Butyl sulfide

• Formula: C₈H₁₈S
• Molecular weight: 146.294
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H18S/c1-3-5-7-9-8-6-4-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HTIRHQRTDBPHNZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 544-40-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Di-n-butyl sulfide; Butane, 1,1'-thiobis-; n-Butyl sulfide; n-Dibutyl sulfide; Butyl monosulfide; Butylthiobutane; Dibutyl sulfide; Dibutyl thioether; Thiononane-5; 5-Thianonane; 1,1'-Thiobisbutane; Dibutyl sulphide; (n-C4H9)2S; Thianonane-5; Sulfide, n-butyl-; NSC 8460
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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
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Gas Chromatography

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

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, polar column, isothermal

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, polar column, custom temperature program

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, polar column, custom temperature program

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References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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