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
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Triple point temperature

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Data compiled by: Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

References

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Younglove and Ely, 1987
Younglove, B.A.; Ely, J.F., Thermophysical Properties of Fluids II. Methane, Ethane, Propane, Isobutane, and Normal Butane, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1987, 16, 577. [all data]

Pavese, 1978
Pavese, F., Some thermodynamic properties of ethane between its double solid-to-solid transition and its triple-point temperature, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1978, 10, 369-79. [all data]

Atake and Chihara, 1976
Atake, T.; Chihara, H., Calorimetric Study of the Phase Changes in Solid Ethane, Chem. Lett., 1976, 1976, 683-8. [all data]

Straty and Tsumura, 1976
Straty, G.C.; Tsumura, R., Phase transition and melting pressures of solid ethane, J. Chem. Phys., 1976, 64, 859-61. [all data]

Ziegler, Kirk, et al., 1964
Ziegler, W.T.; Kirk, B.S.; Mullins, J.C.; Berquist, A.R., Calculation of the vap. press. & heats of vaporization & sublimation of liqs. & solids below 1 atms. prss. VII ethane, Ga. Inst. Technol., Eng. Exp. Stn., Proj. A-764, Tech. Rep. No. 1, 1964. [all data]

Clusius and Weigand, 1940
Clusius, K.; Weigand, K., Melting Curves of the Gases A, Kr, Xe, CH4, CH3D, CD4, C2H4, C2H6, COS, and PH3 to 200 Atmospheres Pressure. The Chane of Volume on Melting, Z. Phys. Chem., Abt. B, 1940, 46, 1-37. [all data]

Witt and Kemp, 1937
Witt, R.K.; Kemp, J.D., The heat capacity of ethane from 15K. to the boiling point. The heat of fusion and the heat of vaporization., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1937, 59, 273. [all data]

Parks and Huffman, 1931
Parks, G.S.; Huffman, H.M., Some fusion and transition data for hydrocarbons, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1931, 23, 1138-9. [all data]

Wiebe, Hubbard, et al., 1930
Wiebe, R.; Hubbard, K.H.; Brevoort, M.J., The Heat Capacity of Saturated Liquid Ethane form the Boiling Point to the Critical Temperature and Heat of Fusion of the Solid, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1930, 52, 611. [all data]

Maass and Wright, 1921
Maass, O.; Wright, C.H., SOME PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF HYDROCARBONS CONTAINING TWO AND THREE CARBON ATOMS., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1921, 43, 5, 1098-1111, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01438a013 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Ttriple

  Triple point temperature

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