Naphthalene, 2-methyl-

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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
GT - Glushko Thermocenter, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas116.1 ± 2.6kJ/molCcbSperos and Rossini, 1960Hfusion=2.83±0.01; ALS
Δfgas106.2kJ/molN/ARichardson and Parks, 1939Value computed using ΔfHsolid° value of 35.0±2.2 kj/mol from Richardson and Parks, 1939 and ΔsubH° value of 71.2 kj/mol from Richardson and Parks, 1939.; DRB

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Cp,gas (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
43.350.Thermodynamics Research Center, 1997p=1 bar.; GT
61.9100.
80.8150.
103.2200.
141.1273.15
154.6298.15
155.6300.
207.7400.
252.2500.
288.5600.
318.0700.
342.3800.
362.5900.
379.41000.
394.1100.
406.1200.
417.1300.
426.1400.
433.1500.

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
liquid219.99J/mol*KN/AMcCullough, Finke, et al., 1957DH
liquid203.8J/mol*KN/AHuffman, Parks, et al., 1931Extrapolation below 90 K, 65.86 J/mol*K. Value is for crystal. Did not observe transition at 288 K with S= 19.2 J/mol*K.; DH
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfsolid44.9 ± 1.5kJ/molCcbSperos and Rossini, 1960Hfusion=2.83±0.01; ALS
Δfsolid35.0 ± 2.2kJ/molCcbRichardson and Parks, 1939Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = 33.4 kJ/mol; see Richardson, 1939; ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δcsolid-5802.7 ± 1.5kJ/molCcbSperos and Rossini, 1960Hfusion=2.83±0.01; Corresponding Δfsolid = 44.94 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS
Δcsolid-5792.7 ± 2.2kJ/molCcbRichardson and Parks, 1939Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -5790.28 kJ/mol; see Richardson, 1939; Corresponding Δfsolid = 35.0 kJ/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Cp,liquid (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
195.98298.15McCullough, Finke, et al., 1957T = 10 to 400 K.; DH
228.0310.4Huffman, Parks, et al., 1931T = 94 to 310 K. Value is unsmoothed experimental datum.; DH

Phase change data

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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
CAL - James S. Chickos, William E. Acree, Jr., Joel F. Liebman, Students of Chem 202 (Introduction to the Literature of Chemistry), University of Missouri -- St. Louis

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tboil514. ± 1.KAVGN/AAverage of 15 out of 16 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus307. ± 1.KAVGN/AAverage of 15 out of 16 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Ttriple307.7200KN/AMcCullough, Finke, et al., 1957, 2Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.08 K; TRC
Ttriple307.7200KN/AMcCullough, Finke, et al., 1957, 2Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC
Ttriple307.2KN/AHuffman, Parks, et al., 1931, 2Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.25 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc761. ± 1.KN/ATsonopoulos and Ambrose, 1995 
Tc761.15KN/AAmbrose, 1963Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.5 K; TRC
Tc764.55KN/AGlaser and Ruland, 1957Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Pc32.9306barN/AGlaser and Ruland, 1957Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.5199 bar; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap45.31kJ/molCGlaser and Ruland, 1957ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δsub65.69 ± 0.84kJ/molCSabbah, Chastel, et al., 1974ALS
Δsub71.3 ± 2.1kJ/molVSperos and Rossini, 1960Hfusion=2.83±0.01; ALS
Δsub71.2kJ/molN/ASperos and Rossini, 1960DRB

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
51.2438.A,GSStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 423. to 515. K. See also Camin and Rossini, 1955.; AC
48.4465.N/AWieczorek and Kobayashi, 1981Based on data from 424. to 535. K.; AC
46.4505.N/AWieczorek and Kobayashi, 1981Based on data from 424. to 535. K.; AC

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
412.34 to 514.914.19341840.268-74.755Camin and Rossini, 1955

Enthalpy of sublimation

ΔsubH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
61.71 ± 0.84283.VKaryakin, Rabinovich, et al., 1968ALS

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
12.13307.7Domalski and Hearing, 1996AC
11.966307.2Huffman, Parks, et al., 1931DH

Entropy of fusion

ΔfusS (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
39.0307.2Huffman, Parks, et al., 1931DH

Entropy of fusion

ΔfusS (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
19.43288.5Domalski and Hearing, 1996CAL
39.43307.7

Enthalpy of phase transition

ΔHtrs (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
5.606288.5crystaline, IIcrystaline, IMcCullough, Finke, et al., 1957DH
12.125307.73crystaline, IliquidMcCullough, Finke, et al., 1957DH

Entropy of phase transition

ΔStrs (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
19.43288.5crystaline, IIcrystaline, IMcCullough, Finke, et al., 1957DH
39.40307.73crystaline, IliquidMcCullough, Finke, et al., 1957DH

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References

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Speros and Rossini, 1960
Speros, D.M.; Rossini, F.D., Heats of combustion and formation of naphthalene, the two methylnaphthalenes, cis and trans decahydronaphthalene and related compounds, J. Phys. Chem., 1960, 64, 1723-1727. [all data]

Richardson and Parks, 1939
Richardson, J.W.; Parks, G.S., Thermal data on organic compounds. XIX. Modern combustion data for some non-volatile compounds containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1939, 61, 3543-3546. [all data]

Thermodynamics Research Center, 1997
Thermodynamics Research Center, Selected Values of Properties of Chemical Compounds., Thermodynamics Research Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1997. [all data]

McCullough, Finke, et al., 1957
McCullough, J.P.; Finke, H.L.; Messerly, J.F.; Kincheloe, T.C.; Waddington, G., The low temperature thermodynamic properties of naphthalene, 1-methylnaphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene, trans-decahydronaphthalene and cis-decahydronaphthalene, J. Phys. Chem., 1957, 61, 1105-1116. [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]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds, Academic Press, New York, 1970, 1-636. [all data]

Richardson, 1939
Richardson, J.W., Precise determination of the heats of combustion of some representative organic compounds, Ph.D. Thesis for Standford University, 1939, 1-122. [all data]

McCullough, Finke, et al., 1957, 2
McCullough, J.P.; Finke, H.L.; Messerly, J.F.; Todd, S.S.; Kincheloe, T.C.; Waddington, G., The Low-Temperature Thermodynamic Properties of Naphthalene, 1-Methylnaphthalene, 2-Methylnaphthalene, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro- naphthalene, trans-decahydronaphthalene and cis-Decahydronaphthalene, J. Phys. Chem., 1957, 61, 1105. [all data]

Huffman, Parks, et al., 1931, 2
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, 3876-88. [all data]

Tsonopoulos and Ambrose, 1995
Tsonopoulos, C.; Ambrose, D., Vapor-Liquid Critical Properties of Elements and Compounds. 3. Aromatic Hydrocarbons, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1995, 40, 547-558. [all data]

Ambrose, 1963
Ambrose, D., Critical Temperatures of Some Phenols and Other Organic Compounds, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1963, 59, 1988. [all data]

Glaser and Ruland, 1957
Glaser, F.; Ruland, H., Untersuchungsen über dampfdruckkurven und kritische daten einiger technisch wichtiger organischer substanzen, Chem. Ing. Techn., 1957, 29, 772. [all data]

Sabbah, Chastel, et al., 1974
Sabbah, R.; Chastel, R.; Laffitte, M., Thermochemical study of methyl naphthalenes, Thermochim. Acta, 1974, 10, 353-358. [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]

Camin and Rossini, 1955
Camin, David L.; Rossini, Frederick D., Physical Properties of Fourteen API Research Hydrocarbons, C 9 to C 15, J. Phys. Chem., 1955, 59, 11, 1173-1179, https://doi.org/10.1021/j150533a014 . [all data]

Wieczorek and Kobayashi, 1981
Wieczorek, Stefan A.; Kobayashi, Riki, Vapor-pressure measurements of 1-methylnaphthalene, 2-methylnaphthalene, and 9,10-dihydrophenanthrene at elevated temperatures, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1981, 26, 1, 8-11, https://doi.org/10.1021/je00023a005 . [all data]

Karyakin, Rabinovich, et al., 1968
Karyakin, N.V.; Rabinovich, I.B.; Pakhomov, L.G., Heats of sublimation of naphthalene and its monosubstituted β-derivatives, Russ. J. Phys. Chem. (Engl. Transl.), 1968, 42, 954. [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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