB-5 | 2208. | Rostad and Pereira, 1986 | 30. m/0.26 mm/0.25 μm, He, 50. C @ 4. min, 6. K/min, 300. C @ 20. min |
Capillary | SE-30 | 2208. | Korhonen and Lind, 1985 | N2, 10. K/min; Column length: 25. m; Column diameter: 0.33 mm; Tstart: 100. C; Tend: 320. C |
Capillary | SE-30 | 2208. | Korhonen and Lind, 1985 | N2, 6. K/min; Column length: 25. m; Column diameter: 0.33 mm; Tstart: 140. C; Tend: 320. C |
Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Other | Methyl Silicone | 2208. | Ardrey and Moffat, 1981 | Program: not specified |
Normal alkane RI, polar column, custom temperature program
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capillary | DB-Wax | 3129. | Peng, Yang, et al., 1991 | Program: not specified |
Lee's RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capillary | HP-5 | 350.2 | Wang, Hou, et al., 2007 | 30. m/0.30 mm/0.25 μm, Helium, 50. C @ 5. min, 5. K/min, 200. C @ 15. min |
Capillary | HP-5 | 362.4 | Marynowski, Pieta, et al., 2004 | 60. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 3. K/min; Tstart: 35. C; Tend: 300. C |
Capillary | HP-5 | 363.98 | Piao, Chu, et al., 1999 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, 50. C @ 2. min, 4. K/min, 280. C @ 20. min |
Capillary | DB-5 | 357.6 | Durlak, Biswas, et al., 1998 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, 15. K/min; Tstart: 50. C; Tend: 300. C |
Capillary | DB-5 | 357.6 | Durlak, Biswas, et al., 1998 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, 15. K/min; Tstart: 50. C; Tend: 300. C |
Capillary | DB-5 | 362.29 | Rostad and Pereira, 1986 | 30. m/0.26 mm/0.25 μm, He, 50. C @ 4. min, 6. K/min, 300. C @ 20. min |
Capillary | SE-52 | 366.10 | Lee, Vassilaros, et al., 1979 | 12. m/0.3 mm/0.34 μm, He, 2. K/min; Tstart: 50. C; Tend: 250. C |
Lee's RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program
Column type | Active phase | I | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capillary | HP-5MS | 357.65 | Wang, Li, et al., 2007 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He; Program: 60C(2min) => 6C/min => 258C => 2C/min => 300C(4min) |
Capillary | HP-5MS | 357.65 | Wang, Li, et al., 2007, 2 | 30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He; Program: not specified |
Capillary | SE-52 | 362.61 | Shlyakhov, 1984 | Program: not specified |
Capillary | SE-52 | 366.10 | Shlyakhov, 1984 | Program: not specified |
References
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Hino, Seki, et al., 1975
Hino, S.; Seki, K.; Inokuchi, H.,
Photoelectron spectra of p-terphenyl in gaseous and solid states,
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Measurement of ionization potentials from contact charge transfer spectra,
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Mass spectrometry of some polyphenyls,
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Ramsey, Lee, et al., 1980
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Gas-liquid chromatographic retention indices of 296 non-drug substances on SE-30 or OV-1 likely to be encountered in toxicological analyses,
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Kovats and Lee retention indices determined by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for organic compounds of environmental interest,
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Korhonen, I.O.O.; Lind, M.A.,
Gas-liquid chromatographic analyses. XXXIV. Separation and retention indices with retention increments of some nitrated polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons on a low-polarity (SE-30) capillary column,
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Gas-liquid chromatographic retention indices of 1318 substances of toxicological interest on SE-30 or OV-1 stationary phase,
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Wang, Hou, et al., 2007
Wang, G.; Hou, Z.; Sun, Y.; Liu, Y.; Xie, B.; Liu, S.,
Investigation of pyrolysis behavior of fenoxycarb using PY-GC-MS assisted with chemometric methods,
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Composition and source of polycyclic aromatic compounds in deposited dust from selected sites around the Upper Silesia, Poland,
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Piao, M.; Chu, S.; Zheng, M.; Xu, X.,
Characterization of the combustion products of polyethylene,
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Durlak, Biswas, et al., 1998
Durlak, S.K.; Biswas, P.; Shi, J.; Bernhard, M.J.,
Characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon particulate and gaseous emissions from polystyrene combustion,
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Lee, Vassilaros, et al., 1979
Lee, M.L.; Vassilaros, D.L.; White, C.M.; Novotny, M.,
Retention Indices for Programmed-Temperature Capillary-Column Gas Chromatography of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons,
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Notes
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