Propane

• Formula: C₃H₈
• Molecular weight: 44.0956
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H8/c1-3-2/h3H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ATUOYWHBWRKTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 74-98-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Propane-2-¹³c
  • Propane-d8
  • CH3CD2CH3
• Other names: n-Propane; Dimethylmethane; Freon 290; Liquefied petroleum gas; LPG; Propyl hydride; R 290; C3H8; UN 1978; A-108; Hydrocarbon propellant A-108; HC 290
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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]

Holcomb, Magee, et al., 1995
Holcomb, C.D.; Magee, J.W.; Haynes, W.M., Density Measurements on Natural Gas Liquids, Research Report RR-147, Gas Processors Association Project 916, 1995. [all data]

Ohgaki, Umezono, et al., 1990
Ohgaki, K.; Umezono, S.; Katayama, T., Pressure-density-temperature (p-ρ-T) relations of fluoroform, nitrous oxide, and propene in the critical region, J. Supercrit. Fluids, 1990, 3, 78-84. [all data]

Sychev, Vasserman, et al., 1989
Sychev, V.V.; Vasserman, A.A.; Kozlov, A.D.; Tsymarny, V.A., Thermodynamic Properties of Propane, Standards Publishing House, 1989. [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]

Goodwin and Haynes, 1982
Goodwin, R.D.; Haynes, W.M., Thermophysical Properties of Propane from 85 to 700 K at Pressures to 70 MPa, NBS Monogr. (U. S.) No. 170, 249 pp., 1982. [all data]

Thomas and Harrison, 1982
Thomas, R.H.P.; Harrison, R.H., Pressure-Volume-Temperature Relations of Propane, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1982, 27, 1-11. [all data]

Goodwin, 1977
Goodwin, R.D., , Natl. Bur. Stand., [Tech. Rep.] NBSIR (U. S.) 77-860, 1977. [all data]

Mousa, 1977
Mousa, A.H.N., The Physical properties of highly purified purified samnples of propane and n-hexane, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1977, 9, 1063-5. [all data]

Mousa, Kay, et al., 1972
Mousa, A.H.N.; Kay, W.B.; Kreglewski, A., The critical constants of binary mixtures of certain perfluoro-compounds with alkanes, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1972, 4, 301-11. [all data]

Kreglewski and Kay, 1969
Kreglewski, A.; Kay, W.B., The Critical Constants of Conformal Mixtures, J. Phys. Chem., 1969, 73, 3359. [all data]

Clegg and Rowlinson, 1955
Clegg, H.P.; Rowlinson, J.S., Physical Properties of Some Fluorine Compounds and Their Solutions II. Part 2. The System Sulfur Hexafluoride + Propane, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1955, 51, 1333-40. [all data]

Kreglewski, 1953
Kreglewski, A., The Pre- and Post-critical Region of One-component Systems VI. Isotherms and Isochores of Propane, Rocz. Chem., 1953, 27, 125-33. [all data]

Deschner and Brown, 1940
Deschner, W.W.; Brown, G.G., P-V-T Relations for Propane, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1940, 32, 836-840. [all data]

Sage, Schaafsma, et al., 1934
Sage, B.H.; Schaafsma, J.G.; Lacey, W.N., Phase Equilibria in Hydrocarbon Systems: Pressure-Volume-Temperature Relations and Thermal Properties of Propane, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1934, 26, 1218-24. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ρc	Critical density

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