Octadecane

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Gas 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
Δfgas-99.08 ± 0.64kcal/molCcbProsen and Rossini, 1945 

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfliquid-120.80 ± 0.64kcal/molCcbProsen and Rossini, 1945ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δcliquid-2870.16 ± 0.58kcal/molCcbProsen and Rossini, 1945Corresponding Δfliquid = -120.75 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
liquid166.5cal/mol*KN/AParks, Moore, et al., 1949Supercooled liquid. Extrapolation below 80 K, 127.7 J/mol*K.; DH
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfsolid-135.6 ± 1.2kcal/molCcbParks, West, et al., 1946Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -135.92 ± 0.05 kcal/mol; ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δcsolid-2855.3 ± 1.1kcal/molCcbParks, West, et al., 1946Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -2855.0 ± 1.1 kcal/mol; Corresponding Δfsolid = -135.63 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
solid,1 bar114.77cal/mol*KN/AMesserly, Guthrie, et al., 1967DH

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Cp,liquid (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
136.325.Hoehne, 1981T = 300 to 500 K. Cv = 2.20 J/g*K.; DH
134.9300.Parks, Moore, et al., 1949T = 80 to 300 K.; DH

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Cp,solid (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
116.07298.15Messerly, Guthrie, et al., 1967T = 12 to 380 K.; DH

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

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tboil589.3KN/AWeast and Grasselli, 1989BS
Tboil581.KN/AMatsui and Arakawa, 1932Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; TRC
Tboil581.65KN/AVon Braun and Sobecki, 1911Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2.5 K; TRC
Tboil585.65KN/ASorabji, 1885Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus301.0 ± 0.7KAVGN/AAverage of 35 out of 37 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Ttriple301.KN/AMesserly, Guthrie, et al., 1967, 2Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.04 K; TRC
Ttriple301.3KN/AParks, Moore, et al., 1949, 2Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc747. ± 3.KN/AAmbrose and Tsonopoulos, 1995 
Tc745.8KN/AAnselme, Gude, et al., 1990Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3.4 K; TRC
Tc747.7KN/ARosenthal and Teja, 1989Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC
Tc747.2KN/ATeja, Lee, et al., 1989TRC
Tc756.15KN/AAmbrose, 1963Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.005 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Pc13. ± 2.atmN/AAmbrose and Tsonopoulos, 1995 
Pc12.75atmN/ARosenthal and Teja, 1989Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.09 atm; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Vc1.189l/molN/AAmbrose and Tsonopoulos, 1995 
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
ρc0.8 ± 0.2mol/lN/AAmbrose and Tsonopoulos, 1995 
ρc0.841mol/lN/AAnselme, Gude, et al., 1990Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 mol/l; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap21.9 ± 0.3kcal/molAVGN/AAverage of 8 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δsub36.50kcal/molCMorawetz, 1972AC

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
17.8428.N/AMorgan and Kobayashi, 1994Based on data from 413. to 588. K.; AC
15.5516.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 501. to 548. K.; AC
20.1333.A,GSStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 318. to 361. K. See also Macknick and Prausnitz, 1979.; AC
19.1348.GSAllemand, Jose, et al., 1986Based on data from 335. to 439. K.; AC
17.3343.GCNováková and Novák, 1977AC
17.2353.GCNováková and Novák, 1977AC
17.0363.GCNováková and Novák, 1977AC
16.8373.GCNováková and Novák, 1977AC
16.7383.GCNováková and Novák, 1977AC
18.7460.MEUbbelohde, 1938Based on data from 447. to 474. K.; AC
16.6462.N/AKrafft, 1882Based on data from 447. to 590. K. See also Boublik, Fried, et al., 1984.; AC

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Temperature (K) A B C Reference Comment
447.7 to 590.4.326382068.963-111.927Krafft, 1882Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

Enthalpy of sublimation

ΔsubH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
36.6 ± 1.2288.VBradley and Shellard, 1949hfusion=14.94±2.0 kcal/mol; ALS
37. ± 1.293.MEBradley and Shellard, 1949Based on data from 288. to 298. K. See also Jones, 1960 and Cox and Pilcher, 1970, 2.; AC

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
14.699301.5N/ABarbillon, Schuffenecker, et al., 1991DH
14.522301.0N/AKolesnikov and Syunyaev, 1985DH
14.748301.33N/AMesserly, Guthrie, et al., 1967DH
14.4301.1DSCMondieig, Rajabalee, et al., 2004AC
14.7301.3N/ADomalski and Hearing, 1996AC
14.456301.3N/AParks, Moore, et al., 1949DH

Entropy of fusion

ΔfusS (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
48.26301.0Kolesnikov and Syunyaev, 1985DH
48.90301.33Messerly, Guthrie, et al., 1967DH
47.97301.3Parks, Moore, et al., 1949DH

Enthalpy of phase transition

ΔHtrs (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
14.500300.7crystaline, IliquidClaudy and Letoffe, 1991DH
14.670301.35crystaline, IliquidSchaerer, Busso, et al., 1955DH

Entropy of phase transition

ΔStrs (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
48.66301.35crystaline, IliquidSchaerer, Busso, et al., 1955DH

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Individual Reactions

1-Octadecene + Hydrogen = Octadecane

By formula: C18H36 + H2 = C18H38

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-30.08 ± 0.41kcal/molChydRogers and Skanupong, 1974liquid phase; solvent: Hexane

Henry's Law data

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Henry's Law constant (water solution)

kH(T) = H exp(d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) ((1/T) - 1/(298.15 K)))
H = Henry's law constant for solubility in water at 298.15 K (mol/(kg*bar))
d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)

H (mol/(kg*bar)) d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) (K) Method Reference Comment
0.11 QN/A missing citation give several references for the Henry's law constants but don't assign them to specific species.

IR Spectrum

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Gas Chromatography

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Lee's RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type Active phase I Reference Comment
CapillaryDB-5MS296.84Chen, Keeran, et al., 200230. m/0.25 mm/0.5 μm, 40. C @ 1. min, 10. K/min; Tend: 310. C
CapillaryDB-5MS301.71Chen, Keeran, et al., 200230. m/0.25 mm/0.5 μm, 40. C @ 1. min, 4. K/min; Tend: 310. C

References

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Prosen and Rossini, 1945
Prosen, E.J.; Rossini, F.D., Heats of combustion and formation of the paraffin hydrocarbons at 25° C, J. Res. NBS, 1945, 263-267. [all data]

Parks, Moore, et al., 1949
Parks, G.S.; Moore, G.E.; Renquist, M.L.; Naylor, B.F.; McClaine, L.A.; Fujii, P.S.; Hatton, J.A., Thermal data on organic compounds. XXV. Some heat capacity, entropy and free energy data for nine hydrocarbons of high molecular weight, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1949, 71, 3386-3389. [all data]

Parks, West, et al., 1946
Parks, G.S.; West, T.J.; Naylor, B.F.; Fujii, P.S.; McClaine, L.A., Thermal data on organic compounds. XXIII. Modern combustion data for fourteen hydrocarbons and five polyhydroxy alcohols, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1946, 68, 2524-2527. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]

Messerly, Guthrie, et al., 1967
Messerly, J.F.; Guthrie, G.B.; Todd, S.S.; Finke, H.L., Low-temperature thermal data for n-pentane, n-heptadecane, and n-octadecane, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1967, 12, 338-346. [all data]

Hoehne, 1981
Hoehne, G.W.H., Transitions of n-alkanes above the melting point, Polym. Bull. (Berlin), 1981, 6, 41-46. [all data]

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]

Matsui and Arakawa, 1932
Matsui, M.; Arakawa, S., Mem. Coll. Sci., Univ. Kyoto, Ser. A, 1932, 15, 189. [all data]

Von Braun and Sobecki, 1911
Von Braun, J.; Sobecki, W., Chem. Ber., 1911, 44, 1470. [all data]

Sorabji, 1885
Sorabji, K.B.B., J. Chem. Soc., 1885, 47, 37-41. [all data]

Messerly, Guthrie, et al., 1967, 2
Messerly, J.F.; Guthrie, G.B.; Todd, S.S.; Finke, H.L., Low-Temperature Thermal Data for n-Pentane, n-Heptadecane and n-Octadecane. Revised Thermodynamic Functions for ther n-Alkanes, C5 - C18, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1967, 12, 338-46. [all data]

Parks, Moore, et al., 1949, 2
Parks, G.S.; Moore, G.E.; Renquist, M.L.; Naylor, B.F.; McClaine, L.A.; Fujii, P.S.; Hatton, J.A., Thermal Data on Organic Compounds. XXV. Some Heat Capacity, Entropy and Free Energy Data for Nine Hydrocarbons of High Molecular Weight, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1949, 71, 10, 3386, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01178a034 . [all data]

Ambrose and Tsonopoulos, 1995
Ambrose, D.; Tsonopoulos, C., Vapor-Liquid Critical Properties of Elements and Compounds. 2. Normal Alkenes, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1995, 40, 531-546. [all data]

Anselme, Gude, et al., 1990
Anselme, M.J.; Gude, M.; Teja, A.S., The Critical Temperatures and Densities of the n-Alkanes from Pentane to Octadecane, Fluid Phase Equilib., 1990, 57, 317-26. [all data]

Rosenthal and Teja, 1989
Rosenthal, D.J.; Teja, A.S., The Critical Properties of n-Alkanes Using a Low-Residence Time Flow Apparatus, AIChE J., 1989, 35, 1829. [all data]

Teja, Lee, et al., 1989
Teja, A.S.; Lee, R.J.; Rosenthal, D.J.; Anselme, M.J., Correlation of the Critical Properties of Alkanes and Alkanols in 5th IUPAC Conference on Alkanes and AlkanolsGradisca, 1989. [all data]

Ambrose, 1963
Ambrose, D., Critical Temperatures of Some Phenols and Other Organic Compounds, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1963, 59, 1988. [all data]

Morawetz, 1972
Morawetz, Ernst, Correlation of sublimation enthalpies at 298.15 K with molecular structure for planar aromatic hydrocarbons, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1972, 4, 3, 461-467, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(72)90030-4 . [all data]

Morgan and Kobayashi, 1994
Morgan, David L.; Kobayashi, Riki, Direct vapor pressure measurements of ten n-alkanes m the 10-C28 range, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 1994, 97, 211-242, https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-3812(94)85017-8 . [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]

Macknick and Prausnitz, 1979
Macknick, A. Brian; Prausnitz, John M., Vapor pressures of high-molecular-weight hydrocarbons, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1979, 24, 3, 175-178, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60082a012 . [all data]

Allemand, Jose, et al., 1986
Allemand, Nadine; Jose, Jacques; Merlin, J.C., Mesure des pressions de vapeur d'hydrocarbures C10 A C18n-alcanes etn-alkylbenzenes dans le domaine 3-1000 pascal, Thermochimica Acta, 1986, 105, 79-90, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(86)85225-X . [all data]

Nováková and Novák, 1977
Nováková, N.; Novák, J., Measurement of heats of vaporization by means of a gas chromatograph, Journal of Chromatography A, 1977, 135, 1, 13-24, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)86297-4 . [all data]

Ubbelohde, 1938
Ubbelohde, A.R., Structure and thermodynamic properties of long-chain compounds, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1938, 34, 282, https://doi.org/10.1039/tf9383400282 . [all data]

Krafft, 1882
Krafft, F., Ueber neunzehn höhere Normalparaffine Cn H2n + 2 und ein einfaches Volumgesetz für den tropfbar flüssigen Zustand. I, Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges., 1882, 15, 2, 1687-1711, https://doi.org/10.1002/cber.18820150258 . [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]

Bradley and Shellard, 1949
Bradley, R.S.; Shellard, A.D., The rate of evaporation of droplets. III. Vapour pressures and rates of evaporation of straight-chain paraffin hydrocarbons, Proc. Roy. Soc. London A, 1949, 198, 239-251. [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]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970, 2
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press Inc., London, 1970, 643. [all data]

Barbillon, Schuffenecker, et al., 1991
Barbillon, P.; Schuffenecker, L.; Dellacherie, J.; Balesdent, D.; Dirande, M., Variation d'enthalpie subie de 260 K a 340 K par les n-paraffines, comprises entrel'octadecane et l'hexacosane, J. Chim. Phys. Phys.-Chim. Biol., 1991, 88, 91-113. [all data]

Kolesnikov and Syunyaev, 1985
Kolesnikov, S.I.; Syunyaev, Z.I., Phase transitions in the melting and crystallization of n-C18H38 and n-C20H42, Zhur. Prikl. Khim. (Leningrad), 1985, 58(10), 2267-2271. [all data]

Mondieig, Rajabalee, et al., 2004
Mondieig, D.; Rajabalee, F.; Metivaud, V.; Oonk, H.A.J.; Cuevas-Diarte, M.A., n -Alkane Binary Molecular Alloys, Chem. Mater., 2004, 16, 5, 786-798, https://doi.org/10.1021/cm031169p . [all data]

Domalski and Hearing, 1996
Domalski, Eugene S.; Hearing, Elizabeth D., Heat Capacities and Entropies of Organic Compounds in the Condensed Phase. Volume III, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1996, 25, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555985 . [all data]

Claudy and Letoffe, 1991
Claudy, P.; Letoffe, J.M., Phase transitions in even n-alkanes CnH2n+2, n = 16-28. Characterization by differential calorimetric analysis and by thermooptical analysis. Effect of deuteration, Calorim. Anal. Therm., 1991, 22, 281-290. [all data]

Schaerer, Busso, et al., 1955
Schaerer, A.A.; Busso, C.J.; Smith, A.E.; Skinner, L.B., Properties of pure normal alkanes in the C17 to C36 range, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1955, 77, 2017-2019. [all data]

Rogers and Skanupong, 1974
Rogers, D.W.; Skanupong, S., Heats of hydrogenation of sixteen terminal monoolefins. The alternating effect, J. Phys. Chem., 1974, 78, 2569-2572. [all data]

Chen, Keeran, et al., 2002
Chen, P.H.; Keeran, W.S.; Van Ausdale, W.A.; Schindler, D.R.; Roberts, D.W., Application of Lee retention indices to the confirmation of tentatively identified compounds from GC/MS analysis of environmental samples, Technical paper, Analytical Services Division, Environmental ScienceEngineering, Inc, PO Box 1703, Gainesville, FL 32602, 2002, 11. [all data]


Notes

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