α-Lindane
- Formula: C6H6Cl6
- Molecular weight: 290.830
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: JLYXXMFPNIAWKQ-SHFUYGGZSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 319-84-6
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, (1α,2α,3β,4α,5β,6β)-; Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, α-; α-Benzene hexachloride; α-Hexachloran; α-Hexachlorane; α-Hexachlorcyclohexane; α-Hexachlorocyclohexane; α-HCH; α-1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorcyclohexane; α-1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane; Cyclohexane, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-, α-isomer; Benzene hexachloride-α-isomer; Cyclohexane, α-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachloro-; ENT 9,232; Hexachlorcyclohexan; 1-α,2-α,3-β,4-α,5-β,6-β-Hexachlorocyclohexane; BHC-α isomer; BHC α; α-BHC; HCH-α; (.+/-.)-α-Hexachlorocyclohexane; 1a,2a,3b,4a,5b,6b-Hexachlorocyclohexane; Benzene hexachloride-alpha-isomer; 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane, (1α,2α,3β,4α,5β,6β)-; (1α,2α,3β,4α,5β,6β)-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane
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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
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔfH°solid | -95.78 ± 0.60 | kcal/mol | Ccb | An and Guo, 1995 | Author was aware that data differs from previously reported values; HCl(1:600 H2O) |
ΔfH°solid | -41.23 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Schwabe, 1956 | |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°solid | -707.35 ± 0.53 | kcal/mol | Ccb | An and Guo, 1995 | Author was aware that data differs from previously reported values; HCl(1:600 H2O) |
ΔcH°solid | -655.5 ± 0.2 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Schwabe, 1956 |
Phase change data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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Tfus | 430.5 | K | N/A | Plato and Glasgow, 1969 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
Tfus | 429. | K | N/A | White and Bishop, 1940 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 4. K; TRC |
Tfus | 431.2 | K | N/A | Van de Vloed, 1939 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.7 K; TRC |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
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16.4 | 398. | GC | Hinckley, Bidleman, et al., 1990 | Based on data from 343. to 453. K.; AC |
Enthalpy of sublimation
ΔsubH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
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22.9 | 328. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 313. to 363. K. See also Jones, 1960.; AC |
22.2 | 334. | TE | Balson, 1947 | Based on data from 324. to 344. K.; AC |
IR Spectrum
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
Gas Phase Spectrum
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Origin | NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center |
State | gas |
Instrument | HP-GC/MS/IRD |
Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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Spectrum
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Origin | NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, 1990. |
NIST MS number | 114992 |
References
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An and Guo, 1995
An, X.-W.; Guo, D.-J.,
Formation enthalpies and non-bonding interactions of hexachlorocyclohexanes,
Thermochim. Acta, 1995, 253, 235-242. [all data]
Schwabe, 1956
Schwabe, K.,
Thermochemische Untersuchungen an den isomeren Hexachlorcyclohexanen,
Z. Electrochem., 1956, 60, 151-157. [all data]
Plato and Glasgow, 1969
Plato, C.; Glasgow, A.R., Jr.,
Differential scanning calorimetry as a general method for determining the purity and heat of fusion of high-purity organic chemicals. Application to 95 compounds,
Anal. Chem., 1969, 41, 2, 330, https://doi.org/10.1021/ac60271a041
. [all data]
White and Bishop, 1940
White, A.H.; Bishop, W.S.,
Dielectric Evidence of Molecular Rotation in the Crystals of Certain Non-aromatic Compounds,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1940, 62, 8-16. [all data]
Van de Vloed, 1939
Van de Vloed, A.,
Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1939, 48, 229. [all data]
Hinckley, Bidleman, et al., 1990
Hinckley, Daniel A.; Bidleman, Terry F.; Foreman, William T.; Tuschall, Jack R.,
Determination of vapor pressures for nonpolar and semipolar organic compounds from gas chromatograhic retention data,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1990, 35, 3, 232-237, https://doi.org/10.1021/je00061a003
. [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]
Jones, 1960
Jones, A.H.,
Sublimation Pressure Data for Organic Compounds.,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1960, 5, 2, 196-200, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60006a019
. [all data]
Balson, 1947
Balson, E.W.,
Studies in vapour pressure measurement, Part III.?An effusion manometer sensitive to 5 «65533» 10?6 millimetres of mercury: vapour pressure of D.D.T. and other slightly volatile substances,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1947, 43, 54, https://doi.org/10.1039/tf9474300054
. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Tfus Fusion (melting) point 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 - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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