Anthracene, 9,10-dihydro-

Formula: C₁₄H₁₂
Molecular weight: 180.2451
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C14H12/c1-2-6-12-10-14-8-4-3-7-13(14)9-11(12)5-1/h1-8H,9-10H2
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: WPDAVTSOEQEGMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 613-31-0
Chemical structure:
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Other names: Anthracene, dihydro-; 9,10-Dihydroanthracene; para-hydroanthracene
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

C_p,gas (J/mol*K)	Temperature (K)	Reference	Comment
45.27	50.	Dorofeeva O.V., 1988	Recommended values were calculated statistically mechanically using force field approximation for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to estimate the needed vibrational frequencies (see also [ Dorofeeva O.V., 1986]). These functions are reproduced in the reference book [ Frenkel M., 1994].
66.15	100.
93.13	150.
124.39	200.
174.85	273.15
192.5 ± 2.0	298.15
193.83	300.
261.30	400.
318.73	500.
365.29	600.
402.91	700.
433.66	800.
459.11	900.
480.39	1000.
498.32	1100.
513.53	1200.
526.49	1300.
537.60	1400.
547.16	1500.

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
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
T_boil	585.2	K	N/A	Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990	BS
T_boil	578.2	K	N/A	Weast and Grasselli, 1989	BS
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
T_triple	382.18	K	N/A	Chirico, Hossenlopp, et al., 1987	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.01 K; TRC
Quantity	Value	Units	Method	Reference	Comment
Δ_subH°	94.2 ± 0.8	kJ/mol	ME	Malaspina, Gigli, et al., 1975	AC

Reduced pressure boiling point

T_boil (K)	Pressure (bar)	Reference	Comment
440.7	0.017	Weast and Grasselli, 1989	BS

Enthalpy of sublimation

Δ_subH (kJ/mol)	Temperature (K)	Method	Reference	Comment
93.9	383.	GS	Nass, Lenoir, et al., 1995	Based on data from 313. to 453. K.; AC
92. ± 4.	318. to 379.	ME	Malaspina, Gigli, et al., 1975	See also Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987.; AC
93. ± 4.	304.	N/A	Hoyer and Peperle, 1958	Based on data from 279. to 328. K. See also Cox and Pilcher, 1970.; AC
93.3 ± 4.2	279.	V	Hoyer and Peperle, 1958, 2	Reanalyzed by Pedley, Naylor, et al., 1986, Original value = 90.8 kJ/mol; ALS
89.5	388.	N/A	Magnus, Hartman, et al., 1951	See also Jones, 1960.; AC
89.5	293.	V	Magnus, Hartmann, et al., 1951	ALS

Enthalpy of fusion

Δ_fusH (kJ/mol)	Temperature (K)	Reference	Comment
23.840	382.18	Chirico, Hossenlopp, et al., 1987, 2	DH

Entropy of fusion

Δ_fusS (J/mol*K)	Temperature (K)	Reference	Comment
62.38	382.18	Chirico, Hossenlopp, et al., 1987, 2	DH

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IR Spectrum

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Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.

SOLUTION (10% CCl4 FOR 3800-1330, 10% CS2 FOR 1330-400 CM^-1); BECKMAN IR-9 (GRATING); DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 2 cm^-1 resolution

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

gas; HP-GC/MS/IRD

Gas Chromatography

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

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Column type	Active phase	Temperature (C)	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	OV-1	160.	1652.	Zhang, Chen, et al., 1997	25. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, N2
Capillary	SE-30	130.	1622.	Bredael, 1982	Column length: 100. m; Column diameter: 0.5 mm
Capillary	SE-30	175.	1667.	Bredael, 1982	Column length: 100. m; Column diameter: 0.5 mm

Kovats' RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Packed	SE-30	1662.	Ramsey, Lee, et al., 1980	He, Chromosorb G HP (80-100 mesh); Column length: 1.5 m; Program: not specified

Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	DB-5	1676.6	Song, Lai, et al., 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 4. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1676.2	Song, Lai, et al., 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 40. C @ 5. min, 4. K/min; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1662.1	Song, Lai, et al., 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 2. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1676.6	Song, Lai, et al., 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 4. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1685.3	Song, Lai, et al., 2003	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 6. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	OV-1	1669.6	Zhang, Shen, et al., 2000	25. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, 5. K/min; T_start: 100. C; T_end: 180. C
Capillary	OV-1	1686.1	Zhang, Shen, et al., 2000	25. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, 5. K/min; T_start: 100. C; T_end: 180. C
Capillary	DB-5	1662.1	Lai and Song, 1995	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 2. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1676.6	Lai and Song, 1995	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 4. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1685.3	Lai and Song, 1995	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 6. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1676.6	Lai and Song, 1995	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 4. K/min; T_start: 40. C; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1676.2	Lai and Song, 1995	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, He, 40. C @ 5. min, 4. K/min; T_end: 310. C
Capillary	DB-5	1688.	Rostad and Pereira, 1986	30. m/0.26 mm/0.25 μm, He, 50. C @ 4. min, 6. K/min, 300. C @ 20. min

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Column type	Active phase	Temperature (C)	I	Reference	Comment
Packed	Polydimethyl siloxane	183.	1672.	Ferrand, 1962

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	Ultra-1	1649.	Elizalde-González, Hutfliess, et al., 1996	50. m/0.2 mm/0.33 μm, H2, 3. K/min, 300. C @ 35. min; T_start: 60. C
Capillary	Ultra-1	1622.	Okumura, 1991	25. m/0.32 mm/0.25 μm, He, 3. K/min; T_start: 80. C; T_end: 260. C

Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	OV-1, SE-30, Methyl silicone, SP-2100, OV-101, DB-1, etc.	1662.	Waggott and Davies, 1984	Hydrogen; Column length: 50. m; Column diameter: 0.32 mm; Program: not specified
Other	Methyl Silicone	1662.	Ardrey and Moffat, 1981	Program: not specified

Lee's RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	HP-5	287.5	Wang, Hou, et al., 2007	30. m/0.30 mm/0.25 μm, Helium, 50. C @ 5. min, 5. K/min, 200. C @ 15. min
Capillary	DB-5	285.6	Durlak, Biswas, et al., 1998	30. m/0.25 mm/0.25 μm, 15. K/min; T_start: 50. C; T_end: 300. C
Capillary	SE-54	284.99	Guillén, Blanco, et al., 1989	20. m/0.22 mm/0.20 μm, He, 4. K/min; T_start: 50. C; T_end: 300. C
Capillary	DB-5	284.78	Rostad and Pereira, 1986	30. m/0.26 mm/0.25 μm, He, 50. C @ 4. min, 6. K/min, 300. C @ 20. min
Capillary	SE-52	284.89	Lee, Vassilaros, et al., 1979	12. m/0.3 mm/0.34 μm, He, 2. K/min; T_start: 50. C; T_end: 250. C

Lee's RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Column type	Active phase	I	Reference	Comment
Capillary	DB-5	287.9	Fuentes, Font, et al., 2007	Column length: 60. m; Program: not specified
Capillary	SE-54	284.15	Guillen, Iglesias, et al., 1992	Program: not specified
Capillary	SE-52	284.99	Shlyakhov, 1984	Program: not specified

References

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Dorofeeva O.V., 1988
Dorofeeva O.V., Thermodynamic Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Gaseous Phase. Institute for High Temperatures, USSR Academy of Sciences, Preprint No.1-238 (in Russian), Moscow, 1988. [all data]

Dorofeeva O.V., 1986
Dorofeeva O.V., On calculation of thermodynamic properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Thermochim. Acta, 1986, 102, 59-66. [all data]

Frenkel M., 1994
Frenkel M., Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds in the Gas State, Vol. I, II, Thermodynamics Research Center, College Station, Texas, 1994, 1994. [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]

Weast and Grasselli, 1989
CRC Handbook of Data on Organic Compounds, 2nd Editon, Weast,R.C and Grasselli, J.G., ed(s)., CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 1989, 1. [all data]

Chirico, Hossenlopp, et al., 1987
Chirico, R.D.; Hossenlopp, I.A.; Nguyen, A.; Steele, W.V., Thermochem. and Thermophys. Prop. of Organic Compounds Derived from Fossil Substances. Thermodynamic Studies Related to the Hydrogenation of Anthracene, Natl. Inst. Pet. Energy Res. Rep. NIPER-239, Bartlesvill- e, OK, 1987. [all data]

Malaspina, Gigli, et al., 1975
Malaspina, L.; Gigli, R.; Bardi, G.; DeMaria, G., Vapor pressure and sublimation enthalpy of 9,10-dihydroanthracene, Conf. Int. Thermodyn. Chim. C.R. 4th, 1975, 1, 54. [all data]

Nass, Lenoir, et al., 1995
Nass, Karen; Lenoir, Dieter; Kettrup, Antonius, Calculation of the Thermodynamic Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by an Incremental Procedure, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 1995, 34, 16, 1735-1736, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.199517351 . [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]

Hoyer and Peperle, 1958
Hoyer, H.; Peperle, W., Z. Elektrochem., 1958, 62, 61. [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]

Hoyer and Peperle, 1958, 2
Hoyer, H.; Peperle, W., Dampfdrunkmessungen an organischen substanzen und ihre sublimationswarmen, Z. Electrochem., 1958, 62, 61-66. [all data]

Pedley, Naylor, et al., 1986
Pedley, J.B.; Naylor, R.D.; Kirby, S.P., Thermochemical Data of Organic Compounds, Chapman and Hall, New York, 1986, 1-792. [all data]

Magnus, Hartman, et al., 1951
Magnus, A.; Hartman, H.; Becker, F., Erdol u Kohle, 1951, 4, 115. [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]

Magnus, Hartmann, et al., 1951
Magnus, A.; Hartmann, H.; Becker, F., Verbrennungswarmen und resonanzenergien von mehrkernigen aromatischen kohlenwasserstoffen, Z. Phys. Chem., 1951, 197, 75-91. [all data]

Chirico, Hossenlopp, et al., 1987, 2
Chirico, R.D.; Hossenlopp, I.A.; Nguyen, A.; Steele, W.V., Thermochemical and thermophysical properties of organic compounds derived from fossil substances. Thermodynamic studies related to the hydrogenation of anthracene, NIPER Report, 1987, 239, 67p. [all data]

Zhang, Chen, et al., 1997
Zhang, M.; Chen, B.; Shen, S.; Chen, S., Compositional studies of high-temperature coal tar by g.c.-FT-i.r. analysis of middle oil fractions, Fuel, 1997, 76, 5, 415-423, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-2361(97)85518-4 . [all data]

Bredael, 1982
Bredael, P., Retention indices of hydrocarbons on SE-30, J. Hi. Res. Chromatogr. Chromatogr. Comm., 1982, 5, 6, 325-328, https://doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240050610 . [all data]

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Ramsey, J.D.; Lee, T.D.; Osselton, M.D.; Moffat, A.C., Gas-liquid chromatographic retention indices of 296 non-drug substances on SE-30 or OV-1 likely to be encountered in toxicological analyses, J. Chromatogr., 1980, 184, 2, 185-206, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)85641-1 . [all data]

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Ardrey, R.E.; Moffat, A.C., Gas-liquid chromatographic retention indices of 1318 substances of toxicological interest on SE-30 or OV-1 stationary phase, J. Chromatogr., 1981, 220, 3, 195-252, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)81925-1 . [all data]

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Guillén, M.D.; Blanco, J.; Bermejo, J.; Blanco, C.G., Temperature programmed retention indices of some PAHs on Capillary columns coated with OV-1701 and SE-54, J. Hi. Res. Chromatogr., 1989, 12, 8, 552-554, https://doi.org/10.1002/jhrc.1240120816 . [all data]

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Lee, M.L.; Vassilaros, D.L.; White, C.M.; Novotny, M., Retention Indices for Programmed-Temperature Capillary-Column Gas Chromatography of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Anal. Chem., 1979, 51, 6, 768-773, https://doi.org/10.1021/ac50042a043 . [all data]

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Shlyakhov, A.F., Gas chromatography in organic geochemistry, Nedra, Moscow, 1984, 221. [all data]

Notes

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Symbols used in this document:

C_p,gas	Constant pressure heat capacity of gas
T_boil	Boiling point
T_triple	Triple point temperature
Δ_fusH	Enthalpy of fusion
Δ_fusS	Entropy of fusion
Δ_subH	Enthalpy of sublimation
Δ_subH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions

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