Trinitrotoluene

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Phase change data

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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:
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

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus355.1KN/AHu, Li, et al., 1990Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC
Tfus352.KN/AHwang, Tamura, et al., 1990Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC
Tfus354.KN/AKotula and Rabczuk, 1985Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
Tfus354.3KN/ALenchitz and Velicky, 1970Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
Tfus353.42KN/ATaylor and Rinkenbach, 1924Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap20.8 ± 0.45kcal/molMECundall, Frank Palmer, et al., 1978AC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δsub27.06 ± 0.36kcal/molMEKudchadker, Kudchadker, et al., 1979Based on data from 301. to 349. K.; AC
Δsub25.0 ± 0.4kcal/molVLenchitz, Velicky, et al., 1971ALS
Δsub25.00 ± 0.41kcal/molMELenchitz, Velicky, et al., 1971AC
Δsub28.3kcal/molVEdwards, 1950ALS

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
22.4368.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 353. to 523. K.; AC

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Temperature (K) A B C Reference Comment
503. to 523.5.36713209.208-24.437Maksimov, 1968Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

Enthalpy of sublimation

ΔsubH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
26.86308.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 293. to 353. K.; AC
23.7 ± 0.5297. to 330.GSPella, 1976See also Pella, 1977.; AC
24.69 ± 0.60338.N/ALenchitz and Velicky, 1970Based on data from 327. to 349. K.; AC
28.3 ± 1.0323. to 353.MEEdwards, 1950See also Jones, 1960 and Cox and Pilcher, 1970.; AC

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
5.600352.2Acree, 1993AC

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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.

Hu, Li, et al., 1990
Hu, R.; Li, J.; Liang, Y.; Wu, S.; Sun, L.; Wang, Y., Thermal behavior of 2,2,2-trinitroethyl-4,4,4-trinitrobutyrate, J. Therm. Anal., 1990, 36, 1155-60. [all data]

Hwang, Tamura, et al., 1990
Hwang, D.-R.; Tamura, M.; Yoshida, T.; Tanaka, N.; Hosoya, F., Estimation of ΔH°f of nitro derivatives of benzene and toluene using AM1 and DSC, J. Energ. Mater., 1990, 8, 85-98. [all data]

Kotula and Rabczuk, 1985
Kotula, I.; Rabczuk, A., DTA Investigation of the Solid-Liquid Equilibrium for Mehtyl Derivatives of Naphthalene with Some Nitroaromatics, J. Therm. Anal., 1985, 30, 195. [all data]

Lenchitz and Velicky, 1970
Lenchitz, Charles; Velicky, Rodolf W., Vapor pressure and heat of sublimation of three nitrotoluenes, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1970, 15, 3, 401-403, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60046a022 . [all data]

Taylor and Rinkenbach, 1924
Taylor, C.A.; Rinkenbach, W.H., The specific heats of trinitrotoluene, tetryl, picric acid, and their molecular complexes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1924, 46, 1504-10. [all data]

Cundall, Frank Palmer, et al., 1978
Cundall, Robert B.; Frank Palmer, T.; Wood, Colin E.C., Vapour pressure measurements on some organic high explosives, J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 1, 1978, 74, 0, 1339, https://doi.org/10.1039/f19787401339 . [all data]

Kudchadker, Kudchadker, et al., 1979
Kudchadker, Shanti A.; Kudchadker, Arvind P.; Zwolinski, Bruno J., Chemical thermodynamic properties of anthracene and phenanthrene, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1979, 11, 11, 1051-1059, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(79)90135-6 . [all data]

Lenchitz, Velicky, et al., 1971
Lenchitz, C.; Velicky, R.W.; Silvestro, G.; Schlosberg, L.P., Thermodynamic properties of several nitrotoluenes, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1971, 3, 689-692. [all data]

Edwards, 1950
Edwards, G., The vapour pressure of 2 : 4 : 6-trinitrotoluene, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1950, 46, 423. [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Maksimov, 1968
Maksimov, Yu, Steam Pressures of Nitroaromatic Compouds at Different Temperatures, Zh. Fiz. Khim., 1968, 42, 2921-2925. [all data]

Pella, 1976
Pella, Peter A., Generator for producing trace vapor concentrations of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, and ethylene glycol dinitrate for calibrating explosives vapor detectors, Anal. Chem., 1976, 48, 11, 1632-1637, https://doi.org/10.1021/ac50005a054 . [all data]

Pella, 1977
Pella, Peter A., Measurement of the vapor pressures of tnt, 2,4-dnt, 2,6-dnt, and egdn, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1977, 9, 4, 301-305, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(77)90049-0 . [all data]

Jones, 1960
Jones, A.H., Sublimation Pressure Data for Organic Compounds., J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1960, 5, 2, 196-200, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60006a019 . [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press Inc., London, 1970, 643. [all data]

Acree, 1993
Acree, William E., Thermodynamic properties of organic compounds, Thermochimica Acta, 1993, 219, 97-104, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(93)80486-T . [all data]


Notes

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