Formic acid

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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfliquid-425.09kJ/molCmGuthrie, 1974Heat of hydrolysis; ALS
Δfliquid-425.5 ± 0.3kJ/molCcbLebedeva, 1964ALS
Δfliquid-424.8 ± 0.3kJ/molCcbSinke, 1959ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δcliquid-253.8 ± 0.3kJ/molCcbLebedeva, 1964Corresponding Δfliquid = -425.51 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Δcliquid-254.6 ± 0.3kJ/molCcbSinke, 1959Corresponding Δfliquid = -424.72 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
liquid131.84J/mol*KN/AStout and Fisher, 1941Includes 2.89 J/mol*K for zero-point entropy.; DH
liquid128.4J/mol*KN/AParks, Kelley, et al., 1929Extrapolation below 90 K, 29.7 J/mol*K. Revision of previous data.; DH
liquid143.1J/mol*KN/AGibson, Latimer, et al., 1920Used Berthelot's value, 10125 J/mol for H fusion. Extrapolation below 70 K, no details.; DH

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Cp,liquid (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
99.04298.15Stout and Fisher, 1941T = 15 to 300 K.; DH
98.10298.15Glagoleva and Chervov, 1936Temperature range: 298.15, 333.15, 353.15 K.; DH
100.0290.Radulescu and Jula, 1934DH
98.3291.5Gibson, Latimer, et al., 1920T = 71 to 292 K. Value is unsmoothed experimental datum.; DH
95.4298.von Reis, 1881T = 291 to 385 K.; DH

References

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Guthrie, 1974
Guthrie, J.P., Hydration of carboxamides. Evaluation of the free energy change for addition of water to acetamide and formamide derivatives, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1974, 96, 3608-3615. [all data]

Lebedeva, 1964
Lebedeva, N.D., Heats of combustion of monocarboxylic acids, Russ. J. Phys. Chem. (Engl. Transl.), 1964, 38, 1435-1437. [all data]

Sinke, 1959
Sinke, G.C., The heat of formation of formic acid, J. Phys. Chem., 1959, 63, 2063. [all data]

Stout and Fisher, 1941
Stout, J.W.; Fisher, L.H., The entropy of formic acid. The heat capacity from 15 to 300K. Heats of fusion and vaporization, J. Chem. Phys., 1941, 9, 163-168. [all data]

Parks, Kelley, et al., 1929
Parks, G.S.; Kelley, K.K.; Huffman, H.M., Thermal data on organic compounds. V. A revision of the entropies and free energies of nineteen organic compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1929, 51, 1969-1973. [all data]

Gibson, Latimer, et al., 1920
Gibson, G.E.; Latimer, W.M.; Parks, G.S., Entropy changes at low temperatures. I. Formic acid and urea. A test of the third law of thermodynamics, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1920, 42, 1533-1542. [all data]

Glagoleva and Chervov, 1936
Glagoleva, A.A.; Chervov, S.I., Investigation of the heat capacity of formic acid and its aqueous solutions, Zhur. Obshch. Khim., 1936, 6, 685-690. [all data]

Radulescu and Jula, 1934
Radulescu, D.; Jula, O., Beiträge zur Bestimmung der Abstufung der Polarität des Aminstickstoffes in den organischen Verbindungen, Z. Phys. Chem., 1934, B26, 390-393. [all data]

von Reis, 1881
von Reis, M.A., Die specifische Wärme flüssiger organischer Verbindungen und ihre Beziehung zu deren Moleculargewicht, Ann. Physik [3], 1881, 13, 447-464. [all data]


Notes

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