Benzene

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Gas phase ion energetics data

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

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)
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
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

View reactions leading to C6H6+ (ion structure unspecified)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)9.24378 ± 0.00007eVN/AN/AL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)179.3kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity173.4kcal/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Proton affinity at 298K

Proton affinity (kcal/mol) Reference Comment
178.4Aue, Guidoni, et al., 2000Experimental literature data re-evaluated by the authors using ab initio protonation entropies; MM

Gas basicity at 298K

Gas basicity (review) (kcal/mol) Reference Comment
172.5Aue, Guidoni, et al., 2000Experimental literature data re-evaluated by the authors using ab initio protonation entropies; MM

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
9.24384 ± 0.00006TENemeth, Selzle, et al., 1993LL
9.24372 ± 0.00005TEChewter, Sander, et al., 1987LBLHLM
9.20EIStahl and Maquin, 1984LBLHLM
9.2459 ± 0.0002SGrubb, Whetten, et al., 1984LBLHLM
9.23 ± 0.03EIArimura and Yoshikawa, 1984LBLHLM
9.25PEKlasinc, Kovac, et al., 1983LBLHLM
9.23PECetinkaya, Lappert, et al., 1983LBLHLM
9.25PEKimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981LLK
9.240 ± 0.002LSDuncan, Dietz, et al., 1981LLK
9.44EIClare and Sowerby, 1981LLK
9.25PEBieri and Asbrink, 1980LLK
9.22PESell, Mintz, et al., 1978LLK
9.24PEMattsson, Karlsson, et al., 1977LLK
9.25 ± 0.02PEBieri, Burger, et al., 1977LLK
9.25 ± 0.07EISelim, 1976LLK
9.24PEBehan, Johnstone, et al., 1976LLK
9.70EIBaldwin, Loudon, et al., 1976LLK
9.25CTSPitt, 1973LLK
9.2 ± 0.1EITajima, Shimizu, et al., 1972LLK
9.26 ± 0.06EIFinney and Harrison, 1972LLK
9.27PEChizhov, Kleimenov, et al., 1972LLK
9.24 ± 0.01PISergeev, Akopyan, et al., 1970RDSH
9.25 ± 0.01PIDemeo and El-Sayed, 1970RDSH
9.36 ± 0.05EIBuchs, 1970RDSH
9.241 ± 0.001PEAsbrink, Lindholm, et al., 1970RDSH
9.241TEPeatman, Borne, et al., 1969RDSH
9.24 ± 0.01PEDewar and Worley, 1969RDSH
9.25 ± 0.01PIMomigny, Goffart, et al., 1968RDSH
9.20 ± 0.04EIBock, Seidl, et al., 1968RDSH
9.24PEBaker, May, et al., 1968RDSH
9.25PEBaker, Brundle, et al., 1968RDSH
9.25 ± 0.02PEClark and Frost, 1967RDSH
9.26 ± 0.02EINounou, 1966RDSH
9.246 ± 0.005PIBrehm, 1966RDSH
9.241 ± 0.006PINicholson, 1965RDSH
9.24 ± 0.01PIDibeler and Reese, 1964RDSH
9.25PEAl-Joboury and Turner, 1964RDSH
9.2PITerenin, 1961RDSH
9.248SEl-Sayed, Kaaba, et al., 1961RDSH
9.247 ± 0.002SWilkinson, 1956RDSH
9.25 ± 0.01PIWatanabe, 1954RDSH
9.8 ± 0.1EIHustrulid, Kusch, et al., 1938RDSH
9.242 ± 0.005SPrice and Wood, 1935RDSH
9.23PEHowell, Goncalves, et al., 1984Vertical value; LBLHLM
9.25PEKovac, Mohraz, et al., 1980Vertical value; LLK
9.25PEKaim, Tesmann, et al., 1980Vertical value; LLK
9.22PESell and Kupperman, 1978Vertical value; LLK
9.23PEKobayashi, 1978Vertical value; LLK
9.3PEKlasinc, Novak, et al., 1978Vertical value; LLK
9.24 ± 0.02PESchmidt, 1977Vertical value; LLK
9.25 ± 0.05PEGower, Kane-Maguire, et al., 1977Vertical value; LLK
9.24PEBock, Kaim, et al., 1977Vertical value; LLK
9.24PEClar and Schmidt, 1976Vertical value; LLK
9.23PEKobayashi and Nagakura, 1975Vertical value; LLK
9.24PEBischof, Dewar, et al., 1974Vertical value; LLK
9.24PESchafer and Schweig, 1972Vertical value; LLK
9.25 ± 0.03PEKlessinger, 1972Vertical value; LLK
9.24PEBock, Wagner, et al., 1972Vertical value; LLK
9.2PECarlson and Anderson, 1971Vertical value; LLK
9.24PEBock and Fuss, 1971Vertical value; LLK
9.24PEGleiter, Heilbronner, et al., 1970Vertical value; RDSH

Appearance energy determinations

Ion AE (eV) Other Products MethodReferenceComment
CH3+28.2 ± 0.2?EIOlmsted, Street, et al., 1964RDSH
C2H2+19. ± 0.4?EILifshitz and Reuben, 1969RDSH
C2H2+18.6?EINatalis and Franklin, 1965RDSH
C2H2+32.6 ± 0.2?EIOlmsted, Street, et al., 1964RDSH
C2H3+19. ± 0.4?EILifshitz and Reuben, 1969RDSH
C3H3+13.43?LSKuhlewind, Kiermeier, et al., 1986LBLHLM
C3H3+15.34 ± 0.06C3H3EISelim, 1976LLK
C3H3+16.90C3H3PEEland, Frey, et al., 1976LLK
C3H3+13.79C3H3PIRosenstock, Larkins, et al., 1973LLK
C3H3+14.7 ± 0.1?EILifshitz and Reuben, 1969RDSH
C4H2+17.5 ± 0.3?EILifshitz and Reuben, 1969RDSH
C4H3+18.48 ± 0.07H+C2H2EISelim, 1976LLK
C4H3+17.6 ± 0.1?EILifshitz and Reuben, 1969RDSH
C4H4+13.40C2H2LSKuhlewind, Kiermeier, et al., 1986T = 0K; LBLHLM
C4H4+13.9 ± 0.1C2H2EIRosenstock, McCulloh, et al., 1977LLK
C4H4+14.17 ± 0.08C2H2PIRosenstock, McCulloh, et al., 1977LLK
C4H4+14.85C2H2PEEland, Frey, et al., 1976LLK
C4H4+13.85C2H2PIRosenstock, Larkins, et al., 1973LLK
C4H4+14.1C2H2EIHickling and Jennings, 1970RDSH
C4H4+14.5 ± 0.2C2H2EILifshitz and Reuben, 1969RDSH
C5H3+15.7 ± 0.1CH3EILifshitz and Reuben, 1969RDSH
C6H+29. ± 2.?EILifshitz and Reuben, 1969RDSH
C6H4+12.93H2LSKuhlewind, Kiermeier, et al., 1986T = 0K; LBLHLM
C6H4+14.14 ± 0.08H2EISelim, 1976LLK
C6H4+12.94H2PIRosenstock, Larkins, et al., 1973LLK
C6H4+14.04 ± 0.06H2EIBentley, Johnstone, et al., 1973LLK
C6H4+14.09 ± 0.07H2EINatalis and Franklin, 1965RDSH
C6H5+13.12 ± 0.05HEVALKlippenstein, Faulk, et al., 1993T = 0K; LL
C6H5+12.90HLSKuhlewind, Kiermeier, et al., 1986T = 0K; LBLHLM
C6H5+13.7 ± 0.1HEIRosenstock, McCulloh, et al., 1977LLK
C6H5+13.78 ± 0.08HPIRosenstock, McCulloh, et al., 1977LLK
C6H5+14.56 ± 0.07HEISelim, 1976LLK
C6H5+12.94HPIRosenstock, Larkins, et al., 1973LLK
C6H5+13.97 ± 0.06HEIBentley, Johnstone, et al., 1973LLK
C6H5+14.1 ± 0.1HEIGross, 1972LLK
C6H5+13.80 ± 0.03HPISergeev, Akopyan, et al., 1970RDSH
C6H5+14.1 ± 0.1HEILifshitz and Reuben, 1969RDSH
C6H5+13.8 ± 0.1HPIBrehm, 1966RDSH
C6H71-43-24+14.2 ± 0.2H2EILifshitz and Reuben, 1969RDSH

De-protonation reactions

C6H5- + Hydrogen cation = Benzene

By formula: C6H5- + H+ = C6H6

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr401.22 ± 0.50kcal/molG+TSDavico, Bierbaum, et al., 1995gas phase; Revised per Ervin and DeTuro, 2002 change in NH3 acidity. Alecu, Gao, et al., 2007 using thermal methods, agrees with this BDE: 112.8±0.6; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
Δr401.16 ± 0.21kcal/molD-EAGunion, Gilles, et al., 1992gas phase; B
Δr400.7 ± 2.5kcal/molTDEqMeot-ner and Sieck, 1986gas phase; B
Δr401. ± 10.kcal/molCIDTGraul and Squires, 1990gas phase; B
Δr398.0 ± 5.6kcal/molG+TSBohme and Young, 1971gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr392.40 ± 0.40kcal/molIMREDavico, Bierbaum, et al., 1995gas phase; Revised per Ervin and DeTuro, 2002 change in NH3 acidity. Alecu, Gao, et al., 2007 using thermal methods, agrees with this BDE: 112.8±0.6; value altered from reference due to change in acidity scale; B
Δr390.9 ± 2.0kcal/molTDEqMeot-ner and Sieck, 1986gas phase; B
Δr390.1 ± 6.5kcal/molIMRBBartmess and McIver Jr., 1979gas phase; B
Δr389.2 ± 5.5kcal/molIMRBBohme and Young, 1971gas phase; B

References

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

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