Octane, 4-methyl-

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Phase change data

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AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tboil415. ± 1.KAVGN/AAverage of 16 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus219.62KN/APomerantz, Fookson, et al., 1954Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; This value was reported, but seems much too high in comparison to the melting point of n-nonane; TRC
Tfus159.95KN/ASlabey and Wise, 1952Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
Tfus154.02KN/AWhite and Glasgow, 1937Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.15 K; TRC
Tfus159.85KN/AWhite and Glasgow, 1937Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.15 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap44.5kJ/molN/AReid, 1972See also Labbauf, Greenshields, et al., 1961.; AC

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IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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State gas
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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Pomerantz, Fookson, et al., 1954
Pomerantz, P.; Fookson, A.; Mears, T.W.; Rothberg, S.; Howard, F.L., Synth. and Phys. Prop. of Several Aliphatic and Alicyclic Hydrocarbons hydrocarbons, J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. (U. S.), 1954, 52, 59-65. [all data]

Slabey and Wise, 1952
Slabey, V.A.; Wise, P.H., Hydrogenation of 2-Cyclopropyl-1- and -2-Alkenes. Isolation and Purification of 2-Cyclopropylalkanes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1952, 74, 3887. [all data]

White and Glasgow, 1937
White, J.D.; Glasgow, A.R., Separation of the Three Methyl Octanes from Midcontinent Petroleum, J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. (U. S.), 1937, 19, 423. [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]

Labbauf, Greenshields, et al., 1961
Labbauf, A.; Greenshields, J.B.; Rossini, F.D., Heats of formation, combustion, and vaporization of the 35 nonanes and 75 decanes, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1961, 6, 261-263. [all data]


Notes

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