Pentane
- Formula: C5H12
- Molecular weight: 72.1488
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H12/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OFBQJSOFQDEBGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 109-66-0
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: n-Pentane; Skellysolve A; n-C5H12; Pentan; Pentanen; Pentani; Amyl hydride; NSC 72415
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Normal melting point
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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 by: Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
| Tfus (K) | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 143.42 | Carruth and Kobayashi, 1973 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; IPTS-48; TRC |
| 143.15 | Coope and Bryce, 1954 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.5 K; TRC |
| 144.05 | Timmermans, 1952 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC |
| 143.42 | Anonymous, 1951 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
| 143.43 | Anonymous, 1951 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.15 K; TRC |
| 143.4 | Doolittle and Peterson, 1951 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC |
| 143.4 | Doolittle and Peterson, 1950 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
| 143.41 | Anonymous, 1949 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC |
| 143.42 | Anonymous, 1949 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.03 K; TRC |
| 142.65 | Giller and Drickamer, 1949 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC |
| 143.39 | Streiff and Rossini, 1948 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.06 K; recalculated useing APIRP-6 data and correction of Huffman; TRC |
| 80.42 | Streiff and Rossini, 1948 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.04 K; recalculated useing APIRP-6 data and correction of Huffman; TRC; Data excluded from overall average |
| 143.4 | Howard, Mears, et al., 1947 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC |
| 143.39 | Forziati, Glasgow, et al., 1946 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC |
| 143.39 | Glasgow, Murphy, et al., 1946 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.06 K; TRC |
| 143.42 | Glasgow, Murphy, et al., 1946 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.03 K; TRC |
| 143.39 | Boord, Perilstein, et al., 1944 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
| 143.48 | Greenlee, 1944 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
| 143.39 | Glasgow and Rossini, 1943 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.07 K; TRC |
| 143.42 | Glasgow and Rossini, 1943 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC |
| 143.4 | Anonymous, 1941 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC |
| 143.45 | Wibaut, Hoog, et al., 1939 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
| 143.45 | Smittenberg, Hoog, et al., 1938 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
| 144.15 | Leslie and Heuer, 1937 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC |
| 144.05 | Timmermans and Hennaut-Roland, 1935 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC |
| 143. | Timmermans, 1935 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC |
| 144.15 | Timmermans, 1934 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
| 143.42 | Mair, 1932 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC |
| 143.45 | Parks and Huffman, 1931 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC |
| 143.22 | Shepard, Henne, et al., 1931 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.08 K; TRC |
| 142.35 | Timmermans, 1911 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 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.
Carruth and Kobayashi, 1973
Carruth, G.F.; Kobayashi, R.,
Vapor pressure of normal paraffins ethane through n-decane from their triple points to about 10 mm Hg,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1973, 18, 115-26. [all data]
Coope and Bryce, 1954
Coope, J.A.R.; Bryce, W.A.,
Can. J. Chem., 1954, 32, 768. [all data]
Timmermans, 1952
Timmermans, J.,
Freezing points of organic compounds. VVI New determinations.,
Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1952, 61, 393. [all data]
Anonymous, 1951
Anonymous, R.,
, Sunbury Rep. No. 4199, Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., 1951. [all data]
Doolittle and Peterson, 1951
Doolittle, A.K.; Peterson, R.H.,
Preparation of physical properties of a series of n-alkanes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1951, 73, 2145. [all data]
Doolittle and Peterson, 1950
Doolittle, A.K.; Peterson, R.H.,
Personal Commun., 1950. [all data]
Anonymous, 1949
Anonymous, R.,
, Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Ohio State Univ., 1949. [all data]
Giller and Drickamer, 1949
Giller, E.B.; Drickamer, H.G.,
Viscosity of Normal Paraffins near the Freezing Point,
Ind. Eng. Chem., 1949, 41, 2067. [all data]
Streiff and Rossini, 1948
Streiff, A.J.; Rossini, F.D.,
Unpublished, 1948. [all data]
Howard, Mears, et al., 1947
Howard, F.L.; Mears, T.W.; Fookson, A.; Pomerantz, P.; Brooks, D.B.,
Preparation and physical properties of several aliphatic hydrocarbons and intermediates,
J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. (U. S.), 1947, 38, 365. [all data]
Forziati, Glasgow, et al., 1946
Forziati, A.F.; Glasgow, A.R.; Willingham, C.B.; Rossini, F.D.,
Specification adn Properties of 29 Paraffin, 4 Alkylcyclopentanes, 10 Alkylcyclohexanes and 8 Alkylbenzene Hydrocarbons,
J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. (U. S.), 1946, 36, 129. [all data]
Glasgow, Murphy, et al., 1946
Glasgow, A.R.; Murphy, E.T.; Willingham, C.B.; Rossini, F.D.,
Purification, purity, and freezing points of 31 hydrocarbons of the api- nbs series,
J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. (U. S.), 1946, 37, 141. [all data]
Boord, Perilstein, et al., 1944
Boord, C.E.; Perilstein, W.L.; Greenlee, K.W.,
, Am. Pet. Inst. Hydrocarbon Res. Proj., Sixth Annu. Ref., Ohio State Univ., Aug. 31, 1944. [all data]
Greenlee, 1944
Greenlee, K.W.,
, Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Ohio State Univ., 1944. [all data]
Glasgow and Rossini, 1943
Glasgow, A.R.; Rossini, F.D.,
, Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 6 Natl. Bur. Stand., 1943. [all data]
Anonymous, 1941
Anonymous, R.,
, Am. Pet. Inst. Hydrocarbon Res. Proj., Third Annu. Rep., Ohio State Univ., Aug. 31, 1941. [all data]
Wibaut, Hoog, et al., 1939
Wibaut, J.P.; Hoog, H.; Langedijk, S.L.; Overhoff, J.; Smittenberg, J.; Benninga, N.; Bouman, G.P.; van Dijk, H.; Gaade, W.; Geldof, H.; Hackmann, J.Th.; Jonker, E.W.; Paap, T.; Zuiderweg, F.J.,
Study on the Preparation and the Physical Constants of A Number of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes,
Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1939, 58, 329. [all data]
Smittenberg, Hoog, et al., 1938
Smittenberg, J.; Hoog, H.; Henkes, R.A.,
Freezing Points of A Number of Pure Hydrocarbons of the Gasoline Boiling Range and of Some of their Binary Mixtures,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1938, 60, 17. [all data]
Leslie and Heuer, 1937
Leslie, R.T.; Heuer, W.W.,
Study of the Crystal Behavior of Hydrocarbons,
J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. (U. S.), 1937, 18, 639. [all data]
Timmermans and Hennaut-Roland, 1935
Timmermans, J.; Hennaut-Roland, M.,
Physical constants of 20 organic compounds. VII.,
J. Chim. Phys. Phys.-Chim. Biol., 1935, 32, 501. [all data]
Timmermans, 1935
Timmermans, J.,
Researches in Stoichiometry. I. The Heat of Fusion of Organic Compounds.,
Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1935, 44, 17-40. [all data]
Timmermans, 1934
Timmermans, J.,
Theory of Concentrated Solutions XII.,
Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1934, 43, 626. [all data]
Mair, 1932
Mair, B.J.,
The Synthesis, Purification, and Certain Physical Constants of the Normal Hydrocarbons from Pentane to Dodecane, of n-Amyl Bromide and of n-Nonyl Bromide,
J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. (U. S.), 1932, 9, 457. [all data]
Parks and Huffman, 1931
Parks, G.S.; Huffman, H.M.,
Some fusion and transition data for hydrocarbons,
Ind. Eng. Chem., 1931, 23, 1138-9. [all data]
Shepard, Henne, et al., 1931
Shepard, A.F.; Henne, A.L.; Midgley, T.,
Physical Prop. of the Normal Paraffin Hydrocarbons Pentane to Dodecane,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1931, 53, 1948. [all data]
Timmermans, 1911
Timmermans, J.,
Researches on the freezing point of organic liquid compounds,
Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1911, 25, 300. [all data]
Notes
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