1,4-Cyclohexanedione

• Formula: C₆H₈O₂
• Molecular weight: 112.1265
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H8O2/c7-5-1-2-6(8)4-3-5/h1-4H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: DCZFGQYXRKMVFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 637-88-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Tetrahydroquinone; 1,4-Dioxocyclohexane; Cyclohexane-1,4-dione
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
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

Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Temperature of phase transition

Enthalpy of phase transition

References

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Alvik, Borgen, et al., 1972
Alvik, T.; Borgen, G.; Dale, J., Conformational Studies of Normal, Medium, and Large Ring Diametric Cycloalkanediones and Their Ethylene Ketal Derivatives., Acta Chem. Scand., 1972, 26, 1805, https://doi.org/10.3891/acta.chem.scand.26-1805 . [all data]

Hartley and Dobbie, 1898
Hartley, W.N.; Dobbie, J.J., The ultraviolet absorption spectra of some closed chain carbon compounds, J. Chem. Soc., 1898, 73, 598. [all data]

De Wit, De Kruif, et al., 1983
De Wit, H.G.M.; De Kruif, C.G.; Van Miltenburg, J.C., Thermodynamic properties of molecular organic crystals containing nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur II. Molar heat capacities of eight compounds by adiabatic calorimetry, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1983, 15, 9, 891, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(83)90095-2 . [all data]

Pilcher, Parchment, et al., 1993
Pilcher, G.; Parchment, O.G.; Hillier, I.H.; Heatley, F.; Fletcher, D.; Ribeiro da Silva, M.A.V.; Ferrao, M.L.C.C.H.; Monte, J.S.; Jiye, F., Thermochemical and theoretical studies on cyclohexanediones, J. Phys. Chem., 1993, 97, 243-247. [all data]

De Wit, Van Miltenburg, et al., 1983
De Wit, H.G.M.; Van Miltenburg, J.C.; De Kruif, C.G., Thermodynamic properties of molecular organic crystals containing nitrogen, oxygen, and sulphur 1. Vapour pressures and enthalpies of sublimation, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1983, 15, 7, 651-663, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(83)90079-4 . [all data]

De Wit, De Kruif, et al., 1983, 2
De Wit, H.G.M.; De Kruif, C.G.; Van Miltenburg, J.C., Thermodynamic properties of molecular organic crystals containing nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur II. Molar heat capacities of eight compounds by adiabatic calorimetry, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1983, 15, 9, 891-902, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(83)90095-2 . [all data]

Alvik, Borgen, et al., 1972, 2
Alvik, Thor; Borgen, Gerd; Dale, Johannes; Øye, H.A.; Svensson, Sigfrid, Conformational Studies of Normal, Medium, and Large Ring Diametric Cycloalkanediones and Their Ethylene Ketal Derivatives., Acta Chem. Scand., 1972, 26, 1805-1816, https://doi.org/10.3891/acta.chem.scand.26-1805 . [all data]

DeWit, DeKruif, et al., 1983
DeWit, H.G.M.; DeKruif, C.G.; Van Miltenburg, J.C., Thermodynamic properties of molecular organic crystals containing organic crystals containing nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. II. Molar heat capacities of eight compounds by adiabatic calorimetry, J. Chem. Thermodynam., 1983, 15, 891-902. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  Ttrs	Temperature of phase transition
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions

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