When a material is placed in a magnetic field H, a magnetization M is induced in the material which is related to H by M = κH, where κ is called the volume susceptibility. Because H and M have the same dimensions, κ is dimensionless. A more useful parameter is the molar susceptibility χm, defined by
χm = κVm = κM/ρ
where Vm is the molar volume of the substance, M the molar mass, and ρ the mass density. When the cgs system is used, the customary unit for χm is cm3 mol–1; the corresponding SI base unit is m3 mol–1. Substances with no unpaired electrons are called diamagnetic; they have negative values of χm.
This table gives values of the diamagnetic susceptibility for about 400 common organic compounds. Values are given for both the molar susceptibility χm and the volume susceptibility κ. Note that the tabulated numbers are the negatives of the susceptibility values. Most values of the volume susceptibility κ refer to solids or liquids at room temperature; an asterisk * following the value indicates a liquefied gas. A more extensive table may be found in Ref. 1.
In keeping with customary practice, the molar susceptibility is given here in units appropriate to the cgs system. These values should be multiplied by 4π to obtain values for use in SI equations (where the magnetic field strength H has units of A m–1). Column definitions for the table are as follows.
Column heading | Definition |
Name | Name of the compound; compounds are ordered alphabetically by name |
Mol. form. | Molecular formula of the compound |
–χm | The negative of the molar susceptibility, χm, in units of 10-6 cm3 mol-1 |
–κ | The negative of the volume susceptibility, κ, in units of 10-6 |
Name | Synonym | Mol. form. | CAS Reg. No. | Mol. wt. | –χm/10-6 cm3 mol-1 | –κ/10–6 |
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Acenaphthene | 1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene | C12H10 | 83-32-9 | 154.207 | 109.9 | 0.871 |
Acenaphthylene | Acenaphthalene | C12H8 | 208-96-8 | 152.192 | 111.6 | 0.659 |
Acetaldehyde | Ethanal | C2H4O | 75-07-0 | 44.052 | 22.2 | 0.395 |
Acetamide | Ethanamide | C2H5NO | 60-35-5 | 59.067 | 33.9 | 0.573 |
Acetic acid | Ethanoic acid | C2H4O2 | 64-19-7 | 60.052 | 31.8 | 0.553 |
Acetic anhydride | Acetyl acetate | C4H6O3 | 108-24-7 | 102.089 | 52.8 | 0.560 |
Acetone | 2-Propanone | C3H6O | 67-64-1 | 58.079 | 33.8 | 0.457 |
Acetonitrile | Methyl cyanide | C2H3N | 75-05-8 | 41.052 | 27.8 | 0.532 |
Acetophenone | Methyl phenyl ketone | C8H8O | 98-86-2 | 120.149 | 72.5 | 0.620 |
Acetyl chloride | Ethanoyl chloride | C2H3ClO | 75-36-5 | 78.497 | 39.3 | 0.553 |
Acetylene | Ethyne | C2H2 | 74-86-2 | 26.037 | 20.8 | 0.301* |
Acridine | Dibenzo[b,e]pyridine | C13H9N | 260-94-6 | 179.217 | 118.8 | 0.666 |
Allene | C3H4 | 463-49-0 | 40.064 | 25.3 | 0.369* | |
Allyl alcohol | 2-Propen-1-ol | C3H6O | 107-18-6 | 58.079 | 36.7 | 0.540 |
Allylamine | 2-Propen-1-amine | C3H7N | 107-11-9 | 57.095 | 40.1 | 0.532 |
Aniline | Benzenamine | C6H7N | 62-53-3 | 93.127 | 62.4 | 0.685 |
Anisole | Methoxybenzene | C7H8O | 100-66-3 | 108.138 | 72.2 | 0.664 |
Anthracene | C14H10 | 120-12-7 | 178.229 | 129.8 | 0.932 | |
9,10-Anthracenedione | Anthraquinone | C14H8O2 | 84-65-1 | 208.213 | 113.0 | 0.780 |
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