Tetracontane

• Formula: C₄₀H₈₂
• Molecular weight: 563.0791
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C40H82/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-27-29-31-33-35-37-39-40-38-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-40H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KUPLEGDPSCCPJI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 4181-95-7
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• Other names: n-Tetracontane
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Phase change data

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
CAL - James S. Chickos, William E. Acree, Jr., Joel F. Liebman, Students of Chem 202 (Introduction to the Literature of Chemistry), University of Missouri -- St. Louis

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

References

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Chickos, Wang, et al., 2008
Chickos, James; Wang, Tracy; Sharma, Esseim, Hypothetical Thermodynamic Properties: Vapor Pressures and Vaporization Enthalpies of the Even n -Alkanes from C ₄₀ to C ₇₆ at T = 298.15 K by Correlation-Gas Chromatography. Are the Vaporization Enthalpies a Linear Function of Carbon Number?, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2008, 53, 2, 481-491, https://doi.org/10.1021/je7005852 . [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]

Kudchadker and Zwolinski, 1966
Kudchadker, A.P.; Zwolinski, B.J., Vapor Pressure and Boiling Points of Normal Alkanes, C ₂₁ to C ₁₀₀ ., J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1966, 11, 2, 253-255, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60029a039 . [all data]

Wang, Tozaki, et al., 2006
Wang, Shaolan; Tozaki, Ken-Ichi; Hayashi, Hideko; Inaba, Hideaki; Yamamoto, Hiroko, Observation of multiple phase transitions in some even n-alkanes using a high resolution and super-sensitive DSC, Thermochimica Acta, 2006, 448, 2, 73-81, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2006.06.022 . [all data]

Lourdin, Roux, et al., 1992
Lourdin, D.; Roux, A.H.; Grolier, J.-P.E.; Buisine, J.-M., Thermobarometric and differential scanning calorimetric study of the polymorphism of some even and odd paraffins (C26, C27, C40, C60), Thermochimica Acta, 1992, 204, 1, 99-110, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(92)80319-R . [all data]

Lourdin, Roux, et al., 1992, 2
Lourdin, D.; Roux, A.H.; Grolier, J.-P.E.; Buisine, J.-M., Thermobarometric and differential scanning calorimetric study of the polymorphism of some even and odd paraffins (C26, C27, C40, C60), Thermochim. Acta, 1992, 204, 1, 99, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(92)80319-R . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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