o-Cymene
- Formula: C10H14
- Molecular weight: 134.2182
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WWRCMNKATXZARA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 527-84-4
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Benzene, 1-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-; o-Cymol; o-Isopropyltoluene; 1-Isopropyl-2-methylbenzene; 1-Methyl-2-isopropylbenzene; 2-Isopropyltoluene; 1-Methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-benzene; Cymene, ortho; UN 2046; 1-(1-methylethyl)-2-methylbenzene; 1-methyl,2-n-isopropylbenzene; ortho-Cymene
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔfH°liquid | -73.3 ± 1.0 | kJ/mol | Ccb | Good, 1973 | |
ΔfH°liquid | -76.1 ± 2.1 | kJ/mol | Ccb | Prosen, Johnson, et al., 1946 | |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°liquid | -5862.62 ± 0.84 | kJ/mol | Ccb | Good, 1973 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -73.30 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections) |
ΔcH°liquid | -5859.9 ± 2.2 | kJ/mol | Ccb | Prosen, Johnson, et al., 1946 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -76.02 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections) |
Phase change data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tboil | 450. ± 3. | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 19 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tfus | 198. ± 10. | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 7 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 50.6 | kJ/mol | N/A | Reid, 1972 | AC |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
44.4 | 369. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 354. to 453. K. See also McDonald, Shrader, et al., 1959 and Boublik, Fried, et al., 1984.; AC |
Antoine Equation Parameters
log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
P = vapor pressure (bar)
T = temperature (K)
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Temperature (K) | A | B | C | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
354.32 to 452.86 | 4.54164 | 1880.47 | -36.878 | McDonald, Shrader, et al., 1959 |
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: C10H14 = C10H14
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔrH° | -8.8 ± 1.9 | kJ/mol | Eqk | Tsvetkov, Rozhnov, et al., 1985 | gas phase |
IR Spectrum
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
References
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Good, 1973
Good, W.D.,
The enthalpies of combustion and formation of n-butylbenzene, the diethylbenzenes, the methyl-n-propylbenzenes, and the methyl-iso-propylbenzenes,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1973, 5, 707-714. [all data]
Prosen, Johnson, et al., 1946
Prosen, E.J.; Johnson, W.H.; Rossini, F.D.,
Heats of combustion and formation at 25°C of the alkylbenzenes through C10H14, and of the higher normal monoalkylbenzenes,
J. Res. NBS, 1946, 36, 455-461. [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]
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]
McDonald, Shrader, et al., 1959
McDonald, R.A.; Shrader, S.A.; Stull, D.R.,
Vapor Pressures and Freezing Points of Thirty Pure Organic Compounds.,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1959, 4, 4, 311-313, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60004a009
. [all data]
Boublik, Fried, et al., 1984
Boublik, T.; Fried, V.; Hala, E.,
The Vapour Pressures of Pure Substances: Selected Values of the Temperature Dependence of the Vapour Pressures of Some Pure Substances in the Normal and Low Pressure Region, 2nd ed., Elsevier, New York, 1984, 972. [all data]
Tsvetkov, Rozhnov, et al., 1985
Tsvetkov, V.F.; Rozhnov, A.M.; Nesterova, T.N.,
Study of the equilibrium of isomerization and transalkylation of isopropyltoluenes,
Neftekhimiya, 1985, 53-57. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Tboil Boiling point Tfus Fusion (melting) point ΔcH°liquid Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions ΔfH°liquid Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization ΔvapH° Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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