Ethane

• Formula: C₂H₆
• Molecular weight: 30.0690
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2H6/c1-2/h1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OTMSDBZUPAUEDD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 74-84-0
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • 1-Ethenyl-1-methyl-2,4-bis-(1-methylethenyl)-1S-1α,2β,4α-cyclohexane
• Isotopologues:
  • pentadeuteroethane
  • Ethane-d1
• Other names: Bimethyl; Dimethyl; Ethyl hydride; Methylmethane; C2H6; UN 1035; UN 1961
• Information on this page:
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  • Notes
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Critical density

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

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.

Ambrose and Tsonopoulos, 1995
Ambrose, D.; Tsonopoulos, C., Vapor-Liquid Critical Properties of Elements and Compounds. 2. Normal Alkenes, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1995, 40, 531-546. [all data]

Friend, Ingham, et al., 1991
Friend, D.G.; Ingham, H.; Ely, J.F., Thermophysical Properties of Ethane, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1991, 20, 2, 275-347, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555881 . [all data]

Teja, Lee, et al., 1989
Teja, A.S.; Lee, R.J.; Rosenthal, D.J.; Anselme, M.J., Correlation of the Critical Properties of Alkanes and Alkanols in 5th IUPAC Conference on Alkanes and AlkanolsGradisca, 1989. [all data]

Morrison and Kincaid, 1984
Morrison, G.; Kincaid, J.M., Critical Point Measurements on Nearly Polydisperse Fluids, AIChE J., 1984, 30, 257. [all data]

Sychev, Vasserman, et al., 1982
Sychev, V.V.; Vasserman, A.A.; Kozlov, A.D.; Zagoruchenko, V.A.; Spiridonov, G.A.; Tsymarny, V.A., Thermodynamic Properties of Ethane, Standards Publishing House, 1982. [all data]

Bulavin and Shimanskii, 1979
Bulavin, L.A.; Shimanskii, Yu.I., Zh. Eksp. Teor. Fiz., 1979, 29, 482-5. [all data]

Burton and Balzarini, 1974
Burton, M.; Balzarini, D., Can. J. Phys., 1974, 52, 2011-3. [all data]

Strumpf, Collings, et al., 1974
Strumpf, H.J.; Collings, A.F.; Pings, C.J., Viscosity of Xenon and Ethane in the critical region, J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 60, 3109-23. [all data]

Douslin and Harrison, 1973
Douslin, D.R.; Harrison, R.H., Pressure, Volume, Temperature Relations of Ethane, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1973, 5, 491-512. [all data]

Bulavin, Ostanevich, et al., 1971
Bulavin, L.A.; Ostanevich, Yu.M.; Simkina, A.P.; Stelkov, A.V., Ukr. Fiz. Zh. (Ukr. Ed.), 1971, 16, 90. [all data]

Chashkin, Smirnov, et al., 1970
Chashkin, Yu.R.; Smirnov, V.A.; Voronel, A.V., Study of the ethane coexistence curve shape near the critical point using the method of quasistatic thermograms, Teplofiz. Svoistva Veshchestv Mater., 1970, 2, 139. [all data]

Tsiklis and Prokhorov, 1967
Tsiklis, D.S.; Prokhorov, V.M., Phase equilibria in systems containing fluorine compounds, Zh. Fiz. Khim., 1967, 41, 2195-9. [all data]

Whiteway and Mason, 1953
Whiteway, S.G.; Mason, S.G., Coexistence Phenonena in the Critical region II. Influence of Gravity on the Coexistence Curves of Ethane, Ethylene, and Xenon, Can. J. Chem., 1953, 31, 569-84. [all data]

Kay and Nevens, 1952
Kay, W.B.; Nevens, T.D., Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium Relations in Binary Systems: the Ethane-benzene SYStem, Chem. Eng. Prog., Symp. Ser., 1952, 48, 3, 108. [all data]

Kay, 1940
Kay, W.B., Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium Relations in Binary Systems. The Ethane- Butane System, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1940, 32, 353-7. [all data]

Beattie, Su, et al., 1939
Beattie, J.A.; Su, G.-J.; Simard, G.L., The Critical Constants of Ethane, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1939, 61, 924. [all data]

Kay, 1938
Kay, W.B., Liquid-Vapor Phase Equilibrium Relations in the Ethane-n-Heptane Syst., Ind. Eng. Chem., 1938, 30, 459-65. [all data]

Sage, Webster, et al., 1937
Sage, B.H.; Webster, D.C.; Lacey, W.N., Phase Equilibria in Hydrocarbon Systems: Thermodynamic Properties of Ethane ethane, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1937, 29, 658-666. [all data]

Kuenen and Robson, 1902
Kuenen, J.P.; Robson, W.G., Vapor-pressures of carbon dioxide and of ehane at temperatures below 0 deg C., Philos. Mag., 1902, 3, 149-59. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ρc	Critical density

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