Trimethylene oxide
- Formula: C3H6O
- Molecular weight: 58.0791
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: AHHWIHXENZJRFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 503-30-0
- Chemical structure:
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The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Oxetane; α,γ-Propane oxide; Cyclooxabutane; Oxacyclobutane; Propane, 1,3-epoxy-; 1,3-Epoxypropane; 1,3-Propylene oxide; 1,3-Trimethylene oxide; Trimethylenoxid; Oxetan; NSC 30086; 1,2-epoxypropane
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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
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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Tboil | 323.2 | K | N/A | Aldrich Chemical Company Inc., 1990 | BS |
Tboil | 320.7 | K | N/A | Weast and Grasselli, 1989 | BS |
Tboil | 320.8 | K | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
Tboil | 321.65 | K | N/A | Chan, Zinn, et al., 1960 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC |
Tboil | 320.9 | K | N/A | Allen and Hibbert, 1934 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tfus | 176.15 | K | N/A | Brooks and Pilcher, 1959 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tc | 507.9 | K | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 7.220 | kcal/mol | N/A | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 | |
ΔvapH° | 7.12 | kcal/mol | C | Hossenlopp and Scott, 1981 | AC |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
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6.852 | 320.8 | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH =
A exp(-βTr) (1 − Tr)β
ΔvapH =
Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure)
(kcal/mol)
Tr = reduced temperature (T / Tc)
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Temperature (K) | A (kcal/mol) | β | Tc (K) | Reference | Comment |
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272. to 342. | 10.35 | 0.2532 | 507.9 | Majer and Svoboda, 1985 |
Enthalpy of fusion
ΔfusH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
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1.50 | 173.2 | Handa, 1985 | Based on data from 85. to 270. K.; AC |
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
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Origin | NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center |
State | gas |
Instrument | HP-GC/MS/IRD |
Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
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Spectrum
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Additional Data
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Origin | NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, 1990. |
NIST MS number | 118713 |
References
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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]
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]
Chan, Zinn, et al., 1960
Chan, S.I.; Zinn, J.; Fernandez, J.; Gwinn, W.D.,
Trimethylene Oxide. I. Microwave Spectrum, Dipole Moment, and Double Minimum Vibration,
J. Chem. Phys., 1960, 33, 1643. [all data]
Allen and Hibbert, 1934
Allen, J.S.; Hibbert, H.,
Studies on reactions relating to carbohydrates and polysaccharides: xlvii the oxygen valence angle and the structure of glucose and related compounds,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1934, 56, 1398. [all data]
Brooks and Pilcher, 1959
Brooks, J.H.; Pilcher, G.,
A Simple Melting Point Calorimeter for Moderately Precise Determination of Purity,
J. Chem. Soc., 1959, 1959, 1535. [all data]
Hossenlopp and Scott, 1981
Hossenlopp, I.A.; Scott, D.W.,
Vapor heat capacities and enthalpies of vaporizaiton of six organic compounds,
J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1981, 13, 405-414. [all data]
Handa, 1985
Handa, Y.P.,
A calorimetric study of trimethylene oxide and its structure I and structure II clathrate hydrates in the temperature range 85 to 270 K,
Can. J. Chem., 1985, 63, 1, 68-70, https://doi.org/10.1139/v85-012
. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Tboil Boiling point Tc Critical temperature Tfus Fusion (melting) point ΔfusH Enthalpy of fusion ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization ΔvapH° Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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