Styrene

• Formula: C₈H₈
• Molecular weight: 104.1491
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H8/c1-2-8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h2-7H,1H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: PPBRXRYQALVLMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 100-42-5
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
  The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript.
• Other names: Benzene, ethenyl-; Bulstren K-525-19; Cinnamene; Phenethylene; Phenylethene; Phenylethylene; Styrol (German); Styrole; Styrolene; Styropol SO; Vinylbenzene; Vinylbenzol; Ethenylbenzene; Cinnaminol; Cinnamol; Styrol; Benzene, vinyl-; Cinnamenol; Ethylene, phenyl-; NCI-C02200; Stirolo; Styreen; Styren; Styrene monomer; Vinylbenzen; Annamene; NSC 62785; ethenylbenzene (styrene); Vinylbenzene (styrene)
• Permanent link for this species. Use this link for bookmarking this species for future reference.
• Information on this page:
  • Gas phase thermochemistry data
  • Condensed phase thermochemistry data
  • Phase change data
  • Reaction thermochemistry data
  • IR Spectrum
  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
  • UV/Visible spectrum
  • References
  • Notes
• Other data available:
  • Henry's Law data
  • Gas phase ion energetics data
  • Ion clustering data
  • Gas Chromatography
• Data at other public NIST sites:
  • Gas Phase Kinetics Database
  • NIST Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Structure Index
• Options:
  • Switch to calorie-based units

Data at NIST subscription sites:

• NIST / TRC Web Thermo Tables, professional edition (thermophysical and thermochemical data)

NIST subscription sites provide data under the NIST Standard Reference Data Program, but require an annual fee to access. The purpose of the fee is to recover costs associated with the development of data collections included in such sites. Your institution may already be a subscriber. Follow the links above to find out more about the data in these sites and their terms of usage.

Gas phase thermochemistry data

Go To: Top, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, Phase change data, Reaction thermochemistry data, IR Spectrum, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), UV/Visible spectrum, References, Notes

Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

Go To: Top, Gas phase thermochemistry data, Phase change data, Reaction thermochemistry data, IR Spectrum, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), UV/Visible spectrum, References, Notes

Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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

Phase change data

Go To: Top, Gas phase thermochemistry data, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, Reaction thermochemistry data, IR Spectrum, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), UV/Visible spectrum, References, Notes

Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

View plot Requires a JavaScript / HTML 5 canvas capable browser.

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

Go To: Top, Gas phase thermochemistry data, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, Phase change data, IR Spectrum, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), UV/Visible spectrum, References, Notes

Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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

Note: Please consider using the reaction search for this species. This page allows searching of all reactions involving this species. A general reaction search form is also available. Future versions of this site may rely on reaction search pages in place of the enumerated reaction displays seen below.

Individual Reactions

 +  =

By formula: C₈H₇^- + H⁺ = C₈H₈

C₃H₉Si⁺ +  = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₉Si⁺ + C₈H₈ = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • C₈H₈)

 + 4 =

By formula: C₈H₈ + 4H₂ = C₈H₁₆

(CAS Reg. No. 13822-53-2 • 4294967295) +  = CAS Reg. No. 13822-53-2

By formula: (CAS Reg. No. 13822-53-2 • 4294967295C₈H₈) + C₈H₈ = CAS Reg. No. 13822-53-2

 +  =

By formula: C₈H₈ + H₂ = C₈H₁₀

 +  =

By formula: C₈H₈ + HCl = C₈H₉Cl

 +  =

By formula: HBr + C₈H₈ = C₈H₉Br

=

By formula: C₈H₈ = C₈H₈

=  + 

By formula: C₈H₁₀ = C₈H₈ + H₂

IR Spectrum

Go To: Top, Gas phase thermochemistry data, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, Phase change data, Reaction thermochemistry data, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), UV/Visible spectrum, References, Notes

Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.

• GAS (6 mmHg DILUTED TO A TOTAL PRESSURE OF 600 mmHg WITH N2); DIGILAB FTS-14 (2 CM^-1 RESOLUTION); DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution
• GAS (6 mmHg, N2 ADD, TOTAL PRESSURE 600 mmHg); DIGILAB FTS-14; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 2 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (10% IN CCl4 FOR 3800-1333, 10% IN CS2 FOR 1333-660, AND 10% IN CCl4 FOR 660-450 CM^-1); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (2% IN CCl4 FOR 3800-1333, 2% IN CS2 FOR 1333-660, 2% IN CCl4 FOR 660-450 CM^-1); DOW KBr FOREPRISM-GRATING; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution

Data compiled by: Tanya L. Myers, Russell G. Tonkyn, Ashley M. Oeck, Tyler O. Danby, John S. Loring, Matthew S. Taubman, Stephen W. Sharpe, Jerome C. Birnbaum, and Timothy J. Johnson

• liquid; Bruker Tensor 27 FTIR; 0.4821395 cm^-1 resolution

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

Go To: Top, Gas phase thermochemistry data, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, Phase change data, Reaction thermochemistry data, IR Spectrum, UV/Visible spectrum, References, Notes

Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Spectrum

Notice: This spectrum may be better viewed with a Javascript and HTML 5 enabled browser.

For Zoom

1.) Enter the desired X axis range (e.g., 100, 200)

2.) Check here for automatic Y scaling

3.) Press here to zoom

Additional Data

UV/Visible spectrum

Go To: Top, Gas phase thermochemistry data, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, Phase change data, Reaction thermochemistry data, IR Spectrum, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), References, Notes

Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Alexander N. Yermakov, Alexy A. Usov, Antonina A. Goncharova, Axlexander N. Leskin, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

Spectrum

Notice: This spectrum may be better viewed with a Javascript and HTML 5 enabled browser.

For Zoom

1.) Enter the desired X axis range (e.g., 100, 200)

2.) Check here for automatic Y scaling

3.) Press here to zoom

Additional Data

References

Go To: Top, Gas phase thermochemistry data, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, Phase change data, Reaction thermochemistry data, IR Spectrum, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), UV/Visible spectrum, Notes

Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Prosen and Rossini, 1945
Prosen, E.J.; Rossini, F.D., Heats of formation and combustion of 1,3-butadiene and styrene, J. Res. NBS, 1945, 34, 59-63. [all data]

Landrieu, Baylocq, et al., 1929
Landrieu, P.; Baylocq, F.; Johnson, J.R., Etude thermochimique dans la serie furanique, Bull. Soc. Chim. France, 1929, 45, 36-49. [all data]

Pitzer, Guttman, et al., 1946
Pitzer, K.S.; Guttman, L.; Westrum, E.F., Jr., The heat capacity, heats of fusion and vaporization, vapor pressure, entropy, vibration frequencies and barrier to internal rotation of styrene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1946, 68, 2209-22. [all data]

Moureu and Andre, 1914
Moureu, C.; Andre, E., Thermochimie des composes acetyleniques, Ann. Chim. Phys., 1914, 1, 113-145. [all data]

Pitzer K.S., 1946
Pitzer K.S., Jr., The heat capacity, heats of fusion and vaporization, vapor pressure, entropy, vibrational frequencies, and barrier to internal rotation of styrene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1946, 68, 2209-2212. [all data]

Guttman L., 1943
Guttman L., Jr., The thermodynamics of styrene (phenylethylene), including equilibrium of formation from ethylbenzene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1943, 65, 1246-1247. [all data]

Scott R.B., 1945
Scott R.B., Specific heats of gaseous 1,3-butadiene, isobutene, styrene, and ethylbenzene, J. Res. Nat. Bur. Stand., 1945, 34, 243-254. [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]

Beckett C.W., 1946
Beckett C.W., The thermodynamics of styrene and its methyl derivatives, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1946, 68, 2213-2214. [all data]

Warfield and Petree, 1961
Warfield, R.W.; Petree, M.C., Thermodynamic properties of polystyrene and styrene, J. Polymer Sci., 1961, 55, 497-505. [all data]

Pitzer, Guttman, et al., 1946, 2
Pitzer, K.S.; Guttman, L.; Westrum, E.F., Jr., The heat capacity, heats of fusion and vaporization, vapor pressure, entropy vibration frequencies and barrier to internal rotation of styrene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1946, 68, 2209-2212. [all data]

Guttman and Westrum, 1943
Guttman, L.; Westrum, E.F., Jr., and Pitzer, K.S., The thermodynamics of styrene (phenylethylene), including equilibrium of formation from ethylbenzene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1943, 65, 1246-1247. [all data]

Lebedev, Lebedev, et al., 1985
Lebedev, B.V.; Lebedev, N.K.; Smirnova, N.N.; Kozyreva, N.M.; Kirillin, A.I.; Korshak, V.V., The isotope effect in the thermodynamic parameters of polymerization of styrene, Dokl. Akad. Nauk, 1985, SSSR 281, 379-383. [all data]

Kurbatov, 1950
Kurbatov, V.Ya., Specific heats of liquids. III. Specific heat of hydrocarbons with several noncondensed rings, Zhur. Obshch. Khim., 1950, 20, 1139-1144. [all data]

Smith and Andrews, 1931
Smith, R.H.; Andrews, D.H., Thermal energy studies. I. Phenyl derivatives of methane, ethane and some related compounds. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1931, 53, 3644-3660. [all data]

Pitzer, Guttman, et al., 1946, 3
Pitzer, K.S.; Guttman, L.; Westrum, E.F., The Heat Capacity, Heats of Fusion and Vaporization, Vapor Pressure Entropy, Vib. Frequencies, and Barrier to Internal Rotation of Styrene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1946, 68, 2209. [all data]

Guttman, Westrum, et al., 1943
Guttman, L.; Westrum, E.F.; Pitzer, K.S., The Thermodynamics of Styrene (Phenylethylene) Including the Equilibrium Formation from Ethylbenzene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1943, 65, 1246. [all data]

Guttman, 1943
Guttman, L., , Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. Calif., Berkeley, 1943. [all data]

Patnode and Scheiber, 1939
Patnode, Winton.; Scheiber, W.J., The Density, Thermal Expansion, Vapor Pressure, and Refractive Index of Styrene, and the Density and Thermal Expansion of Polystyrene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1939, 61, 12, 3449-3451, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01267a066 . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Chaiyavech and Van Winkle, 1959
Chaiyavech, Pramote; Van Winkle, Matthew, Styrene-Ethylbenzene Vapor-Liquid Equilibria at Reduced Pressures., J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1959, 4, 1, 53-56, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60001a008 . [all data]

Dreyer, Martin, et al., 1955
Dreyer, R.; Martin, W.; von Weber, U., Die S«65533»ttigungsdampfdrucke von Benzol, Toluol, «65533»thylbenzol, Styrol, Cumol und Brombenzol zwischen 10 und 760 Torr, J. Prakt. Chem., 1955, 1, 5-6, 324-328, https://doi.org/10.1002/prac.19550010508 . [all data]

Burchfield, 1942
Burchfield, P.E., Vapor Pressures of Indene, Styrene and Dicyclopentadiene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1942, 64, 10, 2501-2501, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01262a504 . [all data]

Domalski and Hearing, 1996
Domalski, Eugene S.; Hearing, Elizabeth D., Heat Capacities and Entropies of Organic Compounds in the Condensed Phase. Volume III, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1996, 25, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555985 . [all data]

Meot-ner and Kafafi, 1988
Meot-ner, M.; Kafafi, S.A., Carbon Acidities of Aromatic Compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 19, 6297, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00227a003 . [all data]

Li and Stone, 1989
Li, X.; Stone, J.A., Determination of the beta silicon effect from a mass spectrometric study of the association of trimethylsilylium ion with alkenes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1989, 111, 15, 5586, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00197a013 . [all data]

Dolliver, Gresham, et al., 1937
Dolliver, M.a.; Gresham, T.L.; Kistiakowsky, G.B.; Vaughan, W.E., Heats of organic reactions. V. Heats of hydrogenation of various hydrocarbons, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1937, 59, 831-841. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [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]

Abboud, Jimenez, et al., 1995
Abboud, J.-L.M.; Jimenez, P.; Roux, M.V.; Turrion, C.; Lopez-Mardomingo, C.; Podosenin, A.; Rogers, D.W.; Liebman, J.F., Interrelations of the energetics of amides and alkenes: enthalpies of formation of N,N-dimethyl dertivatives of pivalamide, 1-adamantylcarboxamide and benzamide, and of styrene and its a-, trans-β- and β,β-methylated derivates, J. Phys. Org. Chem., 1995, 8, 15-25. [all data]

Nesterova, Kovzel, et al., 1977
Nesterova, T.N.; Kovzel, E.N.; Karaseva, S.Ya.; Rozhnov, A.M., Heats of reaction of the hydrohalogenation of styrene and α-methylstyrene, Vses. Konf. Kalorim. Rasshir. Tezisy Dokl. 7th, 1977, 1, 132. [all data]

Prosen, Johnson, et al., 1947
Prosen, E.J.; Johnson, W.H.; Rossini, F.D., Heat of combustion and formation of 1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraene and its heat of isomerization to styrene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1947, 69, 2068-2069. [all data]

Ghosh, Ram Das Guha, et al., 1945
Ghosh, J.C.; Ram Das Guha, S.; Roy, A.N., Chemical equilibrium in styrene formation from ethyl-benzene at low pressures, Curr. Sci., 1945, 14, 269. [all data]

Rodebush and Feldman, 1946
Rodebush, W.H.; Feldman, I., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1946, 68, 896. [all data]

Notes

Go To: Top, Gas phase thermochemistry data, Condensed phase thermochemistry data, Phase change data, Reaction thermochemistry data, IR Spectrum, Mass spectrum (electron ionization), UV/Visible spectrum, References

• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  S°gas	Entropy of gas at standard conditions
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

• Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
• The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses its best efforts to deliver a high quality copy of the Database and to verify that the data contained therein have been selected on the basis of sound scientific judgment. However, NIST makes no warranties to that effect, and NIST shall not be liable for any damage that may result from errors or omissions in the Database.
• Customer support for NIST Standard Reference Data products.