1-Pentanethiol

• Formula: C₅H₁₂S
• Molecular weight: 104.214
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H12S/c1-2-3-4-5-6/h6H,2-5H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZRKMQKLGEQPLNS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 110-66-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: n-Amyl mercaptan; n-Pentyl mercaptan; Amyl hydrosulfide; Amyl mercaptan; Amyl sulfhydrate; Amyl thioalcohol; Pentane-1-thiol; Pentanethiol; Pentyl mercaptan; 1-Mercaptopentane; CH3(CH2)4SH; Mercaptan amylique; Pentalarm; 1-Pentanthiol; 1-Pentylthiol
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  • IR Spectrum
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  • References
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Phase change data

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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
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of vaporization

Δ_vapH = A exp(-βT_r) (1 − T_r)^β
    Δ_vapH = Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure) (kJ/mol)
    T_r = reduced temperature (T / T_c)

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Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C₅H₁₁S^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₁₁S^- + H⁺ = C₅H₁₂S

2 +  = 2 + 

By formula: 2C₅H₁₂S + I₂ = 2HI + C₁₀H₂₂S₂

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

De-protonation reactions

C₅H₁₁S^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₁₁S^- + H⁺ = C₅H₁₂S

IR Spectrum

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• LIQUID; BAIRD (GRATING); DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH I) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Spectrum

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References

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Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
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Mann and Purdie, 1935
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Teets, 1934
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Finke, Scott, et al., 1952
Finke, H.L.; Scott, D.W.; Gross, M.E.; Waddington, G.; Huffman, H.M., The entropy and vapor pressure of 1-pentanethiol, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1952, 74, 2804. [all data]

Reid, 1972
Reid, Robert C., Handbook on vapor pressure and heats of vaporization of hydrocarbons and related compounds, R. C. Wilhort and B. J. Zwolinski, Texas A Research Foundation. College Station, Texas(1971). 329 pages.$10.00, AIChE J., 1972, 18, 6, 1278-1278, https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.690180637 . [all data]

Finke, Hossenlopp, et al., 1965
Finke, H.L.; Hossenlopp, I.A.; Berg, W.T., 1-pentanethiol: Heat of vaporization and heat capacity of the vapor, J. Phys. Chem., 1965, 69, 3030. [all data]

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Dykyj, Svoboda, et al., 1999
Dykyj, J.; Svoboda, J.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Frenkel, M.L.; Hall, K.R., Vapor Pressure of Chemicals: Part A. Vapor Pressure and Antoine Constants for Hydrocarbons and Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium and Hydrogen Containing Organic Compounds, Springer, Berlin, 1999, 373. [all data]

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Finke, Scott, et al., 1952, 2
Finke, H.L.; Scott, D.W.; Gross, M.E.; Waddington, G.; Huffman, H.M., The entropy and vapor pressure of 1-pentanethiol, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1952, 74, 2804-2806. [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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