Thiophene, 3-methyl-

• Formula: C₅H₆S
• Molecular weight: 98.166
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C5H6S/c1-5-2-3-6-4-5/h2-4H,1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QENGPZGAWFQWCZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 616-44-4
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: 3-Methylthiophene; 3-Thiotolene; Methyl-3-thiophene; β-Methylthiophene
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  • IR Spectrum
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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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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
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Reduced pressure boiling point

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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Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (atm)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

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Individual Reactions

C₅H₅S^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₅S^- + H⁺ = C₅H₆S

Gas phase ion energetics data

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B - John E. Bartmess
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₅H₅S^- +  =

By formula: C₅H₅S^- + H⁺ = C₅H₆S

IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

References

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McCullough, Sunner, et al., 1953
McCullough, J.P.; Sunner, S.; Finke, H.L.; Hubbard, W.N.; Gross, M.E.; Pennington, R.E.; Messerly, J.F.; Good, W.D.; Waddington, G., The chemical thermodynamic properties of 3-methylthiophene from 0 to 1000°K, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1953, 75, 5075-50. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
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Weast and Grasselli, 1989
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Sapei, Uusi-Kyyny, et al., 2009
Sapei, Erlin; Uusi-Kyyny, Petri; Keskinen, Kari I.; Aittamaa, Juhani, Phase equilibria on four binary systems containing 3-methylthiophene, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2009, 279, 2, 81-86, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fluid.2009.02.010 . [all data]

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Dykyj, J.; Svoboda, J.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Frenkel, M.L.; Hall, K.R., Vapor Pressure of Chemicals: Part A. Vapor Pressure and Antoine Constants for Hydrocarbons and Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium and Hydrogen Containing Organic Compounds, Springer, Berlin, 1999, 373. [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔcH°liquid	Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfH°gas	Enthalpy of formation of gas at standard conditions
  ΔfH°liquid	Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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