October 3, 2002
CODATA 2002 Conference
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Example
•2 C6H5CO2Me ® C6H4(CO2Me) + C6H6
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•Endothermicity of gas phase reaction:
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• ortho 52.3 kJ/mol
• meta 29.2 kJ/mol
• para 30.4 kJ/mol
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•Quite different from dinitro and dicyano benzenes