n-Hexane
- Formula: C6H14
- Molecular weight: 86.1754
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VLKZOEOYAKHREP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 110-54-3
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: Hexane; Skellysolve B; n-C6H14; Esani; Heksan; Hexanen; Hexyl hydride; Gettysolve-B; NCI-C60571; NSC 68472
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Phase change data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
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
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tboil | 341.9 ± 0.3 | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 85 out of 100 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tfus | 178. ± 1. | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 32 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Ttriple | 178.0 ± 0.5 | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 9 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tc | 507.6 ± 0.5 | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 39 out of 44 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Pc | 29.8 ± 0.4 | atm | AVG | N/A | Average of 24 out of 25 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Vc | 0.368 | l/mol | N/A | Ambrose and Tsonopoulos, 1995 | |
Vc | 0.371 | l/mol | N/A | Zawisza, 1985 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.007 l/mol; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ρc | 2.71 ± 0.02 | mol/l | AVG | N/A | Average of 10 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 7.5 ± 0.2 | kcal/mol | AVG | N/A | Average of 11 values; Individual data points |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
6.895 | 341.9 | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
8.34 | 253. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 238. to 298. K.; AC |
8.53 | 244. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 189. to 259. K.; AC |
7.53 | 313. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 298. to 343. K.; AC |
7.19 | 356. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 341. to 377. K.; AC |
7.00 | 389. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 374. to 451. K.; AC |
7.03 | 460. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 445. to 508. K.; AC |
7.65 | 301. | A,MM | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 286. to 343. K. See also Willingham, Taylor, et al., 1945.; AC |
6.36 | 373. | C | Wormald and Yerlett, 1985 | AC |
5.38 | 423. | C | Wormald and Yerlett, 1985 | AC |
3.75 | 473. | C | Wormald and Yerlett, 1985 | AC |
2.1 | 498. | C | Wormald and Yerlett, 1985 | AC |
7.39 | 313. | N/A | Michou-Saucet, Jose, et al., 1984 | Based on data from 298. to 338. K.; AC |
7.34 ± 0.02 | 313. | C | Majer, Svoboda, et al., 1979 | AC |
7.05 ± 0.02 | 333. | C | Majer, Svoboda, et al., 1979 | AC |
6.74 ± 0.02 | 353. | C | Majer, Svoboda, et al., 1979 | AC |
7.55 | 310. | N/A | Letcher and Marsicano, 1974 | Based on data from 300. to 321. K. See also Boublik, Fried, et al., 1984.; AC |
7.77 | 250. | N/A | Carruth and Kobayashi, 1973 | Based on data from 178. to 265. K.; AC |
7.39 ± 0.02 | 309. | C | Waddington and Douslin, 1947 | AC |
7.12 ± 0.02 | 328. | C | Waddington and Douslin, 1947 | AC |
7.29 ± 0.05 | 313. | C | Lemons and Felsing, 1943 | AC |
6.93 ± 0.05 | 333. | C | Lemons and Felsing, 1943 | AC |
6.74 ± 0.05 | 353. | C | Lemons and Felsing, 1943 | AC |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH = A exp(-αTr)
(1 − Tr)β
ΔvapH =
Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure)
(kcal/mol)
Tr = reduced temperature (T / Tc)
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Temperature (K) | 298. to 444. |
---|---|
A (kcal/mol) | 10.48 |
α | -0.039 |
β | 0.397 |
Tc (K) | 507.4 |
Reference | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
177.70 to 264.93 | 3.45033 | 1044.038 | -53.893 | Carruth and Kobayashi, 1973 | Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data. |
286.18 to 342.69 | 3.99695 | 1171.53 | -48.784 | Williamham, Taylor, et al., 1945 |
Enthalpy of sublimation
ΔsubH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
12.1 | 178. | B | Bondi, 1963 | AC |
Enthalpy of fusion
ΔfusH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
3.1260 | 177.84 | Douslin and Huffman, 1946 | DH |
3.126 | 177.8 | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | AC |
2.9500 | 177.90 | Stull, 1937 | DH |
3.1150 | 177.9 | Huffman, Parks, et al., 1931 | DH |
3.0069 | 178.6 | Parks, Huffman, et al., 1930 | DH |
Entropy of fusion
ΔfusS (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
17.58 | 177.84 | Douslin and Huffman, 1946 | DH |
16.58 | 177.90 | Stull, 1937 | DH |
17.5 | 177.9 | Huffman, Parks, et al., 1931 | DH |
16.84 | 178.6 | Parks, Huffman, et al., 1930 | DH |
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Ambrose and Tsonopoulos, 1995
Ambrose, D.; Tsonopoulos, C.,
Vapor-Liquid Critical Properties of Elements and Compounds. 2. Normal Alkenes,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1995, 40, 531-546. [all data]
Zawisza, 1985
Zawisza, A.,
High-pressure liquid-vapour equilibria, critical state, and p(Vm,T,x) to 44 8.15 K and 4.053 MPa for {xC6H14 + (1-x)CH3OH}.,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1985, 17, 941-947. [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]
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
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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,
J. RES. NATL. BUR. STAN., 1945, 35, 3, 219-17, https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.035.009
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Wormald and Yerlett, 1985
Wormald, C.J.; Yerlett, T.K.,
A new enthalpy-increment calorimeter enthalpy increments for n-hexane,
The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1985, 17, 12, 1171-1186, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(85)90044-8
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Michou-Saucet, Jose, et al., 1984
Michou-Saucet, Marie-Annie; Jose, Jacques; Michou-Saucet, Christian; Merlin, J.C.,
Pressions de vapeur et enthalpies libres d'exces de systemes binaires: Hexamethylphosphorotriamide (HMPT) + n-hexane; n-heptane; n-octane: A 298,15 K; 303,15 K; 313,15 K; 323,15 K; 333,15 K,
Thermochimica Acta, 1984, 75, 1-2, 85-106, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(84)85009-1
. [all data]
Majer, Svoboda, et al., 1979
Majer, Vladimír; Svoboda, Václav; Hála, Slavoj; Pick, Jirí,
Temperature dependence of heats of vaporization of saturated hydrocarbons C5-C8; Experimental data and an estimation method,
Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun., 1979, 44, 3, 637-651, https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19790637
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Letcher and Marsicano, 1974
Letcher, T.M.; Marsicano, F.,
Vapour pressures and densities of some unsaturated C6 acyclic and cyclic hydrocarbons between 300 and 320 K,
The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1974, 6, 5, 509-514, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(74)90013-5
. [all data]
Boublik, Fried, et al., 1984
Boublik, T.; Fried, V.; Hala, E.,
The Vapour Pressures of Pure Substances: Selected Values of the Temperature Dependence of the Vapour Pressures of Some Pure Substances in the Normal and Low Pressure Region, 2nd ed., Elsevier, New York, 1984, 972. [all data]
Carruth and Kobayashi, 1973
Carruth, Grant F.; Kobayashi, Riki,
Vapor pressure of normal paraffins ethane through n-decane from their triple points to about 10 mm mercury,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1973, 18, 2, 115-126, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60057a009
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Waddington and Douslin, 1947
Waddington, Guy; Douslin, Donald R.,
Experimental Vapor Heat Capacities and Heats of Vaporization of n-Hexane and 2,2-Dimethylbutane 1,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1947, 69, 10, 2275-2279, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01202a011
. [all data]
Lemons and Felsing, 1943
Lemons, Joe Fred; Felsing, W.A.,
The Heats of Vaporization of Some Hexanes 1,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1943, 65, 1, 46-48, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01241a015
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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,
J. Res. Natl. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), 1945, 35, 3, 219-244, https://doi.org/10.6028/jres.035.009
. [all data]
Bondi, 1963
Bondi, A.,
Heat of Siblimation of Molecular Crystals: A Catalog of Molecular Structure Increments.,
J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1963, 8, 3, 371-381, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60018a027
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Douslin and Huffman, 1946
Douslin, D.R.; Huffman, H.M.,
Low-temperature thermal data on the five isometric hexanes,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1946, 68, 1704-1708. [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
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Stull, 1937
Stull, D.R.,
A semi-micro calorimeter for measuring heat capacities at low temperatures,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1937, 59, 2726-2733. [all data]
Huffman, Parks, et al., 1931
Huffman, H.M.; Parks, G.S.; Barmore, M.,
Thermal data on organic compounds. X. Further studies on the heat capacities, entropies and free energies of hydrocarbons,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1931, 53, 3876-3888. [all data]
Parks, Huffman, et al., 1930
Parks, G.S.; Huffman, H.M.; Thomas, S.B.,
Thermal data on organic compounds. VI. The heat capacities, entropies and free energies of some saturated, non-benzenoid hydrocarbons,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1930, 52, 1032-1041. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Pc Critical pressure Tboil Boiling point Tc Critical temperature Tfus Fusion (melting) point Ttriple Triple point temperature Vc Critical volume ΔfusH Enthalpy of fusion ΔfusS Entropy of fusion ΔsubH Enthalpy of sublimation 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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