Naphthalene

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Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions (nominally 298.15 K, 1 atm.)

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

ΔfH°gas (kcal/mol) Method Reference Comment
35.99 ± 0.36ReviewRoux, Temprado, et al., 2008There are sufficient high-quality literature values to make a good evaluation with a high degree of confidence. In general, the evaluated uncertainty limits are on the order of (0.5 to 2.5) kJ/mol.; DRB
38.26N/AMetzger, Kuo, et al., 1983Value computed using ΔfHsolid° value of 87.2±1.5 kj/mol from Metzger, Kuo, et al., 1983 and ΔsubH° value of 72.9 kj/mol from Metzger, Kuo, et al., 1983.; DRB
36.07N/AAmmar, El Sayed, et al., 1977Value computed using ΔfHsolid° value of 78.0±0.6 kj/mol from Ammar, El Sayed, et al., 1977 and ΔsubH° value of 72.9 kj/mol from Ammar, El Sayed, et al., 1977.; DRB
35.99 ± 0.26CcbColeman and Pilcher, 1966ALS
33.84N/AMackle and O'Hare, 1963Value computed using ΔfHsolid° value of 68.7±3.1 kj/mol from Mackle and O'Hare, 1963 and ΔsubH° value of 72.9 kj/mol from Mackle and O'Hare, 1963.; DRB
36.25 ± 0.45CcbSperos and Rossini, 1960ALS
34.80N/AKeffler and Guthrie, 1927Value computed using ΔfHsolid° value of 72.7 kj/mol from Keffler and Guthrie, 1927 and ΔsubH° value of 72.9 kj/mol from Keffler and Guthrie, 1927.; DRB

References

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Roux, Temprado, et al., 2008
Roux, M.V.; Temprado, M.; Chickos, J.S.; Nagano, Y., Critically Evaluated Thermochemical Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 2008, 37, 4, 1855-1996. [all data]

Metzger, Kuo, et al., 1983
Metzger, R.M.; Kuo, C.S.; Arafat, E.S., A semi-micro rotating-bomb combustion calorimeter, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1983, 15, 841-851. [all data]

Ammar, El Sayed, et al., 1977
Ammar, M.M.; El Sayed, N.; Morsi, S.E.; El Azmirly, A., The enthalpies of combustion and formation of p-tertiary butyl phenol and naphthalene, Egypt. J. Phys., 1977, 8, 111-118. [all data]

Coleman and Pilcher, 1966
Coleman, D.J.; Pilcher, G., Heats of combustion of biphenyl, bibenzyl, naphthalene, anthracene, and phenanthrene, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1966, 62, 821-827. [all data]

Mackle and O'Hare, 1963
Mackle, H.; O'Hare, P.A.G., A high-precision aneroid semi-micro combustion calorimeter, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1963, 59, 2693-2701. [all data]

Speros and Rossini, 1960
Speros, D.M.; Rossini, F.D., Heats of combustion and formation of naphthalene, the two methylnaphthalenes, cis and trans decahydronaphthalene and related compounds, J. Phys. Chem., 1960, 64, 1723-1727. [all data]

Keffler and Guthrie, 1927
Keffler, L.J.P.; Guthrie, F.C., Investigation on the heats of combustion of proposed secondary standard substances and on position and optical isomers, J. Phys. Chem., 1927, 31, 58-67. [all data]

Notes

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