Ethanol
- Formula: C2H6O
- Molecular weight: 46.0684
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 64-17-5
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: Ethyl alcohol; Alcohol; Alcohol anhydrous; Algrain; Anhydrol; Denatured ethanol; Ethyl hydrate; Ethyl hydroxide; Jaysol; Jaysol S; Methylcarbinol; SD Alchol 23-hydrogen; Tecsol; C2H5OH; Absolute ethanol; Cologne spirit; Fermentation alcohol; Grain alcohol; Molasses alcohol; Potato alcohol; Aethanol; Aethylalkohol; Alcohol, dehydrated; Alcool ethylique; Alcool etilico; Alkohol; Cologne spirits; Denatured alcohol CD-10; Denatured alcohol CD-5; Denatured alcohol CD-5a; Denatured alcohol SD-1; Denatured alcohol SD-13a; Denatured alcohol SD-17; Denatured alcohol SD-23a; Denatured alcohol SD-28; Denatured alcohol SD-3a; Denatured alcohol SD-30; Denatured alcohol SD-39b; Denatured alcohol SD-39c; Denatured alcohol SD-40m; Etanolo; Ethanol 200 proof; Ethyl alc; Etylowy alkohol; EtOH; NCI-C03134; Spirits of wine; Spirt; Alkoholu etylowego; Ethyl alcohol anhydrous; SD alcohol 23-hydrogen; UN 1170; Tecsol C; Alcare Hand Degermer; Absolute alcohol; Denatured alcohol; Ethanol, silent spirit; Ethylol; Punctilious ethyl alcohol; SD 3A
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Normal melting point
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
Tfus (K) | Reference | Comment |
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159.015 | Hwa and Ziegler, 1966 | DH |
158.75 | Anonymous, 1958 | TRC |
158.66 | Dreisbach and Martin, 1949 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
158.35 | Tschamler, Richter, et al., 1949 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6 K; TRC |
159. | Yoshida, 1944 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC |
159. | Timmermans, 1935 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC |
158.65 | Biltz, Fischer, et al., 1930 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC |
157.93 | Mitsukuri, 1926 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC |
159. | Maass and Boomer, 1922 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; may not be measured by authors; TRC |
158.90 | Timmermans, 1911 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC |
156. | Timmermans, 1907 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC |
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Hwa and Ziegler, 1966
Hwa, S.C.P.; Ziegler, W.T.,
Temperature dependence of excess thermodynamic properties of ethanol-methylcyclohexane and ethanol-toluene systems,
J. Phys. Chem., 1966, 70(8), 2572-2593. [all data]
Anonymous, 1958
Anonymous, X.,
Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 50, 1958, Unpublished, 1958. [all data]
Dreisbach and Martin, 1949
Dreisbach, R.R.; Martin, R.A.,
Physical Data on Some Organic Compounds,
Ind. Eng. Chem., 1949, 41, 2875-8. [all data]
Tschamler, Richter, et al., 1949
Tschamler, H.; Richter, E.; Wettig, F.,
Mixtures of Primry Aliphatic Alcohols with Chlorex and Other Organic Substances. Binary Liquid Mixtures XII.,
Monatsh. Chem., 1949, 80, 749. [all data]
Yoshida, 1944
Yoshida, U.,
Structural relaxation of amorphous solids and the cybotactic structure of super-cooled liquids,
Mem. Coll. Sci., Univ. Kyoto, Ser. A, 1944, 24, 135. [all data]
Timmermans, 1935
Timmermans, J.,
Researches in Stoichiometry. I. The Heat of Fusion of Organic Compounds.,
Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1935, 44, 17-40. [all data]
Biltz, Fischer, et al., 1930
Biltz, W.; Fischer, W.; Wunnenberg, E.,
Molecular and Atomic Volumes. The Volume Requirements of Crystalline Organic Compounds and Low Temperatures,
Z. Phys. Chem., Abt. A, 1930, 151, 13-55. [all data]
Mitsukuri, 1926
Mitsukuri, S.,
The Heats of Fusion of SOme ORganic Solvents Whose Melting Points Are Relatively Low,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1926, 1, 30-4. [all data]
Maass and Boomer, 1922
Maass, O.; Boomer, E.H.,
Vapor Densities at Low Pressures and Over and Extended Temperature Range. I. The Properties of Ethylene Oxide Compared to Oxygen Compounds of Similar Molecular Weight,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1922, 44, 8, 1709-1728, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01429a013
. [all data]
Timmermans, 1911
Timmermans, J.,
Researches on the freezing point of organic liquid compounds,
Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1911, 25, 300. [all data]
Timmermans, 1907
Timmermans, J.,
New research on the density of liquids below zero,
Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1907, 21, 395. [all data]
Notes
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Tfus Fusion (melting) point - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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