Heptane, 4-methyl-

Formula: C₈H₁₈
Molecular weight: 114.2285
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H18/c1-4-6-8(3)7-5-2/h8H,4-7H2,1-3H3
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: CHBAWFGIXDBEBT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 589-53-7
Chemical structure:
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Other names: 4-Methylheptane; (n-C3H7)2CHCH3
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Normal boiling point

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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

T_boil (K)	Reference	Comment
390.9	Weast and Grasselli, 1989	BS
390.9	Majer and Svoboda, 1985
390.7	Shuikin, Bel'skii, et al., 1960	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
390.86	Desty and Whyman, 1957	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
390.8	Anonymous, 1951	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
390.78	Boord, Henne, et al., 1949	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
390.65	Buck, Elsner, et al., 1949	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
390.78	Fenske, Braun, et al., 1947	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.15 K; TRC
390.78	Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1946	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
390.85	Forziati, Glasgow, et al., 1946	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.01 K; TRC
390.76	Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1945	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
390.77	Boord, Perilstein, et al., 1944	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
390.75	Henne and Chanan, 1944	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
391.15	Komarewsky and Kritchevsky, 1943	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
390.86	Anonymous, 1942	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
390.65	Butler, 1941	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6 K; TRC
390.65	Anonymous, 1940	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
390.65	Anonymous, 1939	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
391.15	Leslie and White, 1935	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6 K; TRC
391.15	Rossini, 1935	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC
391.15	Mathews, 1926	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
391.15	Clarke, 1908	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC
391.15	Clarke, 1907	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC

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References

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Weast and Grasselli, 1989
CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds, 2nd Editon, Weast,R.C and Grasselli, J.G., ed(s)., CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1989, 1. [all data]

Majer and Svoboda, 1985
Majer, V.; Svoboda, V., Enthalpies of Vaporization of Organic Compounds: A Critical Review and Data Compilation, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1985, 300. [all data]

Shuikin, Bel'skii, et al., 1960
Shuikin, N.I.; Bel'skii, I.F.; Karakhanov, R.A., The Hydrogenolysis of Tetrahydrofuran, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1960, 30, 1933-7. [all data]

Desty and Whyman, 1957
Desty, D.H.; Whyman, B.H.F., Anal. Chem., 1957, 29, 320. [all data]

Anonymous, 1951
Anonymous, R., , Sunbury Rep. No. 4199, Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., 1951. [all data]

Boord, Henne, et al., 1949
Boord, C.E.; Henne, A.L.; Greenlee, K.W.; Perilstein, W.L.; Derfer, J.M., The Grignard Reagent in hydrocarbon synthesis, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1949, 41, 609. [all data]

Buck, Elsner, et al., 1949
Buck, F.R.; Elsner, B.B.; Henshall, T.; Moore, T.S.; Murray, A.R.; Morrell, S.H.; Muller, G.; Plant, M.M.T.; Smith, J.C.; Wallsgrove, E.R., Hydrocarbon synthesis., J. Inst. Pet., 1949, 35, 631. [all data]

Fenske, Braun, et al., 1947
Fenske, M.R.; Braun, W.G.; Wiegand, R.V.; Quiggle, D.; McCormick, R.H.; Rank, D.H., Raman Spectra of Hydrocarbons, Anal. Chem., 1947, 19, 700. [all data]

Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1946
Boord, C.E.; Greenlee, K.W.; Perilstein, W.L., The Synthesis, Purification and Prop. of Hydrocarbons of Low Mol. Weight, Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Eighth Annu. Rep., Ohio State Univ., June 30, 1946. [all data]

Forziati, Glasgow, et al., 1946
Forziati, A.F.; Glasgow, A.R.; Willingham, C.B.; Rossini, F.D., Specification adn Properties of 29 Paraffin, 4 Alkylcyclopentanes, 10 Alkylcyclohexanes and 8 Alkylbenzene Hydrocarbons, J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. (U. S.), 1946, 36, 129. [all data]

Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1945
Boord, C.E.; Greenlee, K.W.; Perilstein, W.L., , Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Seventh Annu. Rep., Ohio State Univ., June 30, 1945. [all data]

Boord, Perilstein, et al., 1944
Boord, C.E.; Perilstein, W.L.; Greenlee, K.W., , Am. Pet. Inst. Hydrocarbon Res. Proj., Sixth Annu. Ref., Ohio State Univ., Aug. 31, 1944. [all data]

Henne and Chanan, 1944
Henne, A.L.; Chanan, H.H., Diolefins from Allylic Chlorides II., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1944, 66, 392. [all data]

Komarewsky and Kritchevsky, 1943
Komarewsky, V.I.; Kritchevsky, T.H., Synthesis of Olefin Hydrocarbons by Catalytic Condensation and Dehydration of Aliphatic Aldehydes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1943, 65, 547-8. [all data]

Anonymous, 1942
Anonymous, R., , Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 6, Natl. Bur. Stand., 1942. [all data]

Butler, 1941
Butler, J.M., , Ph.D. Thesis, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, 1941. [all data]

Anonymous, 1940
Anonymous, R., , Am. Pet. Inst. Hydrocarbon Res. Proj., Second Annu. Rep., Ohio State Univ., Aug. 31, 1940. [all data]

Anonymous, 1939
Anonymous, R., , Am. Pet. Inst. Hydrocarbon Res. Proj., First Annu. Rep., Ohio State Univ., Aug. 31, 1939. [all data]

Leslie and White, 1935
Leslie, R.T.; White, J.D., Present Status or the Isolation and Identification of The Volatile Hydrocarbons in a Midcontinent Petroleum, J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. (U. S.), 1935, 15, 211. [all data]

Rossini, 1935
Rossini, F.D., Refin. Nat. Gasoline Manuf., 1935, 14, 255. [all data]

Mathews, 1926
Mathews, J.H., The Accurate Measurement of Heats of Vaporization of Liquids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1926, 48, 562. [all data]

Clarke, 1908
Clarke, L., Methyldinormalpropylmethane., Am. Chem. J., 1908, 39, 87. [all data]

Clarke, 1907
Clarke, L., Chem. Ber., 1907, 40, 354. [all data]

Notes

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