Adamantane

• Formula: C₁₀H₁₆
• Molecular weight: 136.2340
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H16/c1-7-2-9-4-8(1)5-10(3-7)6-9/h7-10H,1-6H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ORILYTVJVMAKLC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 281-23-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Tricyclo[3.3.1.1(3,7)]decane; Tricyclo(3,3,1,1,^3,7)-decane; tricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane
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  • IR Spectrum
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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

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

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

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

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
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

Appearance energy determinations

IR Spectrum

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

Gas Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

References

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Clark, Knox, et al., 1979
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Clark, Knox, et al., 1975
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Butler, Carson, et al., 1971
Butler, R.S.; Carson, A.S.; Laye, P.G.; Steele, W.V., The enthalpy of formation of adamantane, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1971, 3, 277-280. [all data]

Mansson, Rapport, et al., 1970
Mansson, M.; Rapport, N.; Westrum, E.F., Jr., Enthalpies of formation of globular molecules. I. Adamantane and hexamethylenetetramine, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1970, 92, 7296-7299. [all data]

Boyd R.H., 1971
Boyd R.H., The thermochemistry, thermodynamic functions, and molecular structures of some cyclic hydrocarbons, J. Phys. Chem., 1971, 75, 1264-1271. [all data]

Westrum, 1961
Westrum, E.F., Jr., The thermophysical properties of three globular molecules, J. Phys. Chem. Solids, 1961, 18, 83-85. [all data]

Chang and Westrum, 1960
Chang, S.-S.; Westrum, E.F., Jr., Heat capacities and thermodynamic properties of globular molecules. I. Adamantane and hexamethylenetetramine, J. Phys. Chem., 1960, 64, 1547-1551. [all data]

Andrews, Carpenter, et al., 1978
Andrews, J.T.S.; Carpenter, R.E.; Martinko, T.M.; Fort, R.C.; Flood, T.A.; Adlington, M.G., Transition and Fusion Thermodynamics of Heteroadamantanes, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 1978, 41, 357-61. [all data]

Mair, Shamaiengar, et al., 1959
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van Roon, Parsons, et al., 2002
van Roon, André; Parsons, John R.; Govers, Harrie A.J., Gas chromatographic determination of vapour pressure and related thermodynamic properties of monoterpenes and biogenically related compounds, Journal of Chromatography A, 2002, 955, 1, 105-115, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(02)00200-5 . [all data]

Chickos, Hosseini, et al., 1995
Chickos, James S.; Hosseini, Sarah; Hesse, Donald G., Determination of vaporization enthalpies of simple organic molecules by correlations of changes in gas chromatographic net retention times, Thermochimica Acta, 1995, 249, 41-62, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(95)90670-3 . [all data]

Kabo, Blokhin, et al., 2000
Kabo, G.J.; Blokhin, A.V.; Charapennikau, M.B.; Kabo, A.G.; Sevruk, V.M., Thermodynamic properties of adamantane and the energy states of molecules in plastic crystals for some cage hydrocarbons, Thermochimica Acta, 2000, 345, 2, 125-133, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6031(99)00393-7 . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
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Florian, 1968
Florian, W., Messung des Dampfdruckes von Adamantan, Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, 1968, 61, 5₆, 319-321, https://doi.org/10.1524/zpch.1968.61.5₆.319 . [all data]

Clark, Knox, et al., 1975, 2
Clark, Timothy; Knox, Trevor; Mackle, Henry; McKervey, M. Anthony; Rooney, John J., Heats of sublimation of some cage hydrocarbons by a temperature scanning technique, J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans. 1, 1975, 71, 0, 2107, https://doi.org/10.1039/f19757102107 . [all data]

Lee and Slutsky, 1975
Lee, Wen Yaung; Slutsky, L.J., Heat of vaporization, infrared spectrum, and lattice energy of adamantane, J. Phys. Chem., 1975, 79, 24, 2602-2604, https://doi.org/10.1021/j100591a007 . [all data]

Bratton, Szilard, et al., 1967
Bratton, W. Kevin; Szilard, I.; Cupas, Chris A., Enthalpy of sublimation of adamantane, J. Org. Chem., 1967, 32, 6, 2019-2021, https://doi.org/10.1021/jo01281a083 . [all data]

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Hakvoort, 1993
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Bewick, Edwards, et al., 1976
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Schmidt, Wilkins, et al., 1973
Schmidt, W.; Wilkins, B.T.; Fritz, G.; Huber, R., Energy level trends in 1,3,5,7-tetrasilaadamantanes ("carborundanes") and related molecules from photoelectron spectroscopy, J. Organomet. Chem., 1973, 59, 109. [all data]

Miller, Koch, et al., 1973
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Raymonda, 1972
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Jorgensen and Snyder, 1980
Jorgensen, F.S.; Snyder, J.P., Search for a trans-disulfide: Structural analysis of di-tert- adamantyl disulfide by photoelectron spectroscopy, derivation of σ(t-Ad), and molecular mechanics calculations for related bulky disulfides, J. Org. Chem., 1980, 45, 1015. [all data]

Kovac and Klasinc, 1978
Kovac, B.; Klasinc, L., Photoelectron spectroscopy of adamantane and some adamantanones, Croat. Chem. Acta, 1978, 51, 55. [all data]

Worrell, Verhoeven, et al., 1974
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Schmidt, 1973
Schmidt, W., Photoelectron spectra of diamondoid molecules, adamantane, silamantane and urotropine, Tetrahedron, 1973, 29, 2129. [all data]

Boschi, Schmidt, et al., 1973
Boschi, R.; Schmidt, W.; Suffolk, R.J.; Wilkins, B.T.; Lempka, H.J.; Ridyard, J.N.A., Complete valence shell electronic structure of adamantane from He I and He II photoelectron spectroscopy, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1973, 2, 377. [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  AE	Appearance energy
  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,solid	Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
  IE (evaluated)	Recommended ionization energy
  S°solid,1 bar	Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar)
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔHtrs	Enthalpy of phase transition
  ΔStrs	Entropy of phase transition
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°solid	Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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