Toluene

• Formula: C₇H₈
• Molecular weight: 92.1384
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C7H8/c1-7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: YXFVVABEGXRONW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 108-88-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Toluene-D3
  • Toluene-D8
• Other names: Benzene, methyl; Methacide; Methylbenzene; Methylbenzol; Phenylmethane; Antisal 1a; Toluol; Methane, phenyl-; NCI-C07272; Tolueen; Toluen; Toluolo; Rcra waste number U220; Tolu-sol; UN 1294; Dracyl; Monomethyl benzene; CP 25; NSC 406333; methylbenzene (toluene)
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Reaction thermochemistry 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 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
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Individual Reactions

C₇H₇^- +  =

By formula: C₇H₇^- + H⁺ = C₇H₈

C₃H₉Si⁺ +  = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • )

By formula: C₃H₉Si⁺ + C₇H₈ = (C₃H₉Si⁺ • C₇H₈)

Free energy of reaction

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Br^- + C₇H₈ = (Br^- • C₇H₈)

Free energy of reaction

C₄H₉⁺ +  = (C₄H₉⁺ • )

By formula: C₄H₉⁺ + C₇H₈ = (C₄H₉⁺ • C₇H₈)

C₇H₈⁺ +  = (C₇H₈⁺ • )

By formula: C₇H₈⁺ + C₇H₈ = (C₇H₈⁺ • C₇H₈)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

C₆H₇N⁺ +  = (C₆H₇N⁺ • )

By formula: C₆H₇N⁺ + C₇H₈ = (C₆H₇N⁺ • C₇H₈)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

C₉H₁₂⁺ +  = (C₉H₁₂⁺ • )

By formula: C₉H₁₂⁺ + C₇H₈ = (C₉H₁₂⁺ • C₇H₈)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: NO^- + C₇H₈ = (NO^- • C₇H₈)

 +  =  + 

By formula: HBr + C₇H₇Br = C₇H₈ + Br₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cl^- + C₇H₈ = (Cl^- • C₇H₈)

Free energy of reaction

 +  =  + 

By formula: HI + C₇H₇I = C₇H₈ + I₂

 + 0.5 =  + 0.5

By formula: C₇H₇Br + 0.5H₂ = C₇H₈ + 0.5Br₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: I^- + C₇H₈ = (I^- • C₇H₈)

=

By formula: C₇H₈ = C₇H₈

=  + 0.5

By formula: C₇H₇I = C₇H₈ + 0.5I₂

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Li⁺ • C₇H₈) + C₇H₈ = (Li⁺ • 2C₇H₈)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Na⁺ • C₇H₈) + C₇H₈ = (Na⁺ • 2C₇H₈)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Cs⁺ • C₇H₈) + C₇H₈ = (Cs⁺ • 2C₇H₈)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Rb⁺ • C₇H₈) + C₇H₈ = (Rb⁺ • 2C₇H₈)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (K⁺ • C₇H₈) + C₇H₈ = (K⁺ • 2C₇H₈)

( • ) +  = ( • 2)

By formula: (Cr⁺ • C₇H₈) + C₇H₈ = (Cr⁺ • 2C₇H₈)

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₁₀H₁₄ + C₆H₆ = C₇H₈ + C₉H₁₂

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Li⁺ + C₇H₈ = (Li⁺ • C₇H₈)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Na⁺ + C₇H₈ = (Na⁺ • C₇H₈)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cs⁺ + C₇H₈ = (Cs⁺ • C₇H₈)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Rb⁺ + C₇H₈ = (Rb⁺ • C₇H₈)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: K⁺ + C₇H₈ = (K⁺ • C₇H₈)

 +  = ( • )

By formula: Cr⁺ + C₇H₈ = (Cr⁺ • C₇H₈)

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.

Gunion, Gilles, et al., 1992
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Bohme, D.K.; Young, L.B., Electron affinities from thermal proton transfer reactions: C₆H₅ and C₆H₅CH₂, Can. J. Chem., 1971, 49, 2918. [all data]

Stone and Stone, 1991
Stone, J.M.; Stone, J.A., A High Pressure Mass Spectrometric Study of the Binding of (CH3)3Si+ and (CH3)3C+ to Toluene and Benzene, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 1991, 109, 247, https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1176(91)85107-W . [all data]

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Ernstberger, B.; Krause, H.; Kiermeier, A.; Neusser, H.J., Multiphoton ionization and dissociation of mixed van der Waals clusters in a linear reflectron time-of-flight mass spectrometer, J. Chem. Phys., 1990, 92, 9, 5285, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.458603 . [all data]

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Ruhl, E.; Bisling, P.G.F.; Brutschy, B.; Baumgartel, H., Photoionization of Aromatic van der Waals Complexes in a Supersonic Jet, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1986, 126, 3-4, 232, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(86)80075-6 . [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  T	Temperature
  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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