Silane, tetraethyl-

• Formula: C₈H₂₀Si
• Molecular weight: 144.3299
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H20Si/c1-5-9(6-2,7-3)8-4/h5-8H2,1-4H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VCZQFJFZMMALHB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 631-36-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Tetraethylsilane; Tetraethylsilicon; (C2H5)4Si
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  • References
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Phase change data

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AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Gas phase ion energetics data

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RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

IR Spectrum

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Condensed Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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Sommer, Goldberg, et al., 1946
Sommer, L.H.; Goldberg, G.M.; Derfman, E.; Whitmore, F.C., Organisilicaon Compounds V. β-Elimination Involving Silicon, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1946, 68, 1083. [all data]

Staveley, Warren, et al., 1954
Staveley, L.A.K.; Warren, J.B.; Paget, H.P.; Dowrick, D.J., Some Thermodynamic Properties of Compounds of the Formula MX4 II. Tetraalkyl Compounds, J. Chem. Soc., 1954, 1954, 1992. [all data]

Maslova, Rabinovich, et al., 1972
Maslova, V.A.; Rabinovich, I.B.; Nistoalov, V.P.; Faminskaya, L.A., Specific heat and phase transition of some alkyl compounds of silicon, germanium, and tin, Tr. Khim. Khim. Tekhnol., 1972, 1972, 44. [all data]

Steele, Chirico, et al., 1991
Steele, W.V.; Chirico, R.D.; Nguyen, A.; Hossenlopp, I.A.; Smith, N.K., DIPPR Project 871: determination of ideal-gas enthalpies of formation for key compounds: the 1989 project results in DIPPR Data Ser. 1, 1991. [all data]

Voronkov, Baryshok, et al., 1988
Voronkov, M.G.; Baryshok, V.P.; Klyuchnikov, V.A.; Danilova, T.F.; Pepekin, V.I.; Korchagina, A.N.; Khudobin, Yu.I., Thermochemistry of organosilicon compounds, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1988, 345, 1-2, 27-38, https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-328X(88)80231-6 . [all data]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

Maslova, Rabinovich, et al., 1972, 2
Maslova, V.A.; Rabinovich, I.B.; Nistoalov, V.P.; Faminskaya, L.A., Specific heat and phase transitions of some alkyl compounds of silicon, germanium, and tin, Tr. Khim. Khim. Tekhnol., 1972, (2), 44-50. [all data]

Staveley, Warren, et al., 1954, 2
Staveley, L.A.K.; Warren, J.B.; Paget, H.P.; Dowrick, D.J., Some thermodynamic properties of compounds of the formula MX4. Part II. Tetra-alkyl compounds, 1954, J. [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]

Potzinger, Ritter, et al., 1975
Potzinger, P.; Ritter, A.; Krause, J., Massenspektrometrische Bestimmung von Bindungsenergien in siliciumorganischen Verbindungen, Z. Naturforsch. A:, 1975, 30, 347. [all data]

deRidder and Dijkstra, 1967
deRidder, J.J.; Dijkstra, G., Mass spectra of the tetramethyl and tetraethyl compounds of carbon, silicon, germanium, tin and lead, Rec. Trav. Chim., 1967, 86, 737. [all data]

Beltram, Fehlner, et al., 1980
Beltram, G.; Fehlner, T.P.; Mochida, K.; Kochi, J.K., UV photoelectron spectra of group IV alkyl hydrides, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1980, 18, 153. [all data]

Peetre and Smith, 1974
Peetre, I.-B.; Smith, B.E.F., Gas chromatographic investigation of organometallic compounds and their carbon analogues. IV. determination, calculation and correlation of Kováts retention indices for tetraalkylsilanes, J. Chromatogr., 1974, 90, 1, 41-55, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)94772-7 . [all data]

Ainshtein and Shulyatieva, 1972
Ainshtein, A.A.; Shulyatieva, T.I., Retention indices of alkyl- and arylchlorosilanes, Zh. Anal. Khim., 1972, 27, 816-821. [all data]

Ellren, Peetre, et al., 1974
Ellren, O.; Peetre, I.B.; Smith, B.E.F., Gas chromatographic investigation of organometallic compounds and their carbon analogues. V. Use of refractive index in conjunction with Kovats retention index for the identification of organosilicon compounds, J. Chromatogr., 1974, 93, 2, 383-392, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)85402-9 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Pc	Critical pressure
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions
  ρc	Critical density

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