Anthracene

• Formula: C₁₄H₁₀
• Molecular weight: 178.2292
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C14H10/c1-2-6-12-10-14-8-4-3-7-13(14)9-11(12)5-1/h1-10H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: MWPLVEDNUUSJAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 120-12-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Anthracene-D10-
• Other names: Anthracin; Green Oil; Paranaphthalene; Tetra Olive N2G; Anthracene oil; p-Naphthalene; Anthracen; Coal tar pitch volatiles:anthracene; Sterilite hop defoliant
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

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
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C₁₄H₁₁⁺ +  = (C₁₄H₁₁⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₄H₁₁⁺ + C₁₄H₁₀ = (C₁₄H₁₁⁺ • C₁₄H₁₀)

Free energy of reaction

= 2

By formula: C₂₈H₂₀ = 2C₁₄H₁₀

C₁₄H₁₀⁺ +  = (C₁₄H₁₀⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₄H₁₀⁺ + C₁₄H₁₀ = (C₁₄H₁₀⁺ • C₁₄H₁₀)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

 +  =

By formula: C₄H₂O₃ + C₁₄H₁₀ = C₁₈H₁₂O₃

=

By formula: C₁₄H₁₀ = C₁₄H₁₀

 +  = C₂₁H₁₈O₃

By formula: C₁₄H₁₀ + C₇H₈O₃ = C₂₁H₁₈O₃

=  + 

By formula: C₂₀H₁₀N₄ = C₁₄H₁₀ + C₆N₄

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron
B - John E. Bartmess

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Electron affinity determinations

Proton affinity at 298K

Gas basicity at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled by: Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias

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Clustering reactions

C₁₄H₁₀⁺ +  = (C₁₄H₁₀⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₄H₁₀⁺ + C₁₄H₁₀ = (C₁₄H₁₀⁺ • C₁₄H₁₀)

Bond type: Charge transfer bond (positive ion)

C₁₄H₁₁⁺ +  = (C₁₄H₁₁⁺ • )

By formula: C₁₄H₁₁⁺ + C₁₄H₁₀ = (C₁₄H₁₁⁺ • C₁₄H₁₀)

Free energy of reaction

References

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  EA	Electron affinity
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  T	Temperature
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔStrs	Entropy of phase transition
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrS°	Entropy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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