Salicylic acid

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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.

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas-495.8 ± 1.4kJ/molCcrSabbah and Le, 1993ALS
Δfgas-493.4kJ/molN/AColomina, Jimenez, et al., 1980Value computed using ΔfHsolid° value of -589.7±1.1 kj/mol from Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1980 and ΔsubH° value of 96.3 kj/mol from Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1980.; DRB
Δfgas-489.0kJ/molN/AVerkade, 1932Value computed using ΔfHsolid° value of -585.3 kj/mol from Verkade, 1932 and ΔsubH° value of 96.3 kj/mol from Verkade, 1932.; DRB

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
Δfsolid-592.1 ± 1.3kJ/molCcrSabbah and Le, 1993ALS
Δfsolid-589.7 ± 1.1kJ/molCcbColomina, Jimenez, et al., 1980ALS
Δfsolid-585.3kJ/molCcbVerkade, 1932ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δcsolid-3025. ± 5.kJ/molAVGN/AAverage of 12 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
solid,1 bar172.4J/mol*KN/ARabinovich, Sheiman, et al., 1986DH
solid,1 bar178.2J/mol*KN/AParks and Light, 1934Extrapolation below 90 K, 57.32 J/mol*K.; DH

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Cp,solid (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
160.9298.15Rabinovich, Sheiman, et al., 1986T = 5 to 460 K.; DH
104.2293.Campbell and Campbell, 1940DH
159.4288.6Parks and Light, 1934T = 96 to 289 K. Value is unsmoothed experimental datum.; DH

Phase change data

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

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus432. ± 1.KAVGN/AAverage of 7 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δsub94. ± 10.kJ/molAVGN/AAverage of 7 values; Individual data points

Reduced pressure boiling point

Tboil (K) Pressure (bar) Reference Comment
484.20.027Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990BS

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
79.4460.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 445. to 504. K.; AC

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 Comment
386.8 to 529.3.573771126.012-212.625Stull, 1947Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

Enthalpy of sublimation

ΔsubH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
95.1 ± 0.5333.CSabbah and Le, 1993AC
95.7 ± 0.8315.MEColomina, Jimenez, et al., 1980, 2Based on data from 307. to 324. K. See also Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1981.; AC
94.9 ± 0.4322.TEDe Kruif and Van Ginkel, 1977Based on data from 312. to 332. K.; AC
93.2 ± 0.8322.MEDe Kruif and Van Ginkel, 1977Based on data from 312. to 332. K.; AC
99. ± 2.313.MEArshadi, 1974Based on data from 298. to 328. K.; AC
94.8 ± 0.4368. to 408.N/AMalaspina, 1973AC
95.1 ± 0.4368. to 408.GSDavies and Jones, 1954See also Cox and Pilcher, 1970 and Jones, 1960.; AC

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
24.600431.8N/ARabinovich, Sheiman, et al., 1986DH
27.1434.1DSCGood and Rodriguez-Hornedo, 2009AC
23.05432.5DSCPeña, Escalera, et al., 2009AC
24.45431.1N/APinto, Diogo, et al., 2005See also Mota, Queimada, et al., 2008.; AC
24.6431.8N/ADomalski and Hearing, 1996See also Sabbah and Le, 1993.; AC

Entropy of fusion

ΔfusS (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
56.9431.8Rabinovich, Sheiman, et al., 1986DH

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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

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Individual Reactions

C7H5O3- + Hydrogen cation = Salicylic acid

By formula: C7H5O3- + H+ = C7H6O3

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1362. ± 9.2kJ/molG+TSKebarle and McMahon, 1977gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1330. ± 8.4kJ/molIMREKebarle and McMahon, 1977gas phase; B

Aspirin + Water = Acetic acid + Salicylic acid

By formula: C9H8O4 + H2O = C2H4O2 + C7H6O3

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-27.2 ± 0.3kJ/molCmNelander, 1964solid phase; Heat of hydrolysis; ALS

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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De-protonation reactions

C7H5O3- + Hydrogen cation = Salicylic acid

By formula: C7H5O3- + H+ = C7H6O3

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1362. ± 9.2kJ/molG+TSKebarle and McMahon, 1977gas phase
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr1330. ± 8.4kJ/molIMREKebarle and McMahon, 1977gas phase

IR Spectrum

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


Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Origin NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, 2010
NIST MS number 375214

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Eugeny B. Stern, Antonina A. Goncharova, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

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Source Ernst and Menashi, 1963
Owner INEP CP RAS, NIST OSRD
Collection (C) 2007 copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce
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Origin INSTITUTE OF ENERGY PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, RAS
Source reference RAS UV No. 237
Instrument Unicam SP 500
Melting point 158
Boiling point 211(20)

References

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Sabbah and Le, 1993
Sabbah, R.; Le, T.H.D., Etude thermodynamique des trois isomeres de l'acide bydroxybenzolque, Can. J. Chem., 1993, 71, 1378-1383. [all data]

Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1980
Colomina, M.; Jimenez, P.; Roux, M.V.; Turrion, C., Thermochemical properties of o-, m- and p-hydroxybenzoic acids, J. Calorim. Anal. Therm., 1980, 11, 1-6. [all data]

Verkade, 1932
Verkade, P.-E., L'acide salicylique comme substance-etalon secondaire de calorimetrie, J. Chim. Phys., 1932, 29, 297-301. [all data]

Rabinovich, Sheiman, et al., 1986
Rabinovich, I.B.; Sheiman, M.S.; Kamelova, G.P.; Nistratov, V.P., Heat capacity and thermodynamic functions of salicylic acid, 1986, Termodinam. [all data]

Parks and Light, 1934
Parks, G.S.; Light, D.W., Thermal data on organic compounds. XIII. The heat capacities and entropies of n-tetradecane and the hydroxybenzoic acids. The relative free energies of some benzenoid position isomers, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1934, 56, 1511-1513. [all data]

Campbell and Campbell, 1940
Campbell, A.N.; Campbell, A.J.R., The heats of solution, heats of formation, specific heats and equilibrium diagrams of certain molecular compounds. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1940, 62, 291-297. [all data]

Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990
Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., Catalog Handbook of Fine Chemicals, Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., Milwaukee WI, 1990, 1. [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1980, 2
Colomina, M.; Jimenez, P.; Roux, M.V.; Turrion, C., Thermochemical properties of o-, m-, and p-hydroxybenzoic acids, J. Therm Anal. Calorim., 1980, 11, 3-19-1/3-19-6. [all data]

Colomina, Jimenez, et al., 1981
Colomina, M.; Jimenez, P.; Roux, M.V.; Turrion, C., Propiedades Termoquimicas de derivados del acido benzoico. IX. Entalpias de combustion y formacion de los acidos o-, m-, y p-hidroxibenzoicos, An. Quim., 1981, 77, 114. [all data]

De Kruif and Van Ginkel, 1977
De Kruif, C.G.; Van Ginkel, C.H.D., Torsion-weighing effusion vapour-pressure measurements on organic compounds, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1977, 9, 8, 725-730, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(77)90015-5 . [all data]

Arshadi, 1974
Arshadi, Mohammed R., Determination of heats of sublimation of organic compounds by a mass spectrometric--knudsen effusion method, J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 1, 1974, 70, 0, 1569, https://doi.org/10.1039/f19747001569 . [all data]

Malaspina, 1973
Malaspina, L., Microcalorimetric determination of the enthalpy of sublimation of benzoic acid and anthracene, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 1, 387, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1679817 . [all data]

Davies and Jones, 1954
Davies, M.; Jones, J.I., The sublimation pressures and heats of sublimation of some carboxylic acids, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1954, 50, 1042. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press Inc., London, 1970, 643. [all data]

Jones, 1960
Jones, A.H., Sublimation Pressure Data for Organic Compounds., J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1960, 5, 2, 196-200, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60006a019 . [all data]

Good and Rodriguez-Hornedo, 2009
Good, David J.; Rodriguez-Hornedo, Nair, Solubility Advantage of Pharmaceutical Cocrystals, Crystal Growth & Design, 2009, 9, 5, 2252-2264, https://doi.org/10.1021/cg801039j . [all data]

Peña, Escalera, et al., 2009
Peña, M.A.; Escalera, B.; Reíllo, A.; Sánchez, A.B.; Bustamante, P., Thermodynamics of cosolvent action: Phenacetin, salicylic acid and probenecid, J. Pharm. Sci., 2009, 98, 3, 1129-1135, https://doi.org/10.1002/jps.21497 . [all data]

Pinto, Diogo, et al., 2005
Pinto, Susana S.; Diogo, Hermínio P.; Guedes, Rita C.; Costa Cabral, Benedito J.; Minas da Piedade, Manuel E.; Martinho Simões, José A., Energetics of Hydroxybenzoic Acids and of the Corresponding Carboxyphenoxyl Radicals. Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding in 2-Hydroxybenzoic Acid, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2005, 109, 42, 9700-9708, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp054220g . [all data]

Mota, Queimada, et al., 2008
Mota, Fatima L.; Queimada, Antonio J.; Pinho, Simao P.; Macedo, Eugenia A., Aqueous Solubility of Some Natural Phenolic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2008, 47, 15, 5182-5189, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie071452o . [all data]

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]

Kebarle and McMahon, 1977
Kebarle, P.; McMahon, T.B., Intrinsic Acidities of Substituted Phenols and Benzoic Acids Determined by Gas Phase Proton Transfer Equilibria, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 7, 2222, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00449a032 . [all data]

Nelander, 1964
Nelander, L., The heats of hydrolysis of aspirin, thioaspirin, and their p-analogues, Acta Chem. Scand., 1964, 18, 973-984. [all data]

Ernst and Menashi, 1963
Ernst, Z.L.; Menashi, J., The spectrophotometric determination of the dissociation constants of some substituted salicylic acids, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1963, 59, 230-240. [all data]


Notes

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