Benzene, hexamethyl-
- Formula: C12H18
- Molecular weight: 162.2713
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C12H18/c1-7-8(2)10(4)12(6)11(5)9(7)3/h1-6H3
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: YUWFEBAXEOLKSG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 87-85-4
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: Hexamethylbenzene; Mellitene; 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexamethylbenzene
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Gas phase thermochemistry 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:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔfH°gas | -18.5 ± 0.60 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1989 | see Boned, Colomina, et al., 1964; ALS |
| ΔfH°gas | -18.7 | kcal/mol | N/A | Parks, West, et al., 1946 | Value computed using ΔfHsolid° value of -163.3±3.1 kj/mol from Parks, West, et al., 1946 and ΔsubH° value of 85.0 kj/mol from Parks, West, et al., 1946.; DRB |
Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
| Cp,gas (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44.07 | 200. | Draeger, 1985 | Recommended values are in close agreement with experimental data on S(T). Discrepancies with earlier statistically calculated values [ Hastings S.H., 1957] amount to 16 and 13 J/mol*K in S(T) and Cp(T), respectively.; GT |
| 54.33 | 273.15 | ||
| 57.72 ± 0.1 | 298.15 | ||
| 57.98 | 300. | ||
| 71.30 | 400. | ||
| 83.48 | 500. | ||
| 94.12 | 600. | ||
| 103.3 | 700. | ||
| 111.1 | 800. | ||
| 117.9 | 900. | ||
| 123.8 | 1000. | ||
| 128.8 | 1100. | ||
| 133.2 | 1200. | ||
| 137.0 | 1300. | ||
| 140.2 | 1400. | ||
| 143.1 | 1500. |
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.
Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1989
Colomina, M.; Jimenez, P.; Roux, M.V.; Turrion, C.,
Thermochemical properties of 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene, pentamethylbenzene, and hexamethylbenzene,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1989, 21, 275-281. [all data]
Boned, Colomina, et al., 1964
Boned, M.L.; Colomina, M.; Perez-Ossorio, R.; Turrion, C.,
Investigaciones termoquimicas sobre los polimetilbencenos superiores,
Anal. Fisc. Quim. B, 1964, 60, 459-468. [all data]
Parks, West, et al., 1946
Parks, G.S.; West, T.J.; Naylor, B.F.; Fujii, P.S.; McClaine, L.A.,
Thermal data on organic compounds. XXIII. Modern combustion data for fourteen hydrocarbons and five polyhydroxy alcohols,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1946, 68, 2524-2527. [all data]
Draeger, 1985
Draeger, J.A.,
The methylbenzenes II. Fundamental vibrational shifts, statistical thermodynamic functions, and properties of formation,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1985, 17, 263-275. [all data]
Hastings S.H., 1957
Hastings S.H.,
Thermodynamic properties of selected methylbenzenes from 0 to 1000 K,
J. Phys. Chem., 1957, 61, 730-735. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Cp,gas Constant pressure heat capacity of gas ΔfH°gas Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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