Pentane, 2-methyl-
- Formula: C6H14
- Molecular weight: 86.1754
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H14/c1-4-5-6(2)3/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: AFABGHUZZDYHJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 107-83-5
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Isohexane; 2-Methylpentane; (CH3)2CH(CH2)2CH3; Methyl pentane; UN 1208; UN 2462; Esano isomeri
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Critical temperature
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
| Tc (K) | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 497.7 ± 0.2 | Daubert, 1996 | |
| 498.05 | Holcomb, Magee, et al., 1995 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
| 497.75 | Abara, Jennings, et al., 1988 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
| 497.5 | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
| 497.78 | Genco, Teja, et al., 1980 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
| 497.79 | Kay and Young, 1975 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
| 497.9 | Young, 1975 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
| 497.85 | Kay and Young, 1974 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.15 K; TRC |
| 497.45 | Ambrose, Cox, et al., 1960 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; Visual, PRT, IPTS-48; TRC |
| 498.1 | Kay, 1946 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
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.
Daubert, 1996
Daubert, T.E.,
Vapor-Liquid Critical Properties of Elements and Compounds. 5. Branched Alkanes and Cycloalkanes,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1996, 41, 365-372. [all data]
Holcomb, Magee, et al., 1995
Holcomb, C.D.; Magee, J.W.; Haynes, W.M.,
Density Measurements on Natural Gas Liquids, Research Report RR-147, Gas Processors Association Project 916, 1995. [all data]
Abara, Jennings, et al., 1988
Abara, J.A.; Jennings, D.W.; Kay, W.B.; Teja, A.S.,
Phase Behavior in the Critical Region of Six Binary Mixtures of 2-Methylalkanes,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1988, 33, 242. [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]
Genco, Teja, et al., 1980
Genco, J.M.; Teja, A.S.; Kay, W.B.,
Study of the critical and azeotropic behavior of binary mixtures I critical states of perfluoromethylcyclohexane + isomeric hexane systems,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1980, 25, 350. [all data]
Kay and Young, 1975
Kay, W.B.; Young, C.L.,
Gas-liquid critical properties. Tetradecafluoromethylecyclohexane( perfluoromethylcyclohexane)-2-methylpentane system,
Int. DATA Ser., Sel. Data Mixtures, Ser. A, 1975, No. 1, 54. [all data]
Young, 1975
Young, C.L.,
Gas-liquid critical properties. 2-Methylpentane-n-hexane system,
Int. DATA Ser., Sel. Data Mixtures, Ser. A, 1975, No. 2, 157. [all data]
Kay and Young, 1974
Kay, W.B.; Young, C.L.,
Int. DATA Ser., Sel. Data Mixtures, Ser. A, 1974, No. 3, 192. [all data]
Ambrose, Cox, et al., 1960
Ambrose, D.; Cox, J.D.; Townsend, R.,
The critical temperatures of forty organic compounds,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1960, 56, 1452. [all data]
Kay, 1946
Kay, W.B.,
The Vapor Pressures and Saturated Liquid and Vapor Densities of the Isomeric Hexanes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1946, 68, 1336. [all data]
Notes
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Tc Critical temperature - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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