Ethane, hexachloro-

• Formula: C₂Cl₆
• Molecular weight: 236.739
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C2Cl6/c3-1(4,5)2(6,7)8 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VHHHONWQHHHLTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 67-72-1
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Avlothane; Carbon hexachloride; Distokal; Distopan; Distopin; Egitol; Falkitol; Fasciolin; Hexachlorethane; Hexachloroethane; Hexachloroethylene; Mottenhexe; Perchloroethane; Phenohep; CCl3CCl3; Ethane hexachloride; Ethylene hexachloride; 1,1,1,2,2,2-Hexachloroethane; Hexachlor-aethan; NCI-C04604; NA 9037; Rcra waste number U131; C2Cl6; Ethane, 1,1,1,2,2,2-hexachloro-; Fron 110; NSC 9224
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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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
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

 +  =

By formula: C₂Cl₄ + Cl₂ = C₂Cl₆

=  + 

By formula: C₂Cl₆ = C₂Cl₄ + Cl₂

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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Manion, 2002
Manion, J.A., Evaluated Enthalpies of Formation of the Stable Closed Shell C1 and C2 Chlorinated Hydrocarbons, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 2002, 31, 1, 123-172, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1420703 . [all data]

Smith, Bjellerup, et al., 1953
Smith, L.; Bjellerup, L.; Krook, S.; Westermark, H., Heats of combustion of organic chloro compounds determined by the "quartz wool" method, Acta Chem. Scand., 1953, 7, 65. [all data]

Rakhmenkulov, Gutov, et al., 1975
Rakhmenkulov, S.S.; Gutov, S.A.; Paukov, I.E., The heat capacity of hexachloroethane in the temperature range 13.7-360 K and the temperatures and enthalpies of its phase transition, Zhur. Fiz. Khim., 1975, 49, 2722. [all data]

Seki and Momotani, 1950
Seki, S.; Momotani, M., Heats of transition of hexachloroethane, Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, 1950, 23, 30-31. [all data]

Kirkbride, 1956
Kirkbride, F.W., The heats of chlorination of some hydrocarbons and their chloro-derivatives, J. Appl. Chem., 1956, 6, 11-21. [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]

Puyo, Balesdent, et al., 1963
Puyo, J.; Balesdent, D.; Niclause, M.; Dzierzynski, M., Etude analytique et thermodynamique de la pyrolyse de l'hexachloroethane en phase gazeuse., Compt. Rend., 1963, 256, 3471-3473. [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°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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