Methyl Alcohol
- Formula: CH4O
- Molecular weight: 32.0419
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 67-56-1
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: Methanol; Carbinol; Methyl hydroxide; Methylol; Monohydroxymethane; Wood alcohol; CH3OH; Colonial spirit; Columbian spirit; Hydroxymethane; Wood naphtha; Alcool methylique; Alcool metilico; Columbian spirits; Metanolo; Methylalkohol; Metylowy alkohol; Pyroxylic spirit; Wood spirit; Rcra waste number U154; UN 1230; Pyro alcohol; Spirit of wood; Bieleski's solution; NSC 85232
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Triple point temperature
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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 by: Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
| Ttriple (K) | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 175.61 | Wilhoit, Chao, et al., 1985 | Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC |
| 175.59 | Carlson and Westrum, 1971 | Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC |
| 175.6 | Carlson, 1962 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC |
| 175.37 | Staveley and Gupta, 1949 | Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.08 K; TRC |
| 175.67 | Stull, 1937 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC |
| 175.22 | Kelley, 1929 | Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; typographical error for C-L-G triple point in article; TRC |
| 176.0 | Maass and Walbauer, 1925 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC |
| 175.3 | Parks, 1925 | Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 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.
Wilhoit, Chao, et al., 1985
Wilhoit, R.C.; Chao, J.; Hall, K.R.,
Thermodynamic Properties of Key Organic Compounds in the Carbon Range C1 to C4. Part 1. Properties of Condensed Phases,
J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1985, 14, 1. [all data]
Carlson and Westrum, 1971
Carlson, H.G.; Westrum, E.F.,
Methanol: Heat Capacity, Enthalpies of Transition and Melting and Thermodynamic Properties from 5 - 300 K,
J. Chem. Phys., 1971, 54, 1464. [all data]
Carlson, 1962
Carlson,
, Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. Mich., Ann Arbor, MI, 1962. [all data]
Staveley and Gupta, 1949
Staveley, L.A.K.; Gupta, A.K.,
A semi-micro low-temperature calorimeter, and a comparison of some thermodynamic properties of methyl alcohol and methyl deuteroxide,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1949, 45, 50-61. [all data]
Stull, 1937
Stull, D.R.,
A Semi-micro Calorimeter for Measuring Heat Capacities at Low Temp.,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1937, 59, 2726. [all data]
Kelley, 1929
Kelley, K.K.,
The heat capacity of methanol from 16 to 298 K and the corresponding entropy and free energy,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1929, 51, 180-7. [all data]
Maass and Walbauer, 1925
Maass, O.; Walbauer, L.J.,
The specific heats and latent heats of fusion of ice and of several organic compounds,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1925, 47, 1-9. [all data]
Parks, 1925
Parks, G.S.,
Thermal data on organic compounds: I the heat capacities and free energies of methyl, ethyl and n-butyl alcohol,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1925, 47, 338-45. [all data]
Notes
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Ttriple Triple point temperature - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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