Lindane

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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
Δcliquid-655.1 ± 4.9kcal/molCcbSchwabe, 1953 

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
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus386.38KN/ASabbah and An, 1991Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC
Tfus387.17KN/ADonnelly, Drewes, et al., 1990Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
Tfus388.9KN/APlato and Glasgow, 1969Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
Tfus430.KN/ATimmermans, 1935Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δsub22.1 ± 0.96kcal/molME,TEGiustini, Brunetti, et al., 1998Based on data from 310. to 384. K.; AC
Δsub21.7 ± 0.2kcal/molCSabbah and An, 1991, 2AC

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
16.8398.GCHinckley, Bidleman, et al., 1990Based on data from 343. to 453. K.; AC

Enthalpy of sublimation

ΔsubH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
23.4 ± 0.1308.MEBoehncke, Martin, et al., 1996Based on data from 292. to 326. K.; AC
25.5 ± 0.2273.GSWania, Shiu, et al., 1994Based on data from 243. to 303. K.; AC
21.5 ± 0.2338.CSabbah and An, 1991, 2AC
23.7328.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 313. to 363. K. See also Jones, 1960.; AC
21.2303.GSSpencer and Cliath, 1983Based on data from 293. to 313. K. See also Spencer and Cliath, 1970.; AC
24.19303.N/ASpencer and Cliath, 1970Based on data from 293. to 313. K.; AC
21.4328.N/ASchwabe and Legler, 1960Based on data from 313. to 343. K.; AC
27.61333. to 365.TEBalson, 1947AC

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
6.1974386.38Sabbah and An, 1991, 2DH

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IR Spectrum

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

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Instrument HP-GC/MS/IRD

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References

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Schwabe, 1953
Schwabe, K., Zur Thermochemie des Hexachlorzyklohexans, Chem. Tech. (Amsterdam), 1953, 5, 392. [all data]

Sabbah and An, 1991
Sabbah, R.; An, X.W., Enthalpies of fusion and sublimation of γ- hexachlorocyclohexane, Thermochim. Acta, 1991, 178, 339-41. [all data]

Donnelly, Drewes, et al., 1990
Donnelly, J.R.; Drewes, L.A.; Johnson, R.L.; Munslow, W.D.; Knapp, K.K.; Sovocool, G.W., Purity and heat of fusion data for environmental standards as determined by differential scanning calorimetry, Thermochim. Acta, 1990, 167, 2, 155, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(90)80476-F . [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]

Timmermans, 1935
Timmermans, J., Researches in Stoichiometry. I. The Heat of Fusion of Organic Compounds., Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1935, 44, 17-40. [all data]

Giustini, Brunetti, et al., 1998
Giustini, Antonio; Brunetti, Bruno; Piacente, Vincenzo, A Sublimation Study of Lindane, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1998, 43, 3, 447-450, https://doi.org/10.1021/je970264+ . [all data]

Sabbah and An, 1991, 2
Sabbah, R.; An, X.W., Enthalpies of fusion and sublimation of t-hexachlorocyclohexane, Thermochim. Acta, 1991, 178, 339-341. [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]

Boehncke, Martin, et al., 1996
Boehncke, Andrea; Martin, Kerstin; Müller, Matthias G.; Cammenga, Heiko K., The Vapor Pressure of Lindane («947»-1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane)A Comparison of Knudsen Effusion Measurements with Data from Other Techniques, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1996, 41, 3, 543-545, https://doi.org/10.1021/je950212p . [all data]

Wania, Shiu, et al., 1994
Wania, Frank; Shiu, Wan-Ying; Mackay, Donald, Measurement of the Vapor Pressure of Several Low-Volatility Organochlorine Chemicals at Low Temperatures with a Gas Saturation Method, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1994, 39, 3, 572-577, https://doi.org/10.1021/je00015a039 . [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]

Spencer and Cliath, 1983
Spencer, W.F.; Cliath, M.M., Measurement of pesticide vapor pressures, 1983, 57-71, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5462-16 . [all data]

Spencer and Cliath, 1970
Spencer, William F.; Cliath, Mark M., Vapor density and apparent vapor pressure of lindane (.gamma.BHC), J. Agric. Food Chem., 1970, 18, 3, 529-530, https://doi.org/10.1021/jf60169a015 . [all data]

Schwabe and Legler, 1960
Schwabe, K.; Legler, C., Z. Elektrochem., 1960, 64, 902. [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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