Methane, nitro-

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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
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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
Tboil374.1 ± 0.8KAVGN/AAverage of 17 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus244.6KN/AToops, 1956Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC
Tfus244.55KN/ATimmermans, 1952Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC
Tfus243.11KN/ADreisbach and Martin, 1949Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC
Tfus244.KN/AJoukovsky, 1934Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
Tfus243.95KN/ATimmermans, 1921Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Ttriple244.77KN/AJones and Giauque, 1947Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc588.KN/AMajer and Svoboda, 1985 
Tc588.KN/AGriffin, 1949Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; taken from a plot of total P vs 1/T; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Pc58.70barN/AAmbrose, Counsell, et al., 1978Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5865 bar; TRC
Pc63.10barN/AGriffin, 1949Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.0342 bar; from value pf vapor pressure at Tc, based on unpublished measurements; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
ρc5.77mol/lN/AGriffin, 1949Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 mol/l; deduced from a series of P vs 1/T plots for various sample sizes in a fixed volume bomb; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap38. ± 3.kJ/molAVGN/AAverage of 7 values; Individual data points

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
33.99374.4N/AMajer and Svoboda, 1985 
38.271298.15N/AJones and Giauque, 1947, 2P = 4.89 kPA; DH
35.2420.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 405. to 476. K. See also Berman and West, 1967.; AC
36.8343.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 328. to 410. K. See also McCullough, Scott, et al., 1954.; AC
37.2 ± 0.1318.CMcCullough, Scott, et al., 1954AC
36.3 ± 0.1335.CMcCullough, Scott, et al., 1954AC
35.2 ± 0.1353.CMcCullough, Scott, et al., 1954AC
34.0 ± 0.1374.CMcCullough, Scott, et al., 1954AC

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH = A exp(-βTr) (1 − Tr)β
    ΔvapH = Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure) (kJ/mol)
    Tr = reduced temperature (T / Tc)

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Temperature (K) A (kJ/mol) β Tc (K) Reference Comment
318. to 374.53.330.2732588.Majer and Svoboda, 1985 

Entropy of vaporization

ΔvapS (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
128.36298.15Jones and Giauque, 1947, 2P; DH

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
405.0 to 476.4.11351229.574-76.221Berman and West, 1967Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.
328.86 to 409.64.405421446.196-45.633McCullough, Scott, et al., 1954Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
9.703244.77Jones and Giauque, 1947, 2DH
9.7244.8Domalski and Hearing, 1996AC

Entropy of fusion

ΔfusS (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
39.64244.77Jones and Giauque, 1947, 2DH

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IR Spectrum

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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Toops, 1956
Toops, E.E., Physical Properties of High Purity Nitroparaffins, J. Phys. Chem., 1956, 60, 304-6. [all data]

Timmermans, 1952
Timmermans, J., Freezing points of organic compounds. VVI New determinations., Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1952, 61, 393. [all data]

Dreisbach and Martin, 1949
Dreisbach, R.R.; Martin, R.A., Physical Data on Some Organic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1949, 41, 2875-8. [all data]

Joukovsky, 1934
Joukovsky, N.I., Experimental Study of the Theory of Concentrated Solutions. XI. Thermodynamic Properties of Concentrated Solutions of Aliphatic Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen., Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1934, 43, 397. [all data]

Timmermans, 1921
Timmermans, J., The Freezing Points of Organic Substances IV. New Exp. Determinations, Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1921, 30, 62. [all data]

Jones and Giauque, 1947
Jones, W.M.; Giauque, W.F., The Entropy of Nitromethane. Heat Capacity of Solid and Liquid. Vapor Pressure, Heats of Fusion and Vaporizaion, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1947, 69, 983-7. [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]

Griffin, 1949
Griffin, D.N., The Critical Point of Nitromethane., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1949, 71, 1423. [all data]

Ambrose, Counsell, et al., 1978
Ambrose, D.; Counsell, J.F.; Hicks, C.P., The correlation and estimation of vapour pressures: II a new procedure for estimation and extrapolation, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1978, 10, 771. [all data]

Jones and Giauque, 1947, 2
Jones, W.M.; Giauque, W.F., The entropy of nitromethane. Heat capacity of solid and liquid. Vapor pressure, heats of fusion and vaporization, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1947, 69, 983-987. [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]

Berman and West, 1967
Berman, Horace A.; West, Estal Dale, Density and vapor pressure of nitromethane 26.degree. to 200.degree., J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1967, 12, 2, 197-199, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60033a011 . [all data]

McCullough, Scott, et al., 1954
McCullough, J.P.; Scott, D.W.; Pennington, R.E.; Hossenlopp, I.A.; Waddington, Guy, Nitromethane: The Vapor Heat Capacity, Heat of Vaporization, Vapor Pressure and Gas Imperfection; the Chemical Thermodynamic Properties from 0 to 1500°K., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1954, 76, 19, 4791-4796, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01648a008 . [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]


Notes

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