Cyclopentadienyl radical

• Formula: C₅H₅
• Molecular weight: 65.0932
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H5/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-5H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HPYIUKIBUJFXII-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 2143-53-5
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
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 C₅H₅⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Anion protonation reactions

 +  =

By formula: C₅H₅^- + H⁺ = C₅H₆

References

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Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [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]

Engelking and Lineberger, 1977
Engelking, P.C.; Lineberger, W.C., Laser photoelectron spectrometry of C₅H₅-: A determination of the electron affinity and Jahn-Teller coupling in cyclopentadienyl, J. Chem. Phys., 1977, 67, 1412. [all data]

McDonald, Bianchina, et al., 1991
McDonald, R.N.; Bianchina, E.J.; Tung, C.C., Electron Photodetachment of Cyclopentadienylidene Anion Radical in a Flowing Afterglow Apparatus - EA and ΔH(f)-Degrees of Cyclopentadienylide, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 19, 7115, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00019a005 . [all data]

Richardson, Stephenson, et al., 1973
Richardson, J.H.; Stephenson, L.M.; Brauman, J.I., Photodetachment of electrons from large molecular systems: Cyclopentadienide and methylcyclopentadienide ions. An upper limit to the electron affinities of C₅H₅ and CH₃C₅H₄, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 5068. [all data]

DiDomenico, Harland, et al., 1972
DiDomenico, A.; Harland, P.W.; Franklin, J.L., Negative ion formation and negative ion-molecule reactions in cyclopentadiene, J. Chem. Phys., 1972, 56, 5299. [all data]

Lossing and Traeger, 1975
Lossing, F.P.; Traeger, J.C., Stabilization in cyclopentadienyl, cyclopentenyl, and cyclopentyl cations, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1975, 97, 1579. [all data]

Schissel, McAdoo, et al., 1968
Schissel, P.; McAdoo, D.J.; Hedaya, E.; McNeil, D.W., Flash vacuum pyrolysis. III. Formation and ionization of cyclopentadienyl, cyclopentadienyl nickel, and dihydrofulvalene (dicyclopentadienyl) derived from nickelocene, J. Chem. Phys., 1968, 49, 5061. [all data]

Harrison, Honnen, et al., 1960
Harrison, A.G.; Honnen, L.R.; Dauben, H.J., Jr.; Lossing, F.P., Free radicals by mass spectrometry. XX. Ionization potentials of cyclopentadienyl and cycloheptatrienyl radicals, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1960, 82, 5593. [all data]

Cumming and Kebarle, 1978
Cumming, J.B.; Kebarle, P., Summary of gas phase measurements involving acids AH. Entropy changes in proton transfer reactions involving negative ions. Bond dissociation energies D(A-H) and electron affinities EA(A), Can. J. Chem., 1978, 56, 1. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  EA	Electron affinity
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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