Octacosane
- Formula: C28H58
- Molecular weight: 394.7601
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZYURHZPYMFLWSH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 630-02-4
- Chemical structure:
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled by: Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
224. | 353. | Atkinson, Larkin, et al., 1969 | T = 353 to 453 K. Equation only. |
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
CAL - James S. Chickos, William E. Acree, Jr., Joel F. Liebman, Students of Chem 202 (Introduction to the Literature of Chemistry), University of Missouri -- St. Louis
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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Tboil | 704.8 | K | N/A | Weast and Grasselli, 1989 | BS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tfus | 334. ± 1. | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 23 out of 26 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Ttriple | 333.98 | K | N/A | Domanska and Wyrzykowska-Stankiewicz, 1991 | Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.7 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 33.91 | kcal/mol | CGC | Chickos and Hanshaw, 2004 | Based on data from 434. to 539. K.; AC |
ΔvapH° | 36.0 ± 0.1 | kcal/mol | CGC | Chickos, Webb, et al., 2002 | AC |
ΔvapH° | 36.02 ± 0.41 | kcal/mol | CGC | Nichols, Orf, et al., 2000 | AC |
ΔvapH° | 36.42 ± 0.69 | kcal/mol | CGC | Chickos and Wilson, 1997 | AC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔsubH° | 49.9 ± 2.4 | kcal/mol | B | Piacente, Pompili, et al., 1991 | AC |
Reduced pressure boiling point
Tboil (K) | Pressure (atm) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
551.2 | 0.020 | Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990 | BS |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
28.06 ± 0.29 | 376. | N/A | Razzouk, Naccoul, et al., 2009 | Based on data from 339. to 412. K.; AC |
28.32 | 369. | GC | Mokbel, Razzouk, et al., 2007 | Based on data from 354. to 517. K.; AC |
24.02 | 498. | N/A | Morgan and Kobayashi, 1994 | Based on data from 483. to 588. K.; AC |
32.3 ± 0.7 | 431. | TE | Piacente, Fontana, et al., 1994 | Based on data from 407. to 456. K.; AC |
25.22 | 441. | TE,ME,GS | Piacente, Pompili, et al., 1991 | Based on data from 426. to 493. K.; AC |
24.64 ± 0.72 | 494. | GS | Piacente and Scardala, 1990 | Based on data from 473. to 515. K.; AC |
23.73 ± 0.01 | 510. | V | Chirico, Nguyen, et al., 1989 | ALS |
24.04 | 500. | EB,IP | Chirico, Nguyen, et al., 1989 | Based on data from 450. to 575. K.; AC |
23.4 | 560. | EB,IP | Chirico, Nguyen, et al., 1989 | Based on data from 450. to 575. K.; AC |
31.48 | 315. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 300. to 390. K.; AC |
25.48 | 496. | A,EST | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 481. to 705. K. See also Kudchadker and Zwolinski, 1966.; AC |
Enthalpy of sublimation
ΔsubH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
46.80 ± 0.53 | 326. | Razzouk, Naccoul, et al., 2009 | Based on data from 323. to 329. K.; AC |
Enthalpy of fusion
ΔfusH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
16.10 | 334.2 | DSC | Hafsaoui and Mahmoud, 2007 | AC |
15.1 | 333.4 | DSC | Mondieig, Rajabalee, et al., 2004 | AC |
15.45 | 334.5 | N/A | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | AC |
Entropy of fusion
ΔfusS (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
25.569 | 331.3 | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | CAL |
46.195 | 334.5 |
Enthalpy of phase transition
ΔHtrs (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Initial Phase | Final Phase | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0485 | 330.7 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | Claudy and Letoffe, 1991 | DH |
15.149 | 334.7 | crystaline, I | liquid | Claudy and Letoffe, 1991 | DH |
8.0449 | 330.40 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | Domanska and Wyrzykowska-Stankiewicz, 1991, 2 | DH |
15.899 | 333.98 | crystaline, I | liquid | Domanska and Wyrzykowska-Stankiewicz, 1991, 2 | DH |
8.4699 | 331.25 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | Company, 1973 | DH |
15.450 | 334.45 | crystaline, I | liquid | Company, 1973 | DH |
8.4699 | 331.15 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | Schaerer, Busso, et al., 1955 | DH |
15.450 | 334.35 | crystaline, I | liquid | Schaerer, Busso, et al., 1955 | DH |
Entropy of phase transition
ΔStrs (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Initial Phase | Final Phase | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
25.57 | 331.25 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | Company, 1973 | DH |
46.20 | 334.45 | crystaline, I | liquid | Company, 1973 | DH |
25.57 | 331.15 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | Schaerer, Busso, et al., 1955 | DH |
46.20 | 334.35 | crystaline, I | liquid | Schaerer, Busso, et al., 1955 | DH |
Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director
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NIST MS number | 229447 |
References
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Atkinson, Larkin, et al., 1969
Atkinson, C.M.L.; Larkin, J.A.; Richardson, M.J.,
Enthalpy changes in molten n-alkanes and polyethylene,
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Domanska, U.; Wyrzykowska-Stankiewicz, D.,
Enthalpies of fusion and solid-solid transition of even-numbered paraffins docosane, hexacosane, octacosane and tetracosane,
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Vapor Pressures and Vaporization Enthalpies of the n -Alkanes from C 21 to C 30 at T = 298.15 K by Correlation Gas Chromatography,
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The vaporization enthalpies of some crown and polyethers by correlation gas chromatography,
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Vaporization Enthalpies at 298.15 K of the n -Alkanes from C 21 to C 28 and C 30,
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Piacente, Pompili, et al., 1991
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Temperature dependence of the vaporization enthalpies of n-alkanes from vapour-pressure measurements,
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Vapor and Sublimation Pressures of Three Normal Alkanes: C 20 , C 24 , and C 28,
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Direct vapor pressure measurements of ten n-alkanes m the 10-C28 range,
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Enthalpies of Vaporization of a Homologous Series of n-Alkanes Determined from Vapor Pressure Measurements,
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Vaporization enthalpies and entropies of some n-alkanes,
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Chirico, R.D.; Nguyen, A.; Steele, W.V.; Strube, M.M.,
Vapor pressure of n-alkanes revisited. New high-precision vapor pressure data on n-decane, n-eicosane, and n-octacosane,
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Solid-liquid equilibria of binary systems containing n-tetracosane with naphthalene or dibenzofuran,
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Domanska and Wyrzykowska-Stankiewicz, 1991, 2
Domanska, U.; Wyrzykowska-Stankiewicz, D.,
Enthalpies of fusion and solid-solid transition of even-numbered paraffins docosane, hexacosane, octacosane and tetracosane,
Thermochim. Acta, 1991, 179, 265-271. [all data]
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Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Cp,liquid Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid Tboil Boiling point Tfus Fusion (melting) point Ttriple Triple point temperature ΔHtrs Enthalpy of phase transition ΔStrs Entropy of phase transition ΔfusH Enthalpy of fusion ΔfusS Entropy of fusion ΔsubH Enthalpy of sublimation ΔsubH° Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization ΔvapH° Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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