Propanal

• Formula: C₃H₆O
• Molecular weight: 58.0791
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H6O/c1-2-3-4/h3H,2H2,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: NBBJYMSMWIIQGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 123-38-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Propionaldehyde; Methylacetaldehyde; Propaldehyde; Propional; Propionic aldehyde; Propylaldehyde; Propylic aldehyde; C2H5CHO; n-Propionaldehyde; Propanalaldehyde; n-Propanal; Aldehyde propionique; Propanaldehyde; NCI-C61029; UN 1275; 1-Propanone; 1-Propanal; Proprionaldehyde; NSC 6493
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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
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Enthalpy of vaporization

Δ_vapH = A exp(-βT_r) (1 − T_r)^β
    Δ_vapH = Enthalpy of vaporization (at saturation pressure) (kcal/mol)
    T_r = reduced temperature (T / T_c)

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Enthalpy of fusion

References

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Vasil'ev and Petrov, 1984
Vasil'ev, I.A.; Petrov, V.M., Thermodynamic Properties of Oxygen-containing Organic Compounds, Handbook, Soedinenii: Khimya, Leningrad, p 240, 1984. [all data]

Korkhov and Vasil'ev, 1977
Korkhov, A.D.; Vasil'ev, I.A., Heat capacity and thermodynamic functions of propionaldehyde at low temperatures., Termodin. Org. Soedin., 1977, No. 6, 34. [all data]

Gude and Teja, 1994
Gude, M.T.; Teja, A.S., The Critical Properties of Several n-Alkanals, Tetralin and NMP, Experimental Results for DIPPR 1990-91 Projects on Phase Equilibria and Pure Component Properties, 1994, 1994, DIPPR Data Series No. 2, p.174-83. [all data]

Teja and Rosenthal, 1990
Teja, A.S.; Rosenthal, D.J., The Critical Pressures and Temperatures of Twelve Substances Using A Low Residence Time Flow Apparatus, AIChE Symp. Ser., 1990, 86, 279, 133-7. [all data]

Bougard and Jadot, 1977
Bougard, J.; Jadot, R., Isothermal Vapor-Liquid Equilibria for the System 1,2-Dichloropropane- Propanal, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1977, 22, 88. [all data]

Svoboda, Vesely, et al., 1977
Svoboda, V.; Vesely, F.; Holub, R.; Pick, J., Heats of vaporization of alkyl acetates and propionates, Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun., 1977, 42, 943-51. [all data]

Anselme and Teja, 1990
Anselme, M.J.; Teja, A.S., The critical properties of rapidly reacting substances, AIChE Symp. Ser., 1990, 86, 279, 128-32. [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]

Korkhov and Vasil'ev, 1977, 2
Korkhov, A.D.; Vasil'ev, I.A., Heat capacity and thermodynamic functions of propanal at low temperatures, Termodin. Org. Soedin., 1977, (6), 34-37. [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]

Dykyj, 1970
Dykyj, J., Petrochemica, 1970, 10, 2, 51. [all data]

Smith and Bonner, 1951
Smith, Thomas E.; Bonner, Robert F., Acetaldehyde, Propionaldehyde, and n-Butyraldehyde, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1951, 43, 5, 1169-1173, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50497a049 . [all data]

Kim and Kim, 1977
Kim, B.C.; Kim, D.H., Hwahak Kwa Hwahak Kongop, 1977, 20, 232. [all data]

Ambrose and Sprake, 1974
Ambrose, D.; Sprake, C.H.S., Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds 32. Vapour pressure and second virial coefficient of propanal, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1974, 6, 5, 453-456, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(74)90006-8 . [all data]

Counsell and Lee, 1972
Counsell, J.F.; Lee, D.A., Thermodynamic properties of organic oxygen compounds 30. Vapour heat capacity and enthalpy of vaporization of propanal, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1972, 4, 6, 915-917, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(72)90013-4 . [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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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Pc	Critical pressure
  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions
  ρc	Critical density

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