Ethanol

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Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions (nominally 298.15 K, 1 atm.)

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

ΔfH°liquid (kJ/mol) Method Reference Comment
-277.0 ± 0.3CcbChao and Rossini, 1965see Rossini, 1934; ALS
-277.6 ± 0.42CcbGreen, 1960ALS
-277.6CmKelley, 1929hfusion=1.20 kcal/mol; ALS
-274.7CcbParks, 1925ALS
-276.2 ± 5.0CcbRichards and Davis, 1920estimated uncertainty; DRB
-275.9 ± 5.0CcbEmery and Benedict, 1911estimated uncertainty; DRB

References

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Chao and Rossini, 1965
Chao, J.; Rossini, F.D., Heats of combustion, formation, and isomerization of nineteen alkanols, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1965, 10, 374-379. [all data]

Rossini, 1934
Rossini, F.D., Heats of combustion and of formation of the normal aliphatic alcohols in the gaseous and liquid states, and the energies of their atomic linkages, J. Res. NBS, 1934, 13, 189-197. [all data]

Green, 1960
Green, J.H.S., Revision of the values of the heats of formation of normal alcohols, Chem. Ind. (London), 1960, 1215-1216. [all data]

Kelley, 1929
Kelley, K.K., The heat capacities of ethyl and hexyl alcohols from 16°K. to 298°K. and the corresponding entropies and free energies and free energies, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1929, 51, 779-781. [all data]

Parks, 1925
Parks, G.S., Thermal data on organic compounds I. The heat capacities and free energies of methyl, ethyl and normal-butyl alcohols, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1925, 47, 338-345. [all data]

Richards and Davis, 1920
Richards, T.W.; Davis, H.S., The heats of combustion of benzene, toluene, aliphatic alcohols, cyclohexanol, and other carbon compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1920, 42, 1599-1617. [all data]

Emery and Benedict, 1911
Emery, A.G.; Benedict, F.G., The heat of combustion of compounds of physiological importance, Am. J. Physiol., 1911, 28, 301-307. [all data]

Notes

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