Cyclopentane

• Formula: C₅H₁₀
• Molecular weight: 70.1329
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H10/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-5H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: RGSFGYAAUTVSQA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 287-92-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Pentamethylene; UN 1146
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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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

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
B - John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

 +  =

By formula: H₂ + C₅H₈ = C₅H₁₀

C₅H₉^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₉^- + H⁺ = C₅H₁₀

 +  =

By formula: H₂ + C₅H₈ = C₅H₁₀

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₅H₆ = C₅H₁₀

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₅H₆ = C₅H₁₀

 +  = 2 + 

By formula: C₅H₁₀ + I₂ = 2HI + C₅H₈

Henry's Law data

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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander

Henry's Law constant (water solution)

k_H(T) = k°_H exp(d(ln(k_H))/d(1/T) ((1/T) - 1/(298.15 K)))
k°_H = Henry's law constant for solubility in water at 298.15 K (mol/(kg*bar))
d(ln(k_H))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)

References

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  S°liquid	Entropy of liquid at standard conditions
  d(ln(kH))/d(1/T)	Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant
  k°H	Henry's Law constant at 298.15K
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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