Benzene

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

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

ΔcH°liquid (kcal/mol) Method Reference Comment
-780.95 ± 0.10CcbGood and Smith, 1969Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = 11.70 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
-783.CcbReppe, Schlichting, et al., 1948Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = 14. kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
-780.82 ± 0.09CcbCoops, Mulder, et al., 1947Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -780.0 ± 1.1 kcal/mol; See Coops, Mulder, et al., 1946; Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = 11.57 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
-780.98 ± 0.10CcbProsen, Gilmont, et al., 1945Hf by Prosen, Johnson, et al., 1946; Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = 11.73 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
-780.3CcbLandrieu, Baylocq, et al., 1929Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = 11.0 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
-783.4CcbBarker, 1925Author was aware that data differs from previously reported values; Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = 14.1 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
-781.850CcbRichards and Davis, 1920At 291 K; Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = 12.60 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
-776.0CcbGuinchant, 1918Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = 6.7 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
-780.88CcbRichards and Barry, 1915At 291 K; Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = 11.6 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS

References

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Good and Smith, 1969
Good, W.D.; Smith, N.K., Enthalpies of combustion of toluene, benzene, cyclohexane, cyclohexene, methylcyclopentane, 1-methylcyclopentene, and n-hexane, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1969, 14, 102-106. [all data]

Reppe, Schlichting, et al., 1948
Reppe, W.; Schlichting, O.; Klager, K.; Toepel, T., Cyclisierende Polymerisation von Acetylen I Uber Cyclooctatetraen, Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem., 1948, 1-93. [all data]

Coops, Mulder, et al., 1947
Coops, J.; Mulder, D.; Dienske, J.W.; Smittenberg, J., Researches on heat of combustion IV. Technique for the determination of the heats of combustion of volatile liquids, Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1947, 66, 153-160. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]

Coops, Mulder, et al., 1946
Coops, J.; Mulder, D.; Dienske, J.W.; Smittenberg, J., The heats of combustion of a number of hydrocarbons, Rec. Trav. Chim. Pays/Bas, 1946, 65, 128. [all data]

Prosen, Gilmont, et al., 1945
Prosen, E.J.; Gilmont, R.; Rossini, F.D., Heats of combustion of benzene, toluene, ethyl-benzene, o-xylene, m-xylene, p-xylene, n-propylbenzene, and styrene, J. Res. NBS, 1945, 34, 65-70. [all data]

Prosen, Johnson, et al., 1946
Prosen, E.J.; Johnson, W.H.; Rossini, F.D., Heats of combustion and formation at 25°C of the alkylbenzenes through C10H14, and of the higher normal monoalkylbenzenes, J. Res. NBS, 1946, 36, 455-461. [all data]

Landrieu, Baylocq, et al., 1929
Landrieu, P.; Baylocq, F.; Johnson, J.R., Etude thermochimique dans la serie furanique, Bull. Soc. Chim. France, 1929, 45, 36-49. [all data]

Barker, 1925
Barker, M.F., Calorific value and constitution, J. Phys. Chem., 1925, 29, 1345-1363. [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]

Guinchant, 1918
Guinchant, M.J., Etude sur la fonction acide dans les derives metheniques et methiniques, Ann. Chem., 1918, 10, 30-84. [all data]

Richards and Barry, 1915
Richards, T.W.; Barry, F., The heats of combustion of aromatic hydrocarbons and hexamethylene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1915, 37, 993-1020. [all data]

Notes

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