Pentane

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Phase change 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:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tboil309.2 ± 0.2KAVGN/AAverage of 81 out of 94 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus143.4 ± 0.7KAVGN/AAverage of 30 out of 31 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Ttriple143.46 ± 0.05KAVGN/AAverage of 6 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc469.8 ± 0.5KAVGN/AAverage of 27 out of 31 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Pc33.1 ± 0.6atmAVGN/AAverage of 20 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Vc0.311l/molN/AAmbrose and Tsonopoulos, 1995 
Vc0.3098l/molN/AAftienjew and Zawisza, 1977Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.0003 l/mol; TRC
Vc0.295l/molN/ABeattie, Levine, et al., 1951Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.006 l/mol; TRC
Vc0.31482l/molN/ASage and Lacey, 1942Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.0031 l/mol; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
ρc3.22 ± 0.07mol/lAVGN/AAverage of 14 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap6.3 ± 0.2kcal/molAVGN/AAverage of 11 values; Individual data points

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
6.164309.2N/AMajer and Svoboda, 1985 
6.2620298.15N/AMesserly and Kennedy, 1940P = 68.68 kPa; DH
6.38323.N/APfohl, Riebesell, et al., 2002Based on data from 308. to 423. K.; AC
7.12238.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 223. to 352. K.; AC
7.72208.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 143. to 223. K.; AC
6.24365.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 350. to 422. K.; AC
6.26433.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 418. to 470. K.; AC
6.67284.EBStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 269. to 341. K. See also Osborn and Douslin, 1974.; AC
6.09310.N/ADas, Reed, et al., 1977AC
5.5350.N/ADas, Reed, et al., 1977AC
4.71390.N/ADas, Reed, et al., 1977AC
3.61430.N/ADas, Reed, et al., 1977AC
2.0460.N/ADas, Reed, et al., 1977AC

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH = A exp(-αTr) (1 − Tr)β
    ΔvapH = Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure) (kcal/mol)
    Tr = reduced temperature (T / Tc)

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Temperature (K) 260. to 428.
A (kcal/mol) 8.846
α -0.1238
β 0.4121
Tc (K) 469.6
ReferenceMajer and Svoboda, 1985

Entropy of vaporization

ΔvapS (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
21.00298.15Messerly and Kennedy, 1940P; DH

Antoine Equation Parameters

log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Temperature (K) A B C Reference Comment
268.8 to 341.373.98351070.617-40.454Osborn and Douslin, 1974Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

Enthalpy of sublimation

ΔsubH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
10.0143.BBondi, 1963AC

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
2.008143.47Messerly, Guthrie, et al., 1967DH
2.0112143.46Messerly and Kennedy, 1940DH
2.0143.5Acree, 1991AC
2.002143.4Parks and Huffman, 1930DH

Entropy of fusion

ΔfusS (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
14.00143.47Messerly, Guthrie, et al., 1967DH
14.02143.46Messerly and Kennedy, 1940DH
13.96143.4Parks and Huffman, 1930DH

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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.

Ambrose and Tsonopoulos, 1995
Ambrose, D.; Tsonopoulos, C., Vapor-Liquid Critical Properties of Elements and Compounds. 2. Normal Alkenes, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1995, 40, 531-546. [all data]

Aftienjew and Zawisza, 1977
Aftienjew, J.; Zawisza, A., High-Pressure Liquid Vapour-Equilibria, Critical State and p(V,T,x) Up to 501.15 K and 4.560 MPa for n-Pentane + n-Perfluoropentane, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1977, 9, 2, 153-165, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(77)90081-7 . [all data]

Beattie, Levine, et al., 1951
Beattie, J.A.; Levine, S.W.; Douslin, D.R., The vapor pressure and critical constants of normal pentane, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1951, 73, 4431. [all data]

Sage and Lacey, 1942
Sage, B.H.; Lacey, W.N., Phase equilibria in hydrocarbon systems. Thermodynamic properties of n- pentane., Ind. Eng. Chem., 1942, 34, 730-737. [all data]

Majer and Svoboda, 1985
Majer, V.; Svoboda, V., Enthalpies of Vaporization of Organic Compounds: A Critical Review and Data Compilation, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1985, 300. [all data]

Messerly and Kennedy, 1940
Messerly, G.H.; Kennedy, R.M., The heat capacity and entropy, heats of fusion and vaporization and the vapor pressure of n-pentane, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1940, 62, 2988-2991. [all data]

Pfohl, Riebesell, et al., 2002
Pfohl, Oliver; Riebesell, Christine; Dohrn, Ralf, Measurement and calculation of phase equilibria in the system n-pentane + poly(dimethylsiloxane) at 308.15--423.15 K, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2002, 202, 2, 289-306, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-3812(02)00123-1 . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Osborn and Douslin, 1974
Osborn, Ann G.; Douslin, Donald R., Vapor-pressure relations for 15 hydrocarbons, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1974, 19, 2, 114-117, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60061a022 . [all data]

Das, Reed, et al., 1977
Das, Tarun R.; Reed, Charles O.; Eubank, Philip T., PVT surface and thermodynamic properties of n-pentane, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1977, 22, 1, 3-9, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60072a014 . [all data]

Bondi, 1963
Bondi, A., Heat of Siblimation of Molecular Crystals: A Catalog of Molecular Structure Increments., J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1963, 8, 3, 371-381, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60018a027 . [all data]

Messerly, Guthrie, et al., 1967
Messerly, J.F.; Guthrie, G.B.; Todd, S.S.; Finke, H.L., Low-temperature thermal data for n-pentane, n-heptadecane, and n-octadecane, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1967, 12, 338-346. [all data]

Acree, 1991
Acree, William E., Thermodynamic properties of organic compounds: enthalpy of fusion and melting point temperature compilation, Thermochimica Acta, 1991, 189, 1, 37-56, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(91)87098-H . [all data]

Parks and Huffman, 1930
Parks, G.S.; Huffman, H.M., Thermal data on organic compounds. IX. A study of the effect of unsaturation on the heat capacities, entropies and free energies of some hydrocarbons and other compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1930, 52, 4381-4391. [all data]


Notes

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