Pentanoic acid
- Formula: C5H10O2
- Molecular weight: 102.1317
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: NQPDZGIKBAWPEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 109-52-4
- Chemical structure:
This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file or as a computed 3d SD file
The 3d structure may be viewed using Java or Javascript. - Other names: Valeric acid; n-Pentanoic acid; n-Valeric acid; Propylacetic acid; Valerianic acid; 1-Butanecarboxylic acid; n-C4H9COOH; Butanecarboxylic acid; Kyselina valerova; Valeric acid, normal; 1-Pentanoic acid; NSC 406833; Valeric acid, n-; NA 1760
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Gas phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔfH°gas | -117. ± 4. | kcal/mol | AVG | N/A | Average of 8 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
S°gas | 105.12 ± 0.15 | cal/mol*K | N/A | McDougall L.A., 1965 | GT |
Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔfH°liquid | -133.6 ± 0.2 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Adriaanse, Dekker, et al., 1965 | DRB |
ΔfH°liquid | -133.90 ± 0.16 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Lebedeva, 1964 | ALS |
ΔfH°liquid | -133.9 ± 0.2 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Lebedeva, 1964 | DRB |
ΔfH°liquid | -130.6 ± 1.4 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Hancock, Watson, et al., 1954 | Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -131. kcal/mol; ALS |
ΔfH°liquid | -134.6 ± 0.31 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Schjanberg, 1937 | DRB |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°liquid | -678.3 ± 0.2 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Adriaanse, Dekker, et al., 1965 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -133.6 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
ΔcH°liquid | -677.95 ± 0.16 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Lebedeva, 1964 | Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -133.88 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
ΔcH°liquid | -681.2 ± 1.4 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Hancock, Watson, et al., 1954 | Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -681. kcal/mol; Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -130.63 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
ΔcH°liquid | -677.20 ± 0.30 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Schjanberg, 1937 | Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -676.6 ± 1.0 kcal/mol; At 20 C; Corresponding ΔfHºliquid = -134.63 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
S°liquid | 62.101 | cal/mol*K | N/A | McDougall and Kilpatrick, 1965 | DH |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°solid | -678.48 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Skuratov and Bonetskaya, 1966 | Corresponding ΔfHºsolid = -133.35 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
47.1 | 298.15 | Konicek and Wadso, 1971 | DH |
50.270 | 298.15 | McDougall and Kilpatrick, 1965 | T = 15 to 300 K.; DH |
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
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tboil | 459. ± 2. | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 33 out of 40 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tfus | 239.7 | K | N/A | Adriaanse, Dekker, et al., 1964 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC |
Tfus | 238.7 | K | N/A | Timmermans, 1935 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.5 K; TRC |
Tfus | 238.65 | K | N/A | Timmermans, 1934 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Ttriple | 239.49 | K | N/A | McDougall and Kilpatrick, 1965, 2 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.06 K; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Tc | 644. ± 10. | K | AVG | N/A | Average of 6 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
Pc | 35.83 | atm | N/A | Teja and Rosenthal, 1991 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.30 atm; TRC |
Pc | 35.81 | atm | N/A | Andereya and Chase, 1990 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.39 atm; TRC |
Pc | 35.53 | atm | N/A | Ambrose and Ghiassee, 1987 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.987 atm; TRC |
Pc | 35.178 | atm | N/A | D'Souza and Teja, 1987 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.89 atm; Ambrose's procedure; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ρc | 2.94 | mol/l | N/A | Teja and Anselme, 1990 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.06 mol/l; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔvapH° | 16. ± 1. | kcal/mol | AVG | N/A | Average of 6 values; Individual data points |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
13.8 | 388. | EB | Ambrose and Ghiassee, 1987, 2 | Based on data from 373. to 465. K.; AC |
13.9 | 390. | A | Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987 | Based on data from 375. to 523. K.; AC |
Antoine Equation Parameters
log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
P = vapor pressure (atm)
T = temperature (K)
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Temperature (K) | A | B | C | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
345.6 to 446.9 | 3.2018 | 879.771 | -172.237 | Kahlbaum, 1883 | Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data. |
Enthalpy of fusion
ΔfusH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
3.38470 | 239.49 | McDougall and Kilpatrick, 1965 | DH |
3.384 | 239.5 | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | AC |
Entropy of fusion
ΔfusS (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
14.13 | 239.49 | McDougall and Kilpatrick, 1965 | DH |
Reaction thermochemistry data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
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Individual Reactions
C5H9O2- + =
By formula: C5H9O2- + H+ = C5H10O2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 346.2 ± 2.1 | kcal/mol | G+TS | Caldwell, Renneboog, et al., 1989 | gas phase; B |
ΔrH° | 346.1 ± 2.4 | kcal/mol | G+TS | McLuckey, Cameron, et al., 1981 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 339.2 ± 2.0 | kcal/mol | IMRE | Caldwell, Renneboog, et al., 1989 | gas phase; B |
ΔrG° | 339.1 ± 2.3 | kcal/mol | CIDC | McLuckey, Cameron, et al., 1981 | gas phase; B |
By formula: 2H2 + C5H6O2 = C5H10O2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | -65.8 ± 1.2 | kcal/mol | Chyd | Flitcroft and Skinner, 1958 | liquid phase; ALS |
Gas phase ion energetics data
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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
Ionization energy determinations
IE (eV) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
10.53 | PE | Watanabe, Yokoyama, et al., 1973 | Vertical value; LLK |
Appearance energy determinations
Ion | AE (eV) | Other Products | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C2H4O2+ | 10.8 ± 0.1 | C3H6 | EI | Audier, Milliet, et al., 1985 | LBLHLM |
C2H5O2+ | 10.4 ± 0.1 | C3H5 | EI | Audier, Milliet, et al., 1985 | LBLHLM |
C2H402+ | 10.56 ± 0.05 | C3H6 | EI | Holmes and Lossing, 1980 | LLK |
C2H402+ | 10.56 | C3H6 | EI | Holmes and Lossing, 1980, 2 | LLK |
De-protonation reactions
C5H9O2- + =
By formula: C5H9O2- + H+ = C5H10O2
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔrH° | 346.2 ± 2.1 | kcal/mol | G+TS | Caldwell, Renneboog, et al., 1989 | gas phase; B |
ΔrH° | 346.1 ± 2.4 | kcal/mol | G+TS | McLuckey, Cameron, et al., 1981 | gas phase; B |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔrG° | 339.2 ± 2.0 | kcal/mol | IMRE | Caldwell, Renneboog, et al., 1989 | gas phase; B |
ΔrG° | 339.1 ± 2.3 | kcal/mol | CIDC | McLuckey, Cameron, et al., 1981 | gas phase; B |
References
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McDougall L.A., 1965
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Entropy and related thermodynamic properties of n-valeric acid,
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Cox and Pilcher, 1970
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Schjanberg, 1937
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McDougall and Kilpatrick, 1965
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Entropy and related thermodynamic properties of n-valeric acid,
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Skuratov and Bonetskaya, 1966
Skuratov, S.M.; Bonetskaya, A.K.,
Enthalpy of formation of amide bonds,
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Konicek and Wadso, 1971
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Timmermans, 1935
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Timmermans, 1934
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McDougall and Kilpatrick, 1965, 2
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Entropy and Related Thermodynamic Properties of n-Valeric Acid,
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Teja and Rosenthal, 1991
Teja, A.S.; Rosenthal, D.J.,
The critical pressures and temperatures of ten substances using a low residence time flow apparatus
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Ambrose and Ghiassee, 1987
Ambrose, D.; Ghiassee, N.B.,
Vapor Pressures and Critical Temperatures and Critical Pressures of Some Alkanoic Acids: C1 to C10,
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D'Souza and Teja, 1987
D'Souza, R.; Teja, A.S.,
The prediction of the vapor pressures of carboxylic acids,
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Teja and Anselme, 1990
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Ambrose and Ghiassee, 1987, 2
Ambrose, D.; Ghiassee, N.B.,
Vapour pressures and critical temperatures and critical pressures of some alkanoic acids: C1 to C10,
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Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
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Kahlbaum, 1883
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Ueber die Abhängigkeit der Siedetemperatur vom Luftdruck,
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Domalski and Hearing, 1996
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Caldwell, Renneboog, et al., 1989
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McLuckey, Cameron, et al., 1981
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Proton affinities from the dissociation of proton bound dimers,
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Flitcroft and Skinner, 1958
Flitcroft, T.L.; Skinner, H.A.,
Heats of hydrogenation Part 2.-Acetylene derivatives,
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Watanabe, Yokoyama, et al., 1973
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Lone pair ionization potentials of carboxylic acids determined by He(I) photoelectron spectroscopy,
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Audier, Milliet, et al., 1985
Audier, H.; Milliet, A.; Sozzi, G.,
Isomerisation des cation radicaux acides pentanoique et methyl-3-butanoique in phase gazeuse,
Bull. Soc. Chim. France, 1985, 5, 833. [all data]
Holmes and Lossing, 1980
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Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
AE Appearance energy Cp,liquid Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid Pc Critical pressure S°gas Entropy of gas at standard conditions S°liquid Entropy of liquid at standard conditions Tboil Boiling point Tc Critical temperature Tfus Fusion (melting) point Ttriple Triple point temperature ΔcH°liquid Enthalpy of combustion of liquid at standard conditions ΔcH°solid Enthalpy of combustion of solid 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 ΔfusS Entropy 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 ρc Critical density - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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