Hexacontane

• Formula: C₆₀H₁₂₂
• Molecular weight: 843.6107
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C60H122/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-27-29-31-33-35-37-39-41-43-45-47-49-51-53-55-57-59-60-58-56-54-52-50-48-46-44-42-40-38-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-60H2,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: OCWUCHKZAHTZAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7667-80-3
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Phase change data

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AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of fusion

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Carothers, Hill, et al., 1930
Carothers, W.H.; Hill, J.W.; Kirby, J.E.; Jacobson, R.A., Studies on Polymerization and Ring Formation. VII. Normal Paraffin Hydro- carbons of High Molecular Weight Prepared by the Action of Sodium on Decamethylene Bormide, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1930, 52, 5279. [all data]

Fischer and Tropsch, 1927
Fischer; Tropsch, Chem. Ber., 1927, 60, 1330. [all data]

Struve, 1908
Struve, K., Justus Leibigs Ann. Chem., 1908, 362, 123. [all data]

Hell and Haegele, 1889
Hell, C.; Haegele, C., Chem. Ber., 1889, 22, 502. [all data]

Chickos, Wang, et al., 2008
Chickos, James; Wang, Tracy; Sharma, Esseim, Hypothetical Thermodynamic Properties: Vapor Pressures and Vaporization Enthalpies of the Even n -Alkanes from C ₄₀ to C ₇₆ at T = 298.15 K by Correlation-Gas Chromatography. Are the Vaporization Enthalpies a Linear Function of Carbon Number?, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2008, 53, 2, 481-491, https://doi.org/10.1021/je7005852 . [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]

Kudchadker and Zwolinski, 1966
Kudchadker, A.P.; Zwolinski, B.J., Vapor Pressure and Boiling Points of Normal Alkanes, C ₂₁ to C ₁₀₀ ., J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1966, 11, 2, 253-255, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60029a039 . [all data]

Lourdin, Roux, et al., 1992
Lourdin, D.; Roux, A.H.; Grolier, J.-P.E.; Buisine, J.-M., Thermobarometric and differential scanning calorimetric study of the polymorphism of some even and odd paraffins (C26, C27, C40, C60), Thermochimica Acta, 1992, 204, 1, 99-110, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(92)80319-R . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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