Naphthalene

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Condensed 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:
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
liquid52.005cal/mol*KN/AChirico, Knipmeyer, et al., 1993DH
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfsolid18. ± 2.kcal/molAVGN/AAverage of 7 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δcsolid-1232. ± 5.kcal/molAVGN/AAverage of 18 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
solid,1 bar40.010cal/mol*KN/AMcCullough, Finke, et al., 1957DH
solid,1 bar38.920cal/mol*KN/ASouthard and Brickwedde, 1933DH
solid,1 bar39.880cal/mol*KN/APearce and Tanner, 1934Extrapolation below 90 K, 58.32 J/mol*K.; DH
solid,1 bar39.89cal/mol*KN/AHuffman, Parks, et al., 1930Extrapolation below 90 K, 53.09 J/mol*K.; DH

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Cp,liquid (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
46.859298.15Chirico, Knipmeyer, et al., 1993T = 260 to 700 K.; DH

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Cp,solid (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
50.9330.David, 1964T = 298 to 353 K. Mean value. T = uncertain.; DH
45.03342.Rastogi and Bassi, 1964T = 342, 384 K.; DH
39.601298.15McCullough, Finke, et al., 1957T = 10 to 370 K.; DH
37.31298.15Ueberreiter and Orthmann, 1950T = 293 to 368 K. Equation only.; DH
46.80298.1Eibert, 1944T = 30 to 200°C, equations only in t°C. Cp(c) = 0.365 cal/g*K (30 to 80°C); Cp(liq) = 0.329 + 0.000824t cal/g*K (80 to 200°C).; DH
38.60298.1Schmidt, 1941T = 22 to 200°C, equations only, in t°C. Cp(c) = 0.2595 + 0.001672t cal/g*K (22 to 80°C); Cp(liq) = 0.3360 + 0.0008180t cal/g*K (80 to 200°C).; DH
40.179301.58Hicks, 1938T = 58 to 304 K. Value is unsmoothed experimental datum.; DH
40.170297.6Pearce and Tanner, 1934T = 94 to 298 K. Value is unsmoothed experimental datum.; DH
39.551294.68Southard and Brickwedde, 1933T = 15 to 295 K. Value is unsmoothed experimental datum.; DH
40.39303.Spaght, Thomas, et al., 1932T = 30 to 190°C.; DH
39.10295.1Huffman, Parks, et al., 1930T = 91 to 295 K.; DH
38.10298.Andrews, Lynn, et al., 1926T = 12 to 300°C.; DH

IR Spectrum

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, 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.

Chirico, Knipmeyer, et al., 1993
Chirico, R.D.; Knipmeyer, S.E.; Nguyen, A.; Steele, W.V., The thermodynamic properties to the temperature 700 K of naphthalene and of 2,7-dimethylnaphthalene, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1993, 25, 1461-1494. [all data]

McCullough, Finke, et al., 1957
McCullough, J.P.; Finke, H.L.; Messerly, J.F.; Kincheloe, T.C.; Waddington, G., The low temperature thermodynamic properties of naphthalene, 1-methylnaphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene, trans-decahydronaphthalene and cis-decahydronaphthalene, J. Phys. Chem., 1957, 61, 1105-1116. [all data]

Southard and Brickwedde, 1933
Southard, J.C.; Brickwedde, F.G., Low temperature specific heats. I. An improved calorimeter for use from 14 to 300 K. The heat capacity and entropy of naphthalene. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1933, 4378-4384. [all data]

Pearce and Tanner, 1934
Pearce, J.N.; Tanner, W.B., The heat capacity and the free energy of formation of naphthalene, Proc. Iowa Acad. Sci., 1934, 41, 123-126. [all data]

Huffman, Parks, et al., 1930
Huffman, H.M.; Parks, G.S.; Daniels, A.C., Thermal data on organic compounds. VII. The heat capacities, entropies and free energies of twelve aromatic hydrocarbons, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1930, 52, 1547-1558. [all data]

David, 1964
David, D.J., Determination of specific heat and heat of fusion by differential thermal analysis. Study of theory and operating parameters, Anal. Chem., 1964, 36, 2162-2166. [all data]

Rastogi and Bassi, 1964
Rastogi, R.P.; Bassi, P.S., Mechanism of eutectic crystallization, J. Phys. Chem., 1964, 68, 2398-2406. [all data]

Ueberreiter and Orthmann, 1950
Ueberreiter, K.; Orthmann, H.-J., Specifische Wärme, spezifisches Volumen, Temperatur- und Wärme-leittähigkeit einiger disubstituierter Benzole und polycyclischer Systeme, Z. Natursforsch. 5a, 1950, 101-108. [all data]

Eibert, 1944
Eibert, J., Thesis Washington University (St. Louis), 1944. [all data]

Schmidt, 1941
Schmidt, W.R., Thesis Washington University (St. Louis), 1941. [all data]

Hicks, 1938
Hicks, J.F.G., Jr., A low temperature calorimeter. The heat capacity and entropy of thallium from 14 to 300°K. Low temperature studies. No. 3, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1938, 60, 1000-1004. [all data]

Spaght, Thomas, et al., 1932
Spaght, M.E.; Thomas, S.B.; Parks, G.S., Some heat capacity data on organic compounds obtained with a radiation calorimeter, J. Phys. Chem., 1932, 36, 882-888. [all data]

Andrews, Lynn, et al., 1926
Andrews, D.H.; Lynn, G.; Johnston, J., The heat capacities and heat of crystallization of some isomeric aromatic compounds, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1926, 48, 1274-1287. [all data]


Notes

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