A Photoionization study of some benzoyl compounds—Thermochemistry of [C7H5O]+ formation

Abstract
Appearance energies for [C7H5O]+ fragment ions, formed from a variety of benzoyl compounds, have been measured by photon impact. The mean heat of formation calculated for [C7H5O]+ is 705 ± 6 kJ mol−1, which can be correlated with either a single threshold structure or a mixture of structures with similar heats of formation. Previously observed variations of ΔHf([C7H5O]+) with precursor molecule are shown to be consistent with a structure dependent kinetic shift, rather than the presence of isolated electronic states.