Ethylene oxide

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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

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas-12.58kcal/molReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in September, 1965
Δfgas-12.58 ± 0.15kcal/molCmPell and Pilcher, 1965ALS
Δfgas-16.8kcal/molN/AMoureu and Dode, 1937Value computed using ΔfHliquid° value of -95.7±1.3 kj/mol from Moureu and Dode, 1937 and ΔvapH° value of 25.51 kj/mol from missing citation.; DRB
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δcgas-312.15 ± 0.14kcal/molCmPell and Pilcher, 1965Corresponding Δfgas = -12.58 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Δcgas-312.55 ± 0.20kcal/molCcbCrog and Hunt, 1942Corresponding Δfgas = -12.18 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
gas,1 bar58.078cal/mol*KReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in September, 1965

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Cp,gas (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
7.94950.Dorofeeva O.V., 1992p=1 bar. Selected values are in good agreement with other statistically calculated values [ Godnev I., 1948, Gunthard H., 1948, Kobe K.A., 1950, Sundaram S., 1963, Ramasamy R., 1978, Chao J., 1986].; GT
7.954100.
8.083150.
8.650200.
10.45273.15
11.24 ± 0.24298.15
11.30300.
14.74400.
17.90500.
20.55600.
22.74700.
24.572800.
26.128900.
27.4591000.
28.6021100.
29.5871200.
30.4401300.
31.1781400.
31.8211500.

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Cp,gas (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
11.80307.18Kistiakowsky G.B., 1940GT
12.79337.04
13.96371.23

Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

Cp° = A + B*t + C*t2 + D*t3 + E/t2
H° − H°298.15= A*t + B*t2/2 + C*t3/3 + D*t4/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t2/2 + D*t3/3 − E/(2*t2) + G
    Cp = heat capacity (cal/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kcal/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (cal/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Temperature (K) 298. to 1200.1200. to 6000.
A -5.55880131.39300
B 65.893813.299699
C -45.16561-0.632185
D 12.197300.042022
E 0.092478-7.178870
F -13.16720-37.85361
G 34.1246974.91099
H -12.58010-12.58010
ReferenceChase, 1998Chase, 1998
Comment Data last reviewed in September, 1965 Data last reviewed in September, 1965

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
Δfliquid-22.88 ± 0.30kcal/molCcbMoureu and Dode, 1937Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -22.8 kcal/mol; ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δcliquid-301.85 ± 0.30kcal/molCcbMoureu and Dode, 1937Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -302.0 kcal/mol; Corresponding Δfliquid = -22.88 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
liquid35.719cal/mol*KN/AGiauque and Gordon, 1949DH

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Cp,liquid (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
20.77285.Giauque and Gordon, 1949T = 15 to 283 K.; DH

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tboil283.7KN/AMajer and Svoboda, 1985 
Tboil286.15KN/AMoureu and Dode, 1937, 2Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.5 K; TRC
Tboil283.85KN/ATimmermans and Hennaut-Roland, 1937Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC
Tboil283.88KN/AMaass and Boomer, 1922Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
Tboil286.KN/AVon Auwers and Eisenlohr, 1910Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 4. K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus160.6KN/AMcDonald, Shrader, et al., 1959Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.07 K; TRC
Tfus161.45KN/ATimmermans and Hennaut-Roland, 1937Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC
Tfus161.9KN/AMaass and Boomer, 1922Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Ttriple160.65KN/AWilhoit, Chao, et al., 1985Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC
Ttriple160.65KN/AGiauque and Gordon, 1949, 2Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc468.9KN/AWalters and Smith, 1952Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.11 K; TRC
Tc469.0KN/AHess and Tilton, 1950Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC
Tc465.2KN/AMaass and Boomer, 1922Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Pc71.38atmN/AWalters and Smith, 1952Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6804 atm; TRC
Pc70.97atmN/AHess and Tilton, 1950Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.7485 atm; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
ρc7.13mol/lN/AWalters and Smith, 1952Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.23 mol/l; TRC
ρc7.26mol/lN/APost, 1950Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.23 mol/l; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap6.097kcal/molN/AMajer and Svoboda, 1985 
Δvap6.19kcal/molAStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 283. to 385. K.; AC

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
6.1011283.66N/AGiauque and Gordon, 1949P = 101.325 kPa; DH
6.104283.7N/AMajer and Svoboda, 1985 
6.41269.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 239. to 284. K. See also McDonald, Shrader, et al., 1959, 2 and Dykyj, 1970.; AC
6.41269.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 223. to 284. K. See also Giauque and Gordon, 1949.; AC
6.10 ± 0.06283.66VGiauque and Gordon, 1949, 3ALS
6.43290.N/AMoor, Kanep, et al., 1937Based on data from 268. to 313. K.; AC

Entropy of vaporization

ΔvapS (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
21.51283.66Giauque and Gordon, 1949P; DH

Antoine Equation Parameters

log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Temperature (K) A B C Reference Comment
182.59 to 283.594.3801115.1-29.015McDonald, Shrader, et al., 1959, 2 
273.4 to 304.95.841252022.8362.656Coles and Popper, 1950Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
1.2364160.65Giauque and Gordon, 1949DH
1.24160.7Domalski and Hearing, 1996AC

Entropy of fusion

ΔfusS (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
7.696160.65Giauque and Gordon, 1949DH

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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

Ethanol, 2,2'-(dodecylimino)bis- = 1-Dodecanamine + 2Ethylene oxide

By formula: C16H35NO2 = C12H27N + 2C2H4O

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-240.0 ± 6.5kcal/molEqkBalcerowiak, Jerzykiewicz, et al., 1984solid phase

2-(dodecylamino)ethanol = 1-Dodecanamine + Ethylene oxide

By formula: C14H31NO = C12H27N + C2H4O

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-28.7 ± 1.1kcal/molEqkBalcerowiak, Jerzykiewicz, et al., 1984liquid phase

IR Spectrum

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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

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Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Takehiko Shimanouchi

Symmetry:   C     Symmetry Number σ = 2


 Sym.   No   Approximate   Selected Freq.  Infrared   Raman   Comments 
 Species   type of mode   Value   Rating   Value  Phase  Value  Phase

a1 1 CH2 s-str 3006  C 3006 S gas 3005 S p liq.
a1 2 CH2 scis 1498  B 1498 W gas 1490 W p liq.
a1 3 Ring str 1271  B 1271 S gas 1266 S p liq.
a1 4 CH2 wag 1120  D 1118 W solid solid 1120 M p liq.
a1 5 Ring deform 877  B 877 VS gas 867 M dp liq.
a2 6 CH2 a-str 3063  D  ia 3063 W dp liq. OV13)
a2 7 CH2 twist 1300  E  ia
a2 8 CH2 rock 860  E  ia
b1 9 CH2 s-str 3006  C 3006 S gas 3005 S p liq. OV1)
b1 10 CH2 scis 1472  B 1472 W gas
b1 11 CH2 wag 1151  D 1151 M gas 1150 W dp liq.
b1 12 Ring deform 892  D 892 VS gas
b2 13 CH2 a-str 3065  B 3065 S gas 3063 W dp liq.
b2 14 CH2 twist 1142  D 1142 M gas 1150 W dp liq.
b2 15 CH2 rock 822  B 822 M gas 807 M dp liq.

Source: Shimanouchi, 1972

Notes

VSVery strong
SStrong
MMedium
WWeak
iaInactive
pPolarized
dpDepolarized
OVOverlapped by band indicated in parentheses.
B1~3 cm-1 uncertainty
C3~6 cm-1 uncertainty
D6~15 cm-1 uncertainty
E15~30 cm-1 uncertainty

References

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Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Pell and Pilcher, 1965
Pell, A.S.; Pilcher, G., Measurements of heats of combustion by flame calorimetry. Part 3.-Ethylene oxide, trimethylene oxide, tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydropy, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1965, 61, 71-77. [all data]

Moureu and Dode, 1937
Moureu, H.; Dode, M., Chaleurs de formation de l'oxyde d'ethylene, de l'ethanediol et de quelques homologues, Bull. Soc. Chim. France, 1937, 4, 637-647. [all data]

Crog and Hunt, 1942
Crog, R.S.; Hunt, H., Heats of combustion. II. The heats of combustion of ethyl methyl ketone and ethylene oxide, J. Phys. Chem., 1942, 46, 1162-1163. [all data]

Dorofeeva O.V., 1992
Dorofeeva O.V., Ideal gas thermodynamic properties of oxygen heterocyclic compounds. Part 1. Three-membered, four-membered and five-membered rings, Thermochim. Acta, 1992, 194, 9-46. [all data]

Godnev I., 1948
Godnev I., Thermodynamic functions of ethylene oxide, Zh. Fiz. Khim., 1948, 22, 801-803. [all data]

Gunthard H., 1948
Gunthard H., Thermodynamic properties of ethylene oxide, Helv. Chim. Acta, 1948, 31, 2128-2132. [all data]

Kobe K.A., 1950
Kobe K.A., Thermochemistry for the petrochemical industry. XIII. Some oxygenated hydrocarbons C1 and C2, Petrol. Refiner, 1950, 29 (9), 135-138. [all data]

Sundaram S., 1963
Sundaram S., Thermodynamic functions of some propellants, Z. Phys. Chem. (Frankfurt), 1963, 36, 376-377. [all data]

Ramasamy R., 1978
Ramasamy R., Centrifugal distortion constants and thermodynamic functions of ethylene oxide, ethylene oxide-d4, and ethylene sulfide, Curr. Sci., 1978, 47, 668-669. [all data]

Chao J., 1986
Chao J., Thermodynamic properties of key organic oxygen compounds in the carbon range C1 to C4. Part 2. Ideal gas properties, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1986, 15, 1369-1436. [all data]

Kistiakowsky G.B., 1940
Kistiakowsky G.B., Gaseous heat capacities. III, J. Chem. Phys., 1940, 8, 618-622. [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]

Giauque and Gordon, 1949
Giauque, W.F.; Gordon, J., The entropy of ethylene oxide. Heat capacity from 14 to 285K. Vapor pressure. Heats of fusion and vaporization, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1949, 71, 2176-2181. [all data]

Majer and Svoboda, 1985
Majer, V.; Svoboda, V., Enthalpies of Vaporization of Organic Compounds: A Critical Review and Data Compilation, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1985, 300. [all data]

Moureu and Dode, 1937, 2
Moureu, H.; Dode, M., Heats of Formation of Ethylene Oxide, of Ethandiol and oof Several Homologs, Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr., 1937, 4, 637-47. [all data]

Timmermans and Hennaut-Roland, 1937
Timmermans, J.; Hennaut-Roland, M., Works from International Bureau at Physical-Chemical Standards. VIII. Physical constants of 20 organic compounds, J. Chim. Phys. Phys.-Chim. Biol., 1937, 34, 693. [all data]

Maass and Boomer, 1922
Maass, O.; Boomer, E.H., Vapor Densities at Low Pressures and Over and Extended Temperature Range. I. The Properties of Ethylene Oxide Compared to Oxygen Compounds of Similar Molecular Weight, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1922, 44, 8, 1709-1728, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01429a013 . [all data]

Von Auwers and Eisenlohr, 1910
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McDonald, Shrader, et al., 1959
McDonald, R.A.; Shrader, S.A.; Stull, D.R., Vapor Pressures and Freezing Points of 30 Organics, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1959, 4, 311. [all data]

Wilhoit, Chao, et al., 1985
Wilhoit, R.C.; Chao, J.; Hall, K.R., Thermodynamic Properties of Key Organic Compounds in the Carbon Range C1 to C4. Part 1. Properties of Condensed Phases, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1985, 14, 1. [all data]

Giauque and Gordon, 1949, 2
Giauque, W.F.; Gordon, J., The entropy of ethylene oxide heat capacity from 14 to 285c vapor pressure heats of fusion and vaporization, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1949, 71, 2176. [all data]

Walters and Smith, 1952
Walters, C.J.; Smith, J.M., Volumetric Behaviour and Thermodynamic Properties of Ethylene Oxide, Chem. Eng. Prog., 1952, 48, 337. [all data]

Hess and Tilton, 1950
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Post, 1950
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Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
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McDonald, Shrader, et al., 1959, 2
McDonald, R.A.; Shrader, S.A.; Stull, D.R., Vapor Pressures and Freezing Points of Thirty Pure Organic Compounds., J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1959, 4, 4, 311-313, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60004a009 . [all data]

Dykyj, 1970
Dykyj, J., Petrochemica, 1970, 10, 2, 51. [all data]

Giauque and Gordon, 1949, 3
Giauque, W.F.; Gordon, J., The entropy of ethylene oxide. Heat capacity from 14 to 285°K. Vapor pressure. Heats of fusion and vaporization, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1949, 71, 2176-21. [all data]

Moor, Kanep, et al., 1937
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Coles and Popper, 1950
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Domalski and Hearing, 1996
Domalski, Eugene S.; Hearing, Elizabeth D., Heat Capacities and Entropies of Organic Compounds in the Condensed Phase. Volume III, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1996, 25, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555985 . [all data]

Balcerowiak, Jerzykiewicz, et al., 1984
Balcerowiak, W.; Jerzykiewicz, W.; Szewczyk, H., Differential thermal analysis using closed pans. The ethoxylation of n-dodecylamine, Tenside Deterg., 1984, 21, 10-11. [all data]

Shimanouchi, 1972
Shimanouchi, T., Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies Consolidated Volume I, National Bureau of Standards, 1972, 1-160. [all data]


Notes

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