Methanethiol

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Phase change data

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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 as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
CAL - James S. Chickos, William E. Acree, Jr., Joel F. Liebman, Students of Chem 202 (Introduction to the Literature of Chemistry), University of Missouri -- St. Louis

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tboil279.1 ± 0.5KAVGN/AAverage of 6 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus150.18KN/AMorris, Lanum, et al., 1960Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC
Tfus150.1KN/ATeets, 1934Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
Tfus150.1KN/AEllis and Reid, 1932Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC
Tfus152.15KN/ATimmermans and Mattaar, 1921Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Ttriple150.14KN/ARussell, Osborne, et al., 1942Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC
Ttriple150.16KN/ARussell, Osborne, et al., 1942Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.03 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc469.9KN/ABerthoud and Brum, 1924Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; by disappearance of meniscus turbidity; TRC
Tc469.9KN/ABerthoud and Brum, 1924Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; by appearance of turbidity; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Pc71.35atmN/ABerthoud and Brum, 1924Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5000 atm; vapor pressure at Tc; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
ρc6.891mol/lN/ABerthoud and Brum, 1924Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.04 mol/l; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap5.69kcal/molN/AReid, 1972AC
Δvap5.69 ± 0.02kcal/molVGood, Lacina, et al., 1961ALS
Δvap5.71kcal/molN/AGood, Lacina, et al., 1961DRB

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
5.8719279.12N/ARussell, Osborne, et al., 1942, 2P = 101.325 kPa; DH
6.50223.N/ADykyj, Svoboda, et al., 1999Based on data from 208. - 298. K.; AC
6.02359.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 267. - 359. K.; AC
6.14268.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 221. - 283. K.; AC
5.66360.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 345. - 424. K.; AC
5.78429.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 414. - 470. K.; AC
6.17264.N/AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 222. - 279. K. See also Russell, Osborne, et al., 1942, 2.; AC

Entropy of vaporization

ΔvapS (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
21.04279.12Russell, Osborne, et al., 1942, 2P; DH

Antoine Equation Parameters

log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Temperature (K) A B C Reference Comment
279.9 - 458.4.348101122.494-21.748Stull, 1947Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.
221.87 - 279.134.186301031.431-32.72Russell, Osborne, et al., 1942, 2Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
1.4150.2Domalski and Hearing, 1996AC

Entropy of fusion

ΔfusS (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
0.380137.6Domalski and Hearing, 1996CAL
9.400150.2

Enthalpy of phase transition

ΔHtrs (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
0.05251137.6crystaline, IIcrystaline, IRussell, Osborne, et al., 1942, 2DH
1.411150.16crystaline, IliquidRussell, Osborne, et al., 1942, 2DH

Entropy of phase transition

ΔStrs (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
0.382137.6crystaline, IIcrystaline, IRussell, Osborne, et al., 1942, 2DH
9.398150.16crystaline, IliquidRussell, Osborne, et al., 1942, 2DH

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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.

Morris, Lanum, et al., 1960
Morris, J.C.; Lanum, W.J.; Helm, R.V.; Haines, W.E.; Cook, G.L.; Ball, J.S., Purification and Properties of Ten Organic Sulfur Compounds, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1960, 5, 112-6. [all data]

Teets, 1934
Teets, D.E., The Relation of the Melting Point to the Number of Carbon Atoms in a Series of Normal Mercaptans, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1934, 56, 1143. [all data]

Ellis and Reid, 1932
Ellis, L.M.; Reid, E.E., The Preparation and Properties of A Double Series of Aliphatic Mercaptans, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1932, 54, 1674. [all data]

Timmermans and Mattaar, 1921
Timmermans, J.; Mattaar, J.F., Freezing points of orgainic substances VI. New experimental determinations., Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1921, 30, 213. [all data]

Russell, Osborne, et al., 1942
Russell, H.; Osborne, D.W.; Yost, D.M., The Heat Capacity, Entropy, Heats of Fusion, Transition and Vaporization and Vapor Pressures of Methyl Mercaptan, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1942, 64, 165-9. [all data]

Berthoud and Brum, 1924
Berthoud, A.; Brum, R., Physical Properties of Some Organic Compounds., J. Chim. Phys. Phys.-Chim. Biol., 1924, 21, 143-60. [all data]

Reid, 1972
Reid, Robert C., Handbook on vapor pressure and heats of vaporization of hydrocarbons and related compounds, R. C. Wilhort and B. J. Zwolinski, Texas A Research Foundation. College Station, Texas(1971). 329 pages.$10.00, AIChE J., 1972, 18, 6, 1278-1278, https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.690180637 . [all data]

Good, Lacina, et al., 1961
Good, W.D.; Lacina, J.L.; McCullough, J.P., Methanethiol and carbon disulfide: Heats of combustion and formation by rotating-bomb calorimetry, J. Phys. Chem., 1961, 65, 2229-2231. [all data]

Russell, Osborne, et al., 1942, 2
Russell, H., Jr.; Osborne, D.W.; Yost, D.M., The heat capacity, entropy, heats of fusion, transition, and vaporization and vapor pressures of methyl mercaptan, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1942, 64, 165-169. [all data]

Dykyj, Svoboda, et al., 1999
Dykyj, J.; Svoboda, J.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Frenkel, M.L.; Hall, K.R., Vapor Pressure of Chemicals: Part A. Vapor Pressure and Antoine Constants for Hydrocarbons and Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium and Hydrogen Containing Organic Compounds, Springer, Berlin, 1999, 373. [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

Domalski and Hearing, 1996
Domalski, Eugene S.; Hearing, Elizabeth D., Heat Capacities and Entropies of Organic Compounds in the Condensed Phase. Volume III, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1996, 25, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555985 . [all data]


Notes

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