Butanedioic acid
- Formula: C4H6O4
- Molecular weight: 118.0880
- IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H6O4/c5-3(6)1-2-4(7)8/h1-2H2,(H,5,6)(H,7,8)
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KDYFGRWQOYBRFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 110-15-6
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Succinic acid; Amber acid; Asuccin; Bernsteinsaure; Dihydrofumaric acid; Katasuccin; Wormwood acid; 1,2-Ethanedicarboxylic acid; Ethanedicarboxylic acid; Wormwood; Kyselina jantarova; Acid of amber; Ethylene succinic acid; Sal succini; Salt of amber; Succinellite; 1,4-Butanedioic acid; NSC 106449
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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
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔfH°solid | -940. ± 2. | kJ/mol | AVG | N/A | Average of 7 values; Individual data points |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| ΔcH°solid | -1491. ± 3. | kJ/mol | AVG | N/A | Average of 16 values; Individual data points |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| S°solid,1 bar | 167.32 | J/mol*K | N/A | Vanderzee and Westrum, 1970 | DH |
| S°solid,1 bar | 175.7 | J/mol*K | N/A | Parks and Huffman, 1930 | crystaline, I phase; Extrapolation below 90 K, 55.10 J/mol*K.; DH |
Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
| Cp,solid (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 152.93 | 298.15 | Vanderzee and Westrum, 1970 | T = 5 to 328 K.; DH |
| 164.0 | 323. | Satoh and Sogabe, 1939 | T = 0 to 100°C. Mean value.; DH |
| 149.8 | 289.8 | Parks and Huffman, 1930 | crystaline, I phase; T = 93 to 290 K. Value is unsmoothed experimental datum.; DH |
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: C4H4O4 + H2 = C4H6O4
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | -151.8 ± 0.8 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Skinner and Snelson, 1959 | liquid phase; solvent: Ethanol; ALS |
| ΔrH° | -153.2 ± 1.7 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Flitcroft, Skinner, et al., 1957 | liquid phase; Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -152. ± 2. kJ/mol; ALS |
C4H5O4- + =
By formula: C4H5O4- + H+ = C4H6O4
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | 1350. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | CIDC | Kumar, Prabhakar, et al., 2005 | gas phase; B |
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
| ΔrG° | 1328. ± 8.4 | kJ/mol | CIDC | Kumar, Prabhakar, et al., 2005 | gas phase; B |
+
=
By formula: C4H4O3 + H2O = C4H6O4
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | -46.86 ± 0.08 | kJ/mol | Cm | Conn, Kistiakowsky, et al., 1942 | liquid phase; Heat of hydrolysis at 303 K; ALS |
+
=
By formula: C4H4O4 + H2 = C4H6O4
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | -130.3 ± 0.1 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Flitcroft, Skinner, et al., 1957 | liquid phase; ALS |
2 +
=
By formula: 2H2 + C4H2O4 = C4H6O4
| Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔrH° | -363.2 ± 4.6 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Flitcroft and Skinner, 1958 | solid phase; ALS |
Henry's Law data
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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander
Henry's Law constant (water solution)
kH(T) = k°H exp(d(ln(kH))/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(kH))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)
| k°H (mol/(kg*bar)) | d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0×10+8 | E | N/A | Value obtained by missing citation using the group contribution method. |
References
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Vanderzee and Westrum, 1970
Vanderzee, C.E.; Westrum, E.F., Jr.,
Succinic acid. Heat capacities and thermodynamic properties from 5 to 328K. An efficient drying procedure,
J. Chem. Thermodynam., 1970, 2, 681-687. [all data]
Parks and Huffman, 1930
Parks, G.S.; Huffman, H.M.,
Thermal data on organic compounds. IX. A study of the effect of unsaturation on the heat capacities, entropies and free energies of some hydrocarbons and other compounds,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1930, 52, 4381-4391. [all data]
Satoh and Sogabe, 1939
Satoh, S.; Sogabe, T.,
The specific heats of some solid aliphatic acids and their ammonium salts and the atomic heat of nitrogen,
Sci. Pap. Inst. Phys. Chem. Res. (Tokyo), 1939, 36, 97-105. [all data]
Skinner and Snelson, 1959
Skinner, H.A.; Snelson, A.,
Heats of hydrogenation Part 3.,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1959, 55, 405-407. [all data]
Flitcroft, Skinner, et al., 1957
Flitcroft, T.; Skinner, H.A.; Whiting, M.C.,
Heats of hydrogenation Part 1.-Dodeca-3:9 and -5:7 Diynes,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1957, 53, 784-790. [all data]
Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G.,
Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]
Kumar, Prabhakar, et al., 2005
Kumar, M.R.; Prabhakar, S.; Nagaveni, V.; Vairamani, M.,
Estimation of gas-phase acidities of a series of dicarboxylic acids by the kinetic method,
Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 2005, 19, 8, 1053-1057, https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.1888
. [all data]
Conn, Kistiakowsky, et al., 1942
Conn, J.B.; Kistiakowsky, G.B.; Roberts, R.M.; Smith, E.A.,
Heats of organic reactions. XIII. Heats of hydrolysis of some acid anhydrides,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1942, 64, 1747-17. [all data]
Flitcroft and Skinner, 1958
Flitcroft, T.L.; Skinner, H.A.,
Heats of hydrogenation Part 2.-Acetylene derivatives,
Trans. Faraday Soc., 1958, 54, 47-53. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Cp,solid Constant pressure heat capacity of solid S°solid,1 bar Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar) d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant k°H Henry's Law constant at 298.15K ΔcH°solid Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions ΔfH°solid Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions ΔrG° Free energy of reaction at standard conditions ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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