Butane, 2,3-dimethyl-
- Formula: C6H14
- Molecular weight: 86.1754
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZFFMLCVRJBZUDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 79-29-8
- 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: Biisopropyl; Diisopropyl; 2,3-Dimethylbutane; (CH3)2CHCH(CH3)2; UN 2457
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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°liquid | -207.0 ± 1.0 | kJ/mol | Ccb | Prosen and Rossini, 1945 | ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°liquid | -4154.9 ± 0.92 | kJ/mol | Ccb | Prosen and Rossini, 1945 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -206.9 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
S°liquid | 278.85 | J/mol*K | N/A | Adachi, Suga, et al., 1971 | DH |
S°liquid | 277.52 | J/mol*K | N/A | Douslin and Huffman, 1946 | DH |
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
189.02 | 298.15 | Ohnishi, Fujihara, et al., 1989 | DH |
189.04 | 298.15 | Benson and D'Arcy, 1986 | DH |
188.67 | 298.15 | Benson, D'Arcy, et al., 1984 | DH |
188.77 | 298.15 | Aicart, Kumaran, et al., 1983 | DH |
188.77 | 298.15 | Benson, D'Arcy, et al., 1983 | DH |
188.80 | 298.15 | Wilhelm, Faradjzadeh, et al., 1982 | DH |
189.70 | 298.15 | Adachi, Suga, et al., 1971 | T = 13 to 300 K.; DH |
188.74 | 298.15 | Douslin and Huffman, 1946 | T = 13 to 300 K.; DH |
184.35 | 298.1 | Stull, 1937 | T = 140 to 320 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
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
CAL - James S. Chickos, William E. Acree, Jr., Joel F. Liebman, Students of Chem 202 (Introduction to the Literature of Chemistry), University of Missouri -- St. Louis
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tboil | 331.2 ± 0.2 | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 65 out of 73 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tfus | 143. ± 6. | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 28 out of 29 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Ttriple | 144. ± 6. | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 6 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tc | 500.1 ± 0.5 | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 11 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Pc | 31.5 ± 0.8 | bar | AVG | N/A | Average of 8 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Vc | 0.361 | l/mol | N/A | Daubert, 1996 | |
Vc | 0.360 | l/mol | N/A | Genco, Teja, et al., 1980 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.001 l/mol; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ρc | 2.77 ± 0.02 | mol/l | N/A | Daubert, 1996 | |
ρc | 2.80 | mol/l | N/A | Kay, 1946 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 mol/l; by extrapolation of rectilinear diameter to Tc; TRC |
ρc | 2.798 | mol/l | N/A | Young, 1910 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.06 mol/l; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 29.33 | kJ/mol | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
ΔvapH° | 29.1 | kJ/mol | N/A | Reid, 1972 | AC |
ΔvapH° | 29.12 | kJ/mol | C | Osborne and Ginnings, 1947 | ALS |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
27.38 | 331.1 | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
29.24 ± 0.01 | 295.8 | C | Waddington, Smith, et al., 1949 | ALS |
29.2 ± 0.1 | 296. | C | Waddington, Smith, et al., 1949 | AC |
28.9 ± 0.1 | 303. | C | Waddington, Smith, et al., 1949 | AC |
28.3 ± 0.1 | 313. | C | Waddington, Smith, et al., 1949 | AC |
27.3 ± 0.1 | 331. | C | Waddington, Smith, et al., 1949 | AC |
29.6 | 302. | MM | Willingham, Taylor, et al., 1945 | Based on data from 287. to 332. K.; AC |
29.2 ± 0.1 | 293. | C | Lemons and Felsing, 1943 | AC |
28.2 ± 0.1 | 313. | C | Lemons and Felsing, 1943 | AC |
27.0 ± 0.1 | 333. | C | Lemons and Felsing, 1943 | AC |
26.1 ± 0.1 | 353. | C | Lemons and Felsing, 1943 | AC |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH =
A exp(-βTr) (1 − Tr)β
ΔvapH =
Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure)
(kJ/mol)
Tr = reduced temperature (T / Tc)
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Temperature (K) | A (kJ/mol) | β | Tc (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
296. to 333. | 42.52 | 0.2518 | 499.9 | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 |
Antoine Equation Parameters
log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
P = vapor pressure (bar)
T = temperature (K)
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Temperature (K) | A | B | C | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
287.41 to 331.94 | 3.93473 | 1127.187 | -44.2 | Williamham, Taylor, et al., 1945 |
Enthalpy of fusion
ΔfusH (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
0.79 | 145.2 | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | AC |
Entropy of fusion
ΔfusS (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
47.22 | 136.1 | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | CAL |
22.13 | 107. | ||
5.47 | 145.2 |
Enthalpy of phase transition
ΔHtrs (kJ/mol) | Temperature (K) | Initial Phase | Final Phase | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.370 | 107. | crystaline, III | crystaline, I | Adachi, Suga, et al., 1971 | c,III has residual entropy of 2.7 J/mol*K.; DH |
6.425 | 136.02 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | Adachi, Suga, et al., 1971 | c,II stable form to 10 K; apparently has no zero point entropy.; DH |
0.7937 | 145.04 | crystaline, I | liquid | Adachi, Suga, et al., 1971 | DH |
6.494 | 136.07 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | Douslin and Huffman, 1946 | DH |
0.8008 | 145.19 | crystaline, I | liquid | Douslin and Huffman, 1946 | DH |
Entropy of phase transition
ΔStrs (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Initial Phase | Final Phase | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
22.15 | 107. | crystaline, III | crystaline, I | Adachi, Suga, et al., 1971 | c,III; DH |
47.24 | 136.02 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | Adachi, Suga, et al., 1971 | c,II; DH |
5.47 | 145.04 | crystaline, I | liquid | Adachi, Suga, et al., 1971 | DH |
47.72 | 136.07 | crystaline, II | crystaline, I | Douslin and Huffman, 1946 | DH |
5.52 | 145.19 | crystaline, I | liquid | Douslin and Huffman, 1946 | DH |
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: 2H2 + C6H10 = C6H14
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -231.4 ± 3.0 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Molnar, Rachford, et al., 1984 | liquid phase; solvent: Dioxane |
ΔrH° | -227.0 ± 2.8 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Molnar, Rachford, et al., 1984 | liquid phase; solvent: Hexane |
ΔrH° | -223.4 ± 0.63 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Dolliver, Gresham, et al., 1937 | gas phase; Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -225.4 ± 0.63 kJ/mol; At 355 °K |
By formula: H2 + C6H12 = C6H14
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -108.7 ± 0.45 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Rogers, Crooks, et al., 1987 | liquid phase |
ΔrH° | -110.4 ± 0.42 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Kistiakowsky, Ruhoff, et al., 1936 | gas phase; Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -111.4 ± 0.42 kJ/mol; At 355 K |
By formula: H2 + C6H12 = C6H14
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -116.3 ± 0.58 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Rogers, Crooks, et al., 1987 | liquid phase |
ΔrH° | -116.1 ± 0.4 | kJ/mol | Chyd | Kistiakowsky, Ruhoff, et al., 1936 | gas phase |
By formula: C6H14 = C6H14
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -8.20 ± 0.84 | kJ/mol | Ciso | Prosen and Rossini, 1941 | liquid phase; Calculated from ΔHc |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00076 | Q | N/A | missing citation give several references for the Henry's law constants but don't assign them to specific species. | |
0.00078 | L | N/A |
References
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Prosen and Rossini, 1945
Prosen, E.J.; Rossini, F.D.,
Heats of combustion and formation of the paraffin hydrocarbons at 25° C,
J. Res. NBS, 1945, 263-267. [all data]
Adachi, Suga, et al., 1971
Adachi, K.; Suga, H.; Seki, S.,
Calorimetric study of the glassy state. VI. Phase changes in crystalline and glassy-crystalline 2,3-dimethylbutane,
Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, 1971, 44, 78-89. [all data]
Douslin and Huffman, 1946
Douslin, D.R.; Huffman, H.M.,
Low-temperature thermal data on the five isometric hexanes,
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Thermodynamic properties of decalins mixed with hexane isomers at 298.15K. 1. Excess enthalpies and excess isobaric heat capacities,
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Heat capacities of binary mixtures of n-octane with each of the hexane isomers at 298.15 K,
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Benson, D'Arcy, et al., 1984
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Heat capacities of binary mixtures of n-heptane with hexane isomers,
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Aicart, Kumaran, et al., 1983
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Ultrasonic speeds and isentropic compressibilities of 2-methylpentan-1-ol with hexane isomers at 298.15 K,
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Benson, D'Arcy, et al., 1983
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Heat capacities of binary mixtures of 1-hexanol with hexane isomers at 298.15 K,
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Wilhelm, Faradjzadeh, et al., 1982
Wilhelm, E.; Faradjzadeh, A.; Grolier, J.-P.E.,
Excess volumes and excess heat capacities of 2,3-dimethylbutane + butane and + toluene,
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Stull, 1937
Stull, D.R.,
A semi-micro calorimeter for measuring heat capacities at low temperatures,
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Daubert, 1996
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Genco, Teja, et al., 1980
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Study of the critical and azeotropic behavior of binary mixtures I critical states of perfluoromethylcyclohexane + isomeric hexane systems,
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Kay, 1946
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The Vapor Pressures and Saturated Liquid and Vapor Densities of the Isomeric Hexanes,
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Young, 1910
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The Internal Heat of Vaporization constants of thirty pure substances,
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Reid, 1972
Reid, Robert C.,
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Osborne and Ginnings, 1947
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Measurements of heat of vaporization and heat capacity of a number of hydrocarbons,
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Waddington, Smith, et al., 1949
Waddington, G.; Smith, J.C.; Scott, D.W.; Huffman, H.M.,
Experimental vapor heat capacities and heats of vaporization of 2-methylpentane, 3-methylpentane and 2,3-dimethylbutane,
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Willingham, Taylor, et al., 1945
Willingham, C.B.; Taylor, W.J.; Pignocco, J.M.; Rossini, F.D.,
Vapor pressures and boiling points of some paraffin, alkylcyclopentane, alkylcyclohexane, and alkylbenzene hydrocarbons,
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Lemons and Felsing, 1943
Lemons, Joe Fred; Felsing, W.A.,
The Heats of Vaporization of Some Hexanes 1,
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Williamham, Taylor, et al., 1945
Williamham, C.B.; Taylor, W.J.; Pignocco, J.M.; Rossini, F.D.,
Vapor Pressures and Boiling Points of Some Paraffin, Alkylcyclopentane, Alkylcyclohexane, and Alkylbenzene Hydrocarbons,
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Domalski and Hearing, 1996
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Molnar, Rachford, et al., 1984
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Dolliver, Gresham, et al., 1937
Dolliver, M.a.; Gresham, T.L.; Kistiakowsky, G.B.; Vaughan, W.E.,
Heats of organic reactions. V. Heats of hydrogenation of various hydrocarbons,
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Cox and Pilcher, 1970
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Rogers, Crooks, et al., 1987
Rogers, D.W.; Crooks, E.; Dejroongruang, K.,
Enthalpies of hydrogenation of the hexenes,
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Kistiakowsky, Ruhoff, et al., 1936
Kistiakowsky, G.B.; Ruhoff, J.R.; Smith, H.A.; Vaughan, W.E.,
Heats of organic reactions. III. Hydrogenation of some higher olefins,
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Prosen and Rossini, 1941
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Heats of isomerization of the five hexanes,
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Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Cp,liquid Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid Pc Critical pressure S°liquid Entropy of liquid at standard conditions Tboil Boiling point Tc Critical temperature Tfus Fusion (melting) point Ttriple Triple point temperature Vc Critical volume d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant k°H Henry's Law constant at 298.15K ΔHtrs Enthalpy of phase transition ΔStrs Entropy of phase transition ΔcH°liquid Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions ΔfH°liquid Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions ΔfusH Enthalpy of fusion ΔfusS Entropy of fusion ΔrH° Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization ΔvapH° Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions ρc Critical density - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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