Cyclooctane

• Formula: C₈H₁₆
• Molecular weight: 112.2126
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H16/c1-2-4-6-8-7-5-3-1/h1-8H2 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WJTCGQSWYFHTAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 292-64-8
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• Other names: Octamethylene
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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 liquid

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
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Reduced pressure boiling point

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

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

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Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Enthalpy of phase transition

Entropy of phase transition

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: H₂ + C₈H₁₄ = C₈H₁₆

 +  =

By formula: H₂ + C₈H₁₄ = C₈H₁₆

3 +  =

By formula: 3H₂ + C₈H₁₀ = C₈H₁₆

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₈H₁₂ = C₈H₁₆

 + 2 =

By formula: C₈H₁₂ + 2H₂ = C₈H₁₆

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₈H₁₂ = C₈H₁₆

 + 2 =

By formula: C₈H₁₂ + 2H₂ = C₈H₁₆

3 +  =

By formula: 3H₂ + C₈H₁₀ = C₈H₁₆

4 +  =

By formula: 4H₂ + C₈H₈ = C₈H₁₆

4 +  =

By formula: 4H₂ + C₈H₈ = C₈H₁₆

 +  =

By formula: H₂ + C₈H₁₄ = C₈H₁₆

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₈H₁₂ = C₈H₁₆

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₈H₁₂ = C₈H₁₆

2 +  =

By formula: 2H₂ + C₈H₁₂ = C₈H₁₆

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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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Cp,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
  Cp,liquid	Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
  Pc	Critical pressure
  S°gas	Entropy of gas at standard conditions
  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
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions
  ρc	Critical density

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