Benz[a]anthracene, 1,12-dimethyl-

• Formula: C₂₀H₁₆
• Molecular weight: 256.3410
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C20H16/c1-13-6-5-8-15-10-11-17-12-16-7-3-4-9-18(16)14(2)20(17)19(13)15/h3-12H,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: XDOAGYHDDFESMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 313-74-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: 1,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene; 1',9-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; Benz[b]anthracene, 7,12-dimethyl; 1,12-Dimethylbenzo[a]anthracene
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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

Phase change data

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Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of sublimation

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Frisch, Barker, et al., 1963
Frisch, M.A.; Barker, C.; Margrave, J.L.; Newman, M.S., Strain energies in hydrocarbons from heats to combustion. I. 4,5-and 2,7-dimethylphenanthrenes, 1,12- and 5,8-benzo(c)phenanthrenes and 1',9- and 3',6-benzanthracenes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1963, 85, 2356-2357. [all data]

Karnes, Kybett, et al., 1965
Karnes, H.A.; Kybett, B.D.; Wilson, M.H.; Margrave, J.L.; Newman, M.S., Strain energies in hydrocarbons from heats of combustion. III. 3,4,5,6- and 2,4,5,7-tetramethylphenanthrenes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1965, 87, 5554-5558. [all data]

Frisch, 1962
Frisch, M.A., A high precision calorimeter for ther measurement of small energy differences, Ph.D. Thesis for University of Wisconsin, 1962, 1-100. [all data]

Lei, Chankalal, et al., 2002
Lei, Ying Duan; Chankalal, Raymond; Chan, Anita; Wania, Frank, Supercooled Liquid Vapor Pressures of the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2002, 47, 4, 801-806, https://doi.org/10.1021/je0155148 . [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]

Kelley and Rice, 1964
Kelley, J. Daniel; Rice, Francis Owen, The Vapor Pressures of Some Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons ¹, J. Phys. Chem., 1964, 68, 12, 3794-3796, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100794a043 . [all data]

Ratcliffe and Shreeve, 1964
Ratcliffe, Charles T.; Shreeve, Jean'ne M., Reactions of Peroxodisulfuryl Difluoride with Organic Halides, Inorg. Chem., 1964, 3, 5, 631-633, https://doi.org/10.1021/ic50015a005 . [all data]

Dykyj, Svoboda, et al., 1999
Dykyj, J.; Svoboda, J.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Frenkel, M.L.; Hall, K.R., Vapor Pressure of Chemicals: Part A. Vapor Pressure and Antoine Constants for Hydrocarbons and Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium and Hydrogen Containing Organic Compounds, Springer, Berlin, 1999, 373. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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