Pentacene

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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Cp,gas (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
56.7450.Dorofeeva O.V., 1988Recommended values were calculated statistically mechanically using force field approximation for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to estimate the needed vibrational frequencies (see also [ Dorofeeva O.V., 1986, Moiseeva N.F., 1989]). These functions are reproduced in the reference book [ Frenkel M., 1994].
91.38100.
132.71150.
180.30200.
255.93273.15
282.0 ± 3.5298.15
283.86300.
381.26400.
462.47500.
527.35600.
579.09700.
620.87800.
655.10900.
683.481000.
707.251100.
727.301200.
744.331300.
758.881400.
771.381500.

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus544.KN/APhilippi, 1929Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
Tfus544.KN/APhilippi, 1914Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
ρc1.241mol/lN/AThodos, 1957Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.036 mol/l; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δsub184. ± 10.kJ/molVKruif, 1980ALS
Δsub184. ± 10.kJ/molME,TEKruif, 1980Based on data from 495. to 530. K.; AC
Δsub158.kJ/molVWakayama and Inokuchi, 1967ALS

Enthalpy of sublimation

ΔsubH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
157. ± 14.463.MEOja and Suuberg, 1998Based on data from 443. to 483. K.; AC
154. ± 5.512.ME,TEKruif, 1980Based on data from 494. to 526. K.; AC
157.7505.MEWakayama and Inokuchi, 1967, 2Based on data from 455. to 555. K.; AC

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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
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

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)6.63 ± 0.05eVN/AN/AL

Electron affinity determinations

EA (eV) Method Reference Comment
1.392 ± 0.043IMRECrocker, Wang, et al., 1993ΔGea(584 K) = -31.2 kcal/mol; ΔSea (estimated) = -1.5 eu (anthracene, Chowdhury, Heinis, et al., 1986); B

Gas basicity at 298K

Gas basicity (review) (kJ/mol) Reference Comment
836.0Dell'Erba, Gruttadauria, et al., 2000T = 300K; Equilibrium constants and ΔG from forward/reverse rate constant ratio. T = 300 K nominal FTICR temperature; MM

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
6.61EIStahl and Maquin, 1984LBLHLM
6.64PEClark, Brogli, et al., 1972LLK
6.74 ± 0.01PEBoschi, Murrell, et al., 1972LLK
6.6 ± 0.1EIGallegos, 1968RDSH
6.61CTSKuroda, 1964RDSH
6.62CTSBriegleb, 1964RDSH
6.23CTSMatsen, 1956RDSH
6.61 ± 0.02PESchmidt, 1977Vertical value; LLK

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Alexander N. Yermakov, Alexy A. Usov, Antonina A. Goncharova, Axlexander N. Leskin, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

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Source Zander, 1967
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Origin INSTITUTE OF ENERGY PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, RAS
Source reference RAS UV No. 19821
Instrument Zeiss M4Q
Melting point > 300 dec

Gas Chromatography

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Lee's RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type Active phase I Reference Comment
Capillary5 % Phenyl methyl siloxane486.81Skrbic and Onjia, 20062. K/min; Tstart: 50. C; Tend: 250. C
CapillarySE-52486.81Boenke and Ballschmiter, 1987Hydrogen, 3. K/min; Column length: 12. m; Tstart: 120. C; Tend: 285. C
CapillarySE-52486.81Lee, Vassilaros, et al., 197912. m/0.3 mm/0.34 μm, He, 2. K/min; Tstart: 50. C; Tend: 250. C

Lee's RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type Active phase I Reference Comment
CapillaryDB-5MS483.8Aracil, Font, et al., 2005Column length: 60. m; Column diameter: 0.25 mm; Program: not specified
CapillaryUltra-1486.8Sremac, Skrbic, et al., 200550. m/0.32 mm/0.50 μm, Nitrogen; Program: 40-100 0C 3-15 0C/min -> 290 0C
CapillarySE-52486.81Shlyakhov, 1984Program: not specified

References

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Dorofeeva O.V., 1988
Dorofeeva O.V., Thermodynamic Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Gaseous Phase. Institute for High Temperatures, USSR Academy of Sciences, Preprint No.1-238 (in Russian), Moscow, 1988. [all data]

Dorofeeva O.V., 1986
Dorofeeva O.V., On calculation of thermodynamic properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Thermochim. Acta, 1986, 102, 59-66. [all data]

Moiseeva N.F., 1989
Moiseeva N.F., Development of Benson group additivity method for estimation of ideal gas thermodynamic properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Thermochim. Acta, 1989, 153, 77-85. [all data]

Frenkel M., 1994
Frenkel M., Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds in the Gas State, Vol. I, II, Thermodynamics Research Center, College Station, Texas, 1994, 1994. [all data]

Philippi, 1929
Philippi, E., Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl., Abt. 2B, 1929, 138, 638. [all data]

Philippi, 1914
Philippi, E., Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl., Abt. 2B, 1914, 123, 21. [all data]

Thodos, 1957
Thodos, G., Critical Constants of the Aromatic Hydrocarbons, AIChE J., 1957, 3, 428-30. [all data]

Kruif, 1980
Kruif, C.G., Enthalpies of sublimation and vapour pressures of 11 polycyclic hydrocarbons, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1980, 12, 243-248. [all data]

Wakayama and Inokuchi, 1967
Wakayama, N.; Inokuchi, H., Heats of sublimation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their molecular packings, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1967, 40, 2267. [all data]

Oja and Suuberg, 1998
Oja, Vahur; Suuberg, Eric M., Vapor Pressures and Enthalpies of Sublimation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Their Derivatives, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1998, 43, 3, 486-492, https://doi.org/10.1021/je970222l . [all data]

Wakayama and Inokuchi, 1967, 2
Wakayama, Nobuko; Inokuchi, Hiroo, Heats of Sublimation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Their Molecular Packings, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1967, 40, 10, 2267-2271, https://doi.org/10.1246/bcsj.40.2267 . [all data]

Crocker, Wang, et al., 1993
Crocker, L.; Wang, T.B.; Kebarle, P., Electron Affinities of Some Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Obtained from Electron-Transfer Equilibria, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1993, 115, 17, 7818, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00070a030 . [all data]

Chowdhury, Heinis, et al., 1986
Chowdhury, S.; Heinis, T.; Grimsrud, E.P.; Kebarle, P., Entropy Changes and Electron Affinities from Gas-Phase Electron Transfer Equilibria: A- + B = A + B-, J. Phys. Chem., 1986, 90, 12, 2747, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100403a037 . [all data]

Dell'Erba, Gruttadauria, et al., 2000
Dell'Erba, C.; Gruttadauria, M.; Mugnoli, A.; Noto, R.; Novi, M.; Occhiucci, G.; Petrillo, G.; Spinelli, D., Gas-phase and solution basicities of some 2,6-dialkylphenyl ketones: A comparative analysis, Tetrahedron, 2000, 56, 4565. [all data]

Stahl and Maquin, 1984
Stahl, D.; Maquin, F., Charge-stripping mass spectrometry of molecular ions from polyacenes and molecular orbital theory, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1984, 108, 613. [all data]

Clark, Brogli, et al., 1972
Clark, P.A.; Brogli, F.; Heilbronner, E., The π-orbital energies of the acenes, Helv. Chim. Acta, 1972, 55, 1415. [all data]

Boschi, Murrell, et al., 1972
Boschi, R.; Murrell, J.N.; Schmidt, W., Photoelectron spectra of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Faraday Discuss. Chem. Soc., 1972, 54, 116. [all data]

Gallegos, 1968
Gallegos, E.J., Mass spectrometry and ionization energies of some condensed-ring aromatic and heterocyclic compounds, J. Phys. Chem., 1968, 72, 3452. [all data]

Kuroda, 1964
Kuroda, H., Ionization potentials of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Nature, 1964, 201, 1214. [all data]

Briegleb, 1964
Briegleb, G., Electron affinity of organic molecules, Angew. Chem. Intern. Ed., 1964, 3, 617. [all data]

Matsen, 1956
Matsen, F.A., Electron affinities, methyl affinities, and ionization energies of condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons, J. Chem. Phys., 1956, 24, 602. [all data]

Schmidt, 1977
Schmidt, W., Photoelectron spectra of polynuclear aromatics. V. Correlations with ultraviolet absorption spectra in the catacondensed series, J. Chem. Phys., 1977, 66, 828. [all data]

Zander, 1967
Zander, M., UV atlas of organic compounds, 1967, 3, E4/1. [all data]

Skrbic and Onjia, 2006
Skrbic, B.; Onjia, A., Prediction of Lee Retention Indices of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Artificial Neural Networks, J. Chromatorg. A, 2006, 1108, 2, 279-284, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2006.01.080 . [all data]

Boenke and Ballschmiter, 1987
Boenke, A.; Ballschmiter, K., Fused quinones as retention index marker in high resolution gas chromatography with electron-capture detection (HRGC/ECD) of oxidized aromatic compounds, Fresenius J. Anal. Chem., 1987, 327, 1, 44-45, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00474554 . [all data]

Lee, Vassilaros, et al., 1979
Lee, M.L.; Vassilaros, D.L.; White, C.M.; Novotny, M., Retention Indices for Programmed-Temperature Capillary-Column Gas Chromatography of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Anal. Chem., 1979, 51, 6, 768-773, https://doi.org/10.1021/ac50042a043 . [all data]

Aracil, Font, et al., 2005
Aracil, I.; Font, R.; Conesa, J.A., Semivolatile and volatile compounds from the pyrolysis and combustion of polyvinyl chloride, J. Anal. Appl. Pyrolysis, 2005, 74, 1-2, 465-478, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2004.09.008 . [all data]

Sremac, Skrbic, et al., 2005
Sremac, S.; Skrbic, B.; Onjia, A., Artificial neural network prediction of quantitative structure-retention relationships of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in gas chromatography, J. Serb. Chem. Soc., 2005, 70, 11, 1291-1300, https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC0511291S . [all data]

Shlyakhov, 1984
Shlyakhov, A.F., Gas chromatography in organic geochemistry, Nedra, Moscow, 1984, 221. [all data]


Notes

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