Caffeine

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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
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus509.3KN/ABruns, Reichelt, et al., 1984Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC
Tfus508.KN/AGrady, Hays, et al., 1973Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Ttriple508.3KN/AWeinstein, Leffler, et al., 1984Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.5 K; DSC; TRC

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
64.9 ± 2.4634. to 743.DSCBoller and Wiedemann, 1998AC

Enthalpy of sublimation

ΔsubH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
103.6423.UVEbeling and Franck, 2010Based on data from 373. to 473. K.; AC
112.6 ± 2.4315. to 364.MEBoller and Wiedemann, 1998AC

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
24.8507.7DSCGuo, Sadiq, et al., 2010AC
19.86509.5DSCDong, Li, et al., 2007AC
21.9510.2DSCPinto and Diogo, 2006AC
19.38510.2DSCKlous, Bronner, et al., 2005AC
18.3510.N/ADomalski and Hearing, 1990See also Ohm and Lippold, 1985.; AC
20.95508.3DSCWeinstein, Leffler, et al., 1984, 2AC

Enthalpy of phase transition

ΔHtrs (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
0.940426.crystaline, IIcrystaline, ICesaro and Starec, 1980to form.; DH
5.600512.crystaline, IliquidCesaro and Starec, 1980to liquid.; DH
0.9632414.crystaline, IIcrystaline, IBothe and Cammenga, 1979Low temperature to a high temperature transition.; DH
5.160509.3crystaline, IliquidBothe and Cammenga, 1979DH

Entropy of phase transition

ΔStrs (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
2.2426.crystaline, IIcrystaline, ICesaro and Starec, 1980to; DH
10.9512.crystaline, IliquidCesaro and Starec, 1980DH
6.83414.crystaline, IIcrystaline, IBothe and Cammenga, 1979Low; DH
10.1509.3crystaline, IliquidBothe and Cammenga, 1979DH

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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.

Bruns, Reichelt, et al., 1984
Bruns, S.; Reichelt, J.; Cammenga, H.K., Thermochemical investigation of theophylline, theophylline hydrate and their aqueous solutions, Thermochim. Acta, 1984, 72, 31. [all data]

Grady, Hays, et al., 1973
Grady, L.T.; Hays, S.E.; King, R.H.; Klein, H.R.; Mader, W.J.; Wyatt, D.K.; Zimmere, R.O., Drug purity profiles, J. Pharm. Sci., 1973, 62, 459. [all data]

Weinstein, Leffler, et al., 1984
Weinstein, D.I.; Leffler, A.J.; Currie, J.A., Phase Transitions in Bicyclic Compounds, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 1984, 104, 95. [all data]

Boller and Wiedemann, 1998
Boller, A.; Wiedemann, H.G., Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 1998, 53, 2, 431-439, https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010133106907 . [all data]

Ebeling and Franck, 2010
Ebeling, H.; Franck, E.U., Spectroscopic Determination of Caffeine Solubility in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide, Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie, 2010, 88, 9, 862-865, https://doi.org/10.1002/bbpc.19840880918 . [all data]

Guo, Sadiq, et al., 2010
Guo, Kun; Sadiq, Ghazala; Seaton, Colin; Davey, Roger; Yin, Qiuxiang, Co-Crystallization in the Caffeine/Maleic Acid System: Lessons from Phase Equilibria, Crystal Growth & Design, 2010, 10, 1, 268-273, https://doi.org/10.1021/cg900885n . [all data]

Dong, Li, et al., 2007
Dong, Jia-Xin; Li, Qiang; Tan, Zhi-Cheng; Zhang, Zhi-Heng; Liu, Yi, The standard molar enthalpy of formation, molar heat capacities, and thermal stability of anhydrous caffeine, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 2007, 39, 1, 108-114, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2006.05.009 . [all data]

Pinto and Diogo, 2006
Pinto, Susana S.; Diogo, Hermínio P., Thermochemical study of two anhydrous polymorphs of caffeine, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 2006, 38, 12, 1515-1522, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2006.04.008 . [all data]

Klous, Bronner, et al., 2005
Klous, Marjolein G.; Bronner, Gaby M.; Nuijen, Bastiaan; Ree, Jan M. van; Beijnen, Jos H., Pharmaceutical heroin for inhalation: Thermal analysis and recovery experiments after volatilisation, Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 2005, 39, 5, 944-950, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2005.06.011 . [all data]

Domalski and Hearing, 1990
Domalski, Eugene S.; Hearing, Elizabeth D., Heat Capacities and Entropies of Organic Compounds in the Condensed Phase Volume II, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1990, 19, 4, 881, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555876 . [all data]

Ohm and Lippold, 1985
Ohm, A.; Lippold, B.C., Surface tension of solid drugs and its correlation with solubility, Int. J. Pharm. Tech. Prod. Mfg., 1985, 6, 4, 1. [all data]

Weinstein, Leffler, et al., 1984, 2
Weinstein, D.I.; Leffler, A.J.; Currie, J.A., Phase Transitions In Bicyclic Compounds, Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 1984, 104, 1-2, 95-109, https://doi.org/10.1080/00268948408070401 . [all data]

Cesaro and Starec, 1980
Cesaro, A.; Starec, G., Thermodynamic properties of caffeine crystal forms, J. Phys. Chem., 1980, 84, 1345-1346. [all data]

Bothe and Cammenga, 1979
Bothe, H.; Cammenga, H.K., Phase transitions and thermodynamic properties of anhydrous caffeine, J. Therm. Anal., 1979, 16, 267-275. [all data]


Notes

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