n-Hexane
- Formula: C6H14
- Molecular weight: 86.1754
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H14/c1-3-5-6-4-2/h3-6H2,1-2H3
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VLKZOEOYAKHREP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 110-54-3
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: Hexane; Skellysolve B; n-C6H14; Esani; Heksan; Hexanen; Hexyl hydride; Gettysolve-B; NCI-C60571; NSC 68472
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Enthalpy of combustion of liquid 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 by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
| ΔcH°liquid (kcal/mol) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| -995.03 ± 0.13 | Ccb | Good and Smith, 1969 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -47.48 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
| -995.01 ± 0.17 | Ccb | Prosen and Rossini, 1945 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -47.50 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
| -994.99 ± 0.20 | Ccb | Prosen and Rossini, 1944 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -47.52 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
| -995.15 ± 0.33 | Ccb | Jessup, 1937 | Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -994.62 kcal/mol; Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -47.364 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
| -991.2 | Ccb | Guinchant, 1918 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -51.3 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
| -997.9 | Ccb | Zubova, 1901 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -44.6 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
References
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Good and Smith, 1969
Good, W.D.; Smith, N.K.,
Enthalpies of combustion of toluene, benzene, cyclohexane, cyclohexene, methylcyclopentane, 1-methylcyclopentene, and n-hexane,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1969, 14, 102-106. [all data]
Prosen and Rossini, 1945
Prosen, E.J.; Rossini, F.D.,
Heats of combustion and formation of the paraffin hydrocarbons at 25° C,
J. Res. NBS, 1945, 263-267. [all data]
Prosen and Rossini, 1944
Prosen, E.J.; Rossini, F.D.,
Heats of combustion of eight normal paraffin hydrocarbons in the liquid state,
J. Res. NBS, 1944, 33, 255-272. [all data]
Jessup, 1937
Jessup, R.S.,
Heats of combustion of the liquid normal paraffin hydrocarbons from hexane to dodecane,
J. Res. NBS, 1937, 18, 114-128. [all data]
Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G.,
Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]
Guinchant, 1918
Guinchant, M.J.,
Etude sur la fonction acide dans les derives metheniques et methiniques,
Ann. Chem., 1918, 10, 30-84. [all data]
Zubova, 1901
Zubova, P.,
Data about heat of combustion of compound cycle structure,
Zh. Fiz. Khim., 1901, 33, 708-722. [all data]
Notes
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