m-Terphenyl

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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas66.9 ± 0.93kcal/molReviewRoux, 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.

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfsolid38.62 ± 0.74kcal/molReviewRoux, 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

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Cp,liquid (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
99.69370.Walker, Brooks, et al., 1958T = 200 to 600°F.; DH

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tboil652.2KN/AAldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990BS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus359. ± 3.KAVGN/AAverage of 8 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc883. ± 10.KN/ATsonopoulos and Ambrose, 1995 
Tc883.KN/AReiter, 1963Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 10. K; TRC
Tc924.8KN/AMandel and Ewbank, 1960Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 16.7 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Pc24. ± 5.atmN/ATsonopoulos and Ambrose, 1995 
Pc24.48atmN/AReiter, 1963Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 5.0000 atm; TRC
Pc34.54atmN/AMandel and Ewbank, 1960Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 6.805 atm; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Vc0.724l/molN/ATsonopoulos and Ambrose, 1995 
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
ρc1.4 ± 0.5mol/lN/ATsonopoulos and Ambrose, 1995 
ρc1.38mol/lN/AReiter, 1963Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.087 mol/l; TRC
ρc1.30mol/lN/AMandel and Ewbank, 1960Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.13 mol/l; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap23.2 ± 0.07kcal/molCGCPuri, Chickos, et al., 2001AC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δsub28.3 ± 0.2kcal/molMERibeiro da Silva, Santos, et al., 2008Based on data from 337. to 359. K.; AC
Δsub28.30 ± 0.57kcal/molReviewRoux, 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
Δsub28.23 ± 0.38kcal/molN/AVerevkin, 1997AC
Δsub28.7 ± 0.2kcal/molN/AKimura and Takagi, 1979AC

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
18.2477.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 462. to 691. K.; AC

Enthalpy of sublimation

ΔsubH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
27.61 ± 0.38341.TVerevkin, 1997Based on data from 329. to 353. K.; AC
28.4338.N/AHoyer and Peperle, 1958Based on data from 313. to 363. K.; AC

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
7.41361.2DSCVerevkin, 1997AC
5.399360.N/AKambe, Mita, et al., 1971AC

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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)8.02 ± 0.10eVN/AN/AL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
7.9PEKobayashi, 1983LBLHLM
8.01 ± 0.01PEDewar and Goodman, 1972LLK
8.80 ± 0.05EIGallegos, 1967RDSH
8.14PEKobayashi, 1983Vertical value; LBLHLM

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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

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Origin Japan AIST/NIMC Database- Spectrum MS-NW-8176
NIST MS number 228203

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Alexander N. Yermakov, Alexy A. Usov, Antonina A. Goncharova, Axlexander N. Leskin, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

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Source Timmons and Perkins, 1966
Owner INEP CP RAS, NIST OSRD
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Origin INSTITUTE OF ENERGY PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, RAS
Source reference RAS UV No. 19832
Instrument Unicam SP 700
Melting point 86-88

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]

Walker, Brooks, et al., 1958
Walker, B.E., Jr.; Brooks, M.S.; Ewing, C.T.; Miller, R.R., Specific heat of biphenyl and other polyphenyls. Correlation of specific heat data for phenyl type compounds, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1958, 3, 280-282. [all data]

Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., Catalog Handbook of Fine Chemicals, Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., Milwaukee WI, 1990, 1. [all data]

Tsonopoulos and Ambrose, 1995
Tsonopoulos, C.; Ambrose, D., Vapor-Liquid Critical Properties of Elements and Compounds. 3. Aromatic Hydrocarbons, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1995, 40, 547-558. [all data]

Reiter, 1963
Reiter, R.W., , NASA Doc. N63-19495 1963 1963, 1963. [all data]

Mandel and Ewbank, 1960
Mandel, H.; Ewbank, N., , Atomics International NAA-S-R-5129 1960, 1960. [all data]

Puri, Chickos, et al., 2001
Puri, Swati; Chickos, James S.; Welsh, William J., Determination of Vaporization Enthalpies of Polychlorinated Biphenyls by Correlation Gas Chromatography, Anal. Chem., 2001, 73, 7, 1480-1484, https://doi.org/10.1021/ac001246p . [all data]

Ribeiro da Silva, Santos, et al., 2008
Ribeiro da Silva, Manuel A.V.; Santos, Luís M.N.B.F.; Lima, Luís M. Spencer S., Standard molar enthalpies of formation and of sublimation of the terphenyl isomers, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 2008, 40, 3, 375-385, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2007.08.008 . [all data]

Verevkin, 1997
Verevkin, S.P., Thermochemistry of substituted benzenes. Experimental standard molar enthalpies of formation of o-, m-, and p-terphenyls and 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1997, 29, 1495-1501. [all data]

Kimura and Takagi, 1979
Kimura, Takayoshi; Takagi, Sadao, Enthalpies of solution of o-, m-, and p-terphenyls in benzene at 298.15 K, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1979, 11, 1, 47-55, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(79)90082-X . [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]

Hoyer and Peperle, 1958
Hoyer, H.; Peperle, W., Z. Elektrochem., 1958, 62, 61. [all data]

Kambe, Mita, et al., 1971
Kambe, H.; Mita, I.; Yokata, R., , Proceedings of the Third ICTAC, Davos Swizz, 1971, 387. [all data]

Kobayashi, 1983
Kobayashi, T., Conformational analysis of terphenyls by photoelectron spectroscopy, Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1983, 56, 3224. [all data]

Dewar and Goodman, 1972
Dewar, M.J.S.; Goodman, D.W., Photoelectron spectra of molecules. Part 5.--Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Trans. 2, 1972, 68, 1784. [all data]

Gallegos, 1967
Gallegos, E.J., Mass spectrometry of some polyphenyls, J. Phys. Chem., 1967, 71, 1647. [all data]

Timmons and Perkins, 1966
Timmons, C.J.; Perkins, M.J., UV atlas of organic compounds, 1966, 2, D10/80. [all data]


Notes

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