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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Critical volume

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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]

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]

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]

Khazanova and Sominskaya, 1971
Khazanova, N.E.; Sominskaya, E.E., Changes in the Volume of Ethane Near Its Critical Point, Russ. J. Phys. Chem. (Engl. Transl.), 1971, 45, 88-9. [all data]

Miniovich and Sorina, 1971
Miniovich, V.M.; Sorina, G.A., P-V-T Relations for Ethane in the Vicinity of Its Critical Point of the critical point of ethane: I p-v-t relations for ethane in the vicintiy of its critical point, Russ. J. Phys. Chem. (Engl. Transl.), 1971, 45, 306-7. [all data]

Khodeeva, 1966
Khodeeva, S.M., Visual Observation of Gas-Gas Mixture, Russ. J. Phys. Chem. (Engl. Transl.), 1966, 40, 1061-3. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Vc	Critical volume

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