Biphenyl

• Formula: C₁₂H₁₀
• Molecular weight: 154.2078
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C12H10/c1-3-7-11(8-4-1)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZUOUZKKEUPVFJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 92-52-4
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Biphenyl-d10
• Other names: 1,1'-Biphenyl; Bibenzene; Diphenyl; Phenylbenzene; 1,1'-Diphenyl; Lemonene; Phenador-X; PhPh; Xenene; Carolid AL; Tetrosin LY; NSC 14916; 1,1-Biphenyl
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Reaction thermochemistry data

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

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Individual Reactions

C₁₀H₈⁺ +  = (C₁₀H₈⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₀H₈⁺ + C₁₂H₁₀ = (C₁₀H₈⁺ • C₁₂H₁₀)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

Free energy of reaction

C₁₂H₈⁺ +  = (C₁₂H₈⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₂H₈⁺ + C₁₂H₁₀ = (C₁₂H₈⁺ • C₁₂H₁₀)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

Free energy of reaction

C₁₇H₂₄F₃N₃O₃RuS (solution) +  (solution) = C₂₃H₂₅F₃O₃RuS (solution) + 3 (solution)

By formula: C₁₇H₂₄F₃N₃O₃RuS (solution) + C₁₂H₁₀ (solution) = C₂₃H₂₅F₃O₃RuS (solution) + 3C₂H₃N (solution)

3 +  =

By formula: 3H₂ + C₁₂H₁₀ = C₁₂H₁₆

Henry's Law data

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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander

Henry's Law constant (water solution)

k_H(T) = k°_H exp(d(ln(k_H))/d(1/T) ((1/T) - 1/(298.15 K)))
k°_H = Henry's law constant for solubility in water at 298.15 K (mol/(kg*bar))
d(ln(k_H))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)

References

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Dorofeeva O.V., 1997
Dorofeeva O.V., Unpublished results. Thermocenter of Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, 1997. [all data]

Trevissoi C., 1955
Trevissoi C., Specific heat and entropy of biphenyl, Ann. Chim. (Rome), 1955, 45, 943-959. [all data]

Katon J.E., 1959
Katon J.E., The vibrational spectra and geometrical configuration of biphenyl, Spectrochim. Acta, 1959, 15, 627-650. [all data]

Aleman H., 1973
Aleman H., Thermodynamic functions for biphenyl and the 4,4'-dihalogenobiphenyls, Thermochim. Acta, 1973, 7, 69-73. [all data]

Thermodynamics Research Center, 1997
Thermodynamics Research Center, Selected Values of Properties of Chemical Compounds., Thermodynamics Research Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1997. [all data]

Chirico R.D., 1989
Chirico R.D., The thermodynamic properties of biphenyl, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1989, 21, 1307-1331. [all data]

Meot-Ner (Mautner), 1980
Meot-Ner (Mautner), M., Dimer Cations of Polycyclic Aromatics: Experimental Bonding Energies and Resonance Stabilization, J. Phys. Chem., 1980, 84, 21, 2724, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100458a012 . [all data]

Nolan, Martin, et al., 1992
Nolan, S.P.; Martin, K.L.; Stevens, E.D.; Fagan, P., Organometallics, 1992, 11, 3947. [all data]

Frye, 1962
Frye, C.G., Equilibria in the hydrogenation of polycyclic aromatics, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1962, 7, 592-595. [all data]

Mackay, Shiu, et al., 1979
Mackay, D.; Shiu, W.-Y.; Sutherland, R.P., Determination of Air-Water Henry's Law Constants for Hydrophobic Pollutants, Environ. Sci. Technol., 1979, 13, 333-337. [all data]

Bohon and Claussen, 1951
Bohon, R.L.; Claussen, W.F., The solubility of aromatic hydrocarbons in water, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1951, 73, 1571-1578. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  T	Temperature
  d(ln(kH))/d(1/T)	Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant
  k°H	Henry's Law constant at 298.15K
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions

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