Methyl Alcohol
- Formula: CH4O
- Molecular weight: 32.0419
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 67-56-1
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: Methanol; Carbinol; Methyl hydroxide; Methylol; Monohydroxymethane; Wood alcohol; CH3OH; Colonial spirit; Columbian spirit; Hydroxymethane; Wood naphtha; Alcool methylique; Alcool metilico; Columbian spirits; Metanolo; Methylalkohol; Metylowy alkohol; Pyroxylic spirit; Wood spirit; Rcra waste number U154; UN 1230; Pyro alcohol; Spirit of wood; Bieleski's solution; NSC 85232
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Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions (nominally 298.15 K, 1 atm.)
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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:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
| ΔfH°gas (kJ/mol) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| -201. | Eqk | Hine and Arata, 1976 | ALS |
| -200.6 | N/A | Baroody and Carpenter, 1972 | Value computed using ΔfHliquid° value of -238.4 kj/mol from Baroody and Carpenter, 1972 and ΔvapH° value of 37.8 kj/mol from Green, 1960.; DRB |
| -201.1 ± 5.0 | Ccr | Baroody and Carpenter, 1972 | Value computed using ΔfHliquid° from Baroody and Carpenter, 1972 and ΔvapH° value of 37.3 kJ/mol from Wadso, 1966. estimated uncertainty; DRB |
| -201.7 | N/A | Chao and Rossini, 1965 | Value computed using ΔfHliquid° value of -239.5±0.2 kj/mol from Chao and Rossini, 1965 and ΔvapH° value of 37.8 kj/mol from Green, 1960.; DRB |
| -202.2 ± 0.2 | Ccb | Chao and Rossini, 1965 | Value computed using ΔfHliquid° from Chao and Rossini, 1965 and ΔvapH° value of 37.3 kJ/mol from Wadso, 1966.; DRB |
| -201.1 ± 0.2 | Ccb | Green, 1960 | ALS |
| -212.8 | N/A | Parks, 1925 | Value computed using ΔfHliquid° value of -250.6 kj/mol from Parks, 1925 and ΔvapH° value of 37.8 kj/mol from Green, 1960.; DRB |
| -213.3 ± 2.0 | Ccb | Parks, 1925 | Value computed using ΔfHliquid° from Parks, 1925 and ΔvapH° value of 37.3 kJ/mol from Wadso, 1966. estimated uncertainty; DRB |
| -214.0 ± 5.0 | Ccb | Richards and Davis, 1920 | Value computed using ΔfHliquid° from Richards and Davis, 1920 and ΔvapH° value of 37.3 kJ/mol from Wadso, 1966. estimated uncertainty; DRB |
References
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Hine and Arata, 1976
Hine, J.; Arata, K.,
Keto-Enol tautomerism. II. The calorimetrical determination of the equilibrium constants for keto-enol tautomerism for cyclohexanone,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1976, 49, 3089-3092. [all data]
Baroody and Carpenter, 1972
Baroody, E.E.; Carpenter, G.A.,
Heats of formation of propellant compounds (U), Rpt. Naval Ordnance Systems Command Task No. 331-003/067-1/UR2402-001 for Naval Ordance Station, Indian Head, MD, 1972, 1-9. [all data]
Green, 1960
Green, J.H.S.,
Revision of the values of the heats of formation of normal alcohols,
Chem. Ind. (London), 1960, 1215-1216. [all data]
Wadso, 1966
Wadso, I.,
Acta Chem. Scand., 1966, 20, 544. [all data]
Chao and Rossini, 1965
Chao, J.; Rossini, F.D.,
Heats of combustion, formation, and isomerization of nineteen alkanols,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1965, 10, 374-379. [all data]
Parks, 1925
Parks, G.S.,
Thermal data on organic compounds I. The heat capacities and free energies of methyl, ethyl and normal-butyl alcohols,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1925, 47, 338-345. [all data]
Richards and Davis, 1920
Richards, T.W.; Davis, H.S.,
The heats of combustion of benzene, toluene, aliphatic alcohols, cyclohexanol, and other carbon compounds,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1920, 42, 1599-1617. [all data]
Notes
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