n-Hexane

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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
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
Tboil341.9 ± 0.3KAVGN/AAverage of 85 out of 100 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus178. ± 1.KAVGN/AAverage of 32 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Ttriple178.0 ± 0.5KAVGN/AAverage of 9 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc507.6 ± 0.5KAVGN/AAverage of 39 out of 44 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Pc30.2 ± 0.4barAVGN/AAverage of 24 out of 25 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Vc0.368l/molN/AAmbrose and Tsonopoulos, 1995 
Vc0.371l/molN/AZawisza, 1985Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.007 l/mol; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
ρc2.71 ± 0.02mol/lAVGN/AAverage of 10 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap31. ± 1.kJ/molAVGN/AAverage of 11 values; Individual data points

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
28.85341.9N/AMajer and Svoboda, 1985 
34.9253.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 238. to 298. K.; AC
35.7244.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 189. to 259. K.; AC
31.5313.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 298. to 343. K.; AC
30.1356.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 341. to 377. K.; AC
29.3389.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 374. to 451. K.; AC
29.4460.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 445. to 508. K.; AC
32.0301.A,MMStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 286. to 343. K. See also Willingham, Taylor, et al., 1945.; AC
26.6373.CWormald and Yerlett, 1985AC
22.5423.CWormald and Yerlett, 1985AC
15.7473.CWormald and Yerlett, 1985AC
8.9498.CWormald and Yerlett, 1985AC
30.9313.N/AMichou-Saucet, Jose, et al., 1984Based on data from 298. to 338. K.; AC
30.7 ± 0.1313.CMajer, Svoboda, et al., 1979AC
29.5 ± 0.1333.CMajer, Svoboda, et al., 1979AC
28.2 ± 0.1353.CMajer, Svoboda, et al., 1979AC
31.6310.N/ALetcher and Marsicano, 1974Based on data from 300. to 321. K. See also Boublik, Fried, et al., 1984.; AC
32.5250.N/ACarruth and Kobayashi, 1973Based on data from 178. to 265. K.; AC
30.9 ± 0.1309.CWaddington and Douslin, 1947AC
29.8 ± 0.1328.CWaddington and Douslin, 1947AC
30.5 ± 0.2313.CLemons and Felsing, 1943AC
29.0 ± 0.2333.CLemons and Felsing, 1943AC
28.2 ± 0.2353.CLemons and Felsing, 1943AC

Enthalpy of vaporization

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

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Temperature (K) 298. to 444.
A (kJ/mol) 43.85
α -0.039
β 0.397
Tc (K) 507.4
ReferenceMajer and Svoboda, 1985

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
177.70 to 264.933.456041044.038-53.893Carruth and Kobayashi, 1973Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.
286.18 to 342.694.002661171.53-48.784Williamham, Taylor, et al., 1945 

Enthalpy of sublimation

ΔsubH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
50.8178.BBondi, 1963AC

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
13.079177.84Douslin and Huffman, 1946DH
13.08177.8Domalski and Hearing, 1996AC
12.343177.90Stull, 1937DH
13.033177.9Huffman, Parks, et al., 1931DH
12.581178.6Parks, Huffman, et al., 1930DH

Entropy of fusion

ΔfusS (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
73.54177.84Douslin and Huffman, 1946DH
69.38177.90Stull, 1937DH
73.3177.9Huffman, Parks, et al., 1931DH
70.44178.6Parks, Huffman, et al., 1930DH

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IR Spectrum

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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References

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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 . [all data]

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 . [all data]

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 . [all data]

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 . [all data]

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 . [all data]

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 . [all data]

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 . [all data]

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 . [all data]

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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