Cyclooctane

• Formula: C₈H₁₆
• Molecular weight: 112.2126
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H16/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1/h1-8H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WJTCGQSWYFHTAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 292-64-8
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Octamethylene
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Reduced pressure boiling point

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

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

 +  =

By formula: H₂ + C₈H₁₄ = C₈H₁₆

 +  =

By formula: H₂ + C₈H₁₄ = C₈H₁₆

3 +  =

By formula: 3H₂ + C₈H₁₀ = C₈H₁₆

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₈H₁₂ = C₈H₁₆

 + 2 =

By formula: C₈H₁₂ + 2H₂ = C₈H₁₆

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₈H₁₂ = C₈H₁₆

 + 2 =

By formula: C₈H₁₂ + 2H₂ = C₈H₁₆

3 +  =

By formula: 3H₂ + C₈H₁₀ = C₈H₁₆

4 +  =

By formula: 4H₂ + C₈H₈ = C₈H₁₆

4 +  =

By formula: 4H₂ + C₈H₈ = C₈H₁₆

 +  =

By formula: H₂ + C₈H₁₄ = C₈H₁₆

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₈H₁₂ = C₈H₁₆

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₈H₁₂ = C₈H₁₆

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₈H₁₂ = C₈H₁₆

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:
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

Ionization energy determinations

IR Spectrum

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Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.

• LIQUID; Not specified, most likely a prism, grating, or hybrid spectrometer.; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY; 4 cm^-1 resolution
• SOLUTION (10% CCl4 FOR 4000-1330, 10% CS2 FOR 1330-450 CM^-1) VS SOLVENT; CARY 90 (GRATING); 2 cm^-1 resolution

Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  Pc	Critical pressure
  S°gas	Entropy of gas at standard conditions
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  Vc	Critical volume
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔStrs	Entropy of phase transition
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions
  ρc	Critical density

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