Benzonitrile

• Formula: C₇H₅N
• Molecular weight: 103.1213
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C7H5N/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: JFDZBHWFFUWGJE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 100-47-0
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• Other names: Benzene, cyano-; Benzoic acid nitrile; Cyanobenzene; Phenyl cyanide; Benzenenitrile; Fenylkyanid; UN 2224
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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

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

References

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Lebedev, Bykova, et al., 1985
Lebedev, B.V.; Bykova, T.A.; Kiparisova, E.G.; Chernomordik, Yu.A.; Kurapov, A.S.; Sergeev, V.A., Thermodynamic study of benzonitrile, the process of its cocyclotrimerization with phenylacetylene, and the 2,4,6-triphenylpyridine that is formed, in the interval 0-330°K, Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci., 1985, 274-279. [all data]

Evans and Skinner, 1959
Evans, F.W.; Skinner, H.A., The heats of combustion of organic compounds of nitrogen Part 2.-n-Propyl, isopropyl and phenyl cyandies, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1959, 55, 255-259. [all data]

Lebedev, Bykova, et al., 1984
Lebedev, B.V.; Bykova, T.A.; Kiparisova, E.G.; Pankratov, V.A.; Mitina, L.M.; Korshak, V.V., Thermodynamics of benzonitrile, of its cyclotrimerization process, and of the triphenyl-s-triazine formed in the range 0-300°K, J. Gen. Chem. USSR, 1984, 54, 1209-1214. [all data]

Lebedev, Bykova, et al., 1985, 2
Lebedev, B.V.; Bykova, T.A.; Kiparisova, Y.G.; Chernomordik, Yu.A.; Kurapov, A.S.; Sergeev, V.A., Thermodynamic study of benzonitrile, the process of its cocyclotrimerization with phenylacetylene, and the resulting 2,4,6-triphenylpyridine at 0-300 K, Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Khim., 1985, (2), 301-306. [all data]

Lebedev, Bykova, et al., 1984, 2
Lebedev, B.V.; Bykova, T.A.; Kiparisova, Y.G.; Pankratov, V.A.; Mitina, L.M.; Korshak, V.V., Thermodynamics of benzonitrile, of its cyclotrimerization process, and of the triphenyl-s-triazine formed in the range 0-330°K, Zhur. Obsch. Khim., 1984, 54, 1352-1358. [all data]

Bykova, Lebedev, et al., 1983
Bykova, T.A.; Lebedev, B.V.; Tarasov, E.N., Thermodynamics of benzonitrile in the range, 1983, Termodin. [all data]

Mirzaliev, Shakhuradov, et al., 1987
Mirzaliev, A.A.; Shakhuradov, Sh.G.; Guseinov, S.O., Investigation of the isobaric heat capacity of nitriles at different temperatures, Izv. Vyssh. Ucheb. Zaved., Neft i Gaz, 1987, 30(4), 55-58. [all data]

Lainez, Rodrigo, et al., 1985
Lainez, A.; Rodrigo, M.; Roux, A.H.; Grolier, J.-P.E.; Wilhelm, E., Relations between structure and thermodynamic properties. Heat capacities of polar substances (nitrobenzene and benzonitrile) in alkane solutions, Calorim. Anal. Therm., 1985, 16, 153-158. [all data]

Tanaka, Nakamichi, et al., 1985
Tanaka, R.; Nakamichi, T.; Murakami, S., Molar excess heat capacities and volumes for mixtures of benzomitrile with cyclohexane between 10 and 45°C, J. Solution Chem., 1985, 14(11), 795-803. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  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

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