Tetrachloroethylene

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Gas 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

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas-12.43kJ/molReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in September, 1967
Δfgas-24. ± 4.kJ/molReviewManion, 2002weighted average of several measurements of equilibria involving C2Cl6,CCl4, C2Cl4, C2HCl5, and C2HCl3; DRB
Δfgas-15.kJ/molCmKirkbride, 1956ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
gas,1 bar343.42J/mol*KReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in September, 1967

Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

Cp° = A + B*t + C*t2 + D*t3 + E/t2
H° − H°298.15= A*t + B*t2/2 + C*t3/3 + D*t4/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t2/2 + D*t3/3 − E/(2*t2) + G
    Cp = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Temperature (K) 298. to 1100.1100. to 6000.
A 72.76227131.6291
B 130.95460.825549
C -111.9299-0.179961
D 34.697660.013780
E -0.644470-6.485786
F -41.18395-69.40294
G 393.4684476.3651
H -12.42602-12.42602
ReferenceChase, 1998Chase, 1998
Comment Data last reviewed in September, 1967 Data last reviewed in September, 1967

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:
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
Δfliquid-64. ± 4.kJ/molReviewManion, 2002derived from recommended ΔfHgas° and ΔvapH°; DRB
Δfliquid-54.4kJ/molCmKirkbride, 1956ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δcliquid-830. ± 10.kJ/molCcbSmith, Bjellerup, et al., 1953ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
liquid240.6J/mol*KN/ANovoselova, Rabinovich, et al., 1986DH

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Cp,liquid (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
147.16298.15Wilhelm, Lainez, et al., 1989DH
157.9298.15Novoselova, Rabinovich, et al., 1986T = 6 to 300 K.; DH
146.5298.15Grolier, Inglese, et al., 1982T = 298.15 K. One data point given.; DH
139.7298.Kurbatov, 1948T = 16 to 119°C, mean Cp two temperatures.; DH
146.9298.von Reis, 1881T = 291 to 410 K.; DH

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
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
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
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
Tboil394.2 ± 0.4KAVGN/AAverage of 14 out of 15 values; Individual data points
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus250.97KN/ADreisbach and Martin, 1949Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC
Tfus250.6KN/AVan de Vloed, 1939Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Ttriple250.81KN/ANovoselova, Rabinovich, et al., 1986, 2Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc620.KN/AMajer and Svoboda, 1985 
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap39.72kJ/molN/AMajer and Svoboda, 1985 
Δvap39.72 ± 0.05kJ/molReviewManion, 2002weighted average of several measurements plus a correction for non-ideality; DRB
Δvap39.7 ± 0.1kJ/molCMajer, Sváb, et al., 1980AC
Δvap39.7 ± 0.84kJ/molVMathews, 1926Reanalyzed by Pedley, Naylor, et al., 1986, Original value = 34.7 ± 0.1 kJ/mol; ALS

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
34.68394.1N/AMajer and Svoboda, 1985 
38.4322.N/ADejoz, Cruz Burguet, et al., 1995Based on data from 307. to 393. K.; AC
38.7325.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 310. to 393. K. See also Boublík and Aim, 1972.; AC
38.9315.N/APolak, Murakami, et al., 1970Based on data from 300. to 380. K. See also Boublik, Fried, et al., 1984.; AC
37.6348.N/AFried, Gallant, et al., 1967Based on data from 333. to 373. 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 Comment
301.03 to 380.844.180561440.819-49.171Polak, Murakami, et al., 1970Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
10.880250.81Novoselova, Rabinovich, et al., 1986DH
10.88250.8Domalski and Hearing, 1996AC

Entropy of fusion

ΔfusS (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
43.38250.81Novoselova, Rabinovich, et al., 1986DH

Entropy of fusion

ΔfusS (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
3.9210.Domalski and Hearing, 1996CAL
43.38250.8

Enthalpy of phase transition

ΔHtrs (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
0.820125. to 210.crystaline, IIcrystaline, INovoselova, Rabinovich, et al., 1986DH

Entropy of phase transition

ΔStrs (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
5.26125. to 210.crystaline, IIcrystaline, INovoselova, Rabinovich, et al., 1986DH

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

Ethane, pentachloro- = Tetrachloroethylene + Hydrogen chloride

By formula: C2HCl5 = C2Cl4 + HCl

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr45.1 ± 4.5kJ/molEqkLevanova, Bushneva, et al., 1979liquid phase; GC
Δr39.kJ/molEqkLevanova, Bushneva, et al., 1979gas phase

Tetrachloroethylene + Chlorine = Ethane, hexachloro-

By formula: C2Cl4 + Cl2 = C2Cl6

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-153.6 ± 2.5kJ/molCmKirkbride, 1956liquid phase; Reanalyzed by Cox and Pilcher, 1970, Original value = -150. kJ/mol

H2CaO2 + 2Ethane, pentachloro- = CaCl2 + 2Tetrachloroethylene + 2Water

By formula: H2CaO2 + 2C2HCl5 = CaCl2 + 2C2Cl4 + 2H2O

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-181.6kJ/molCmKirkbride, 1956liquid phase

Ethane, hexachloro- = Tetrachloroethylene + Chlorine

By formula: C2Cl6 = C2Cl4 + Cl2

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr132.6 ± 4.2kJ/molEqkPuyo, Balesdent, et al., 1963gas phase

References

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Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Manion, 2002
Manion, J.A., Evaluated Enthalpies of Formation of the Stable Closed Shell C1 and C2 Chlorinated Hydrocarbons, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 2002, 31, 1, 123-172, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1420703 . [all data]

Kirkbride, 1956
Kirkbride, F.W., The heats of chlorination of some hydrocarbons and their chloro-derivatives, J. Appl. Chem., 1956, 6, 11-21. [all data]

Smith, Bjellerup, et al., 1953
Smith, L.; Bjellerup, L.; Krook, S.; Westermark, H., Heats of combustion of organic chloro compounds determined by the "quartz wool" method, Acta Chem. Scand., 1953, 7, 65. [all data]

Novoselova, Rabinovich, et al., 1986
Novoselova, N.V.; Rabinovich, I.B.; Tsvetkova, L.Ya.; Moseeva, E.M.; Babinkov, A.G., Heat capacity and thermodynamic functions of tetrachloroethylene, Zhur. Fiz. Khim., 1986, 60, 1627-1630. [all data]

Wilhelm, Lainez, et al., 1989
Wilhelm, E.; Lainez, A.; Grolier, J.-P.E., Thermodynamics of (a halogenated ethane or ethene + an n-alkane). VE and CpE of mixtures containing either 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane or tetrachloroethene, Fluid Phase Equilib., 1989, 49, 233-250. [all data]

Grolier, Inglese, et al., 1982
Grolier, J.-P.E.; Inglese, A.; Wilhelm, E., Excess volumes and excess heat capacities of tetrachloroethene + cyclohexane, + methylcyclohexane, + benzene, and + toluene at 298.15 K, J. Chem. Thermodynam., 1982, 14, 523-529. [all data]

Kurbatov, 1948
Kurbatov, V.Ya., Heat capacity of liquids. 2. Heat capacity and the temperature dependence of heat capacity from halogen derivatives of acylic hydrocarbons, Zh. Obshch. Kim., 1948, 18, 372-389. [all data]

von Reis, 1881
von Reis, M.A., Die specifische Wärme flüssiger organischer Verbindungen und ihre Beziehung zu deren Moleculargewicht, Ann. Physik [3], 1881, 13, 447-464. [all data]

Dreisbach and Martin, 1949
Dreisbach, R.R.; Martin, R.A., Physical Data on Some Organic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1949, 41, 2875-8. [all data]

Van de Vloed, 1939
Van de Vloed, A., Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1939, 48, 229. [all data]

Novoselova, Rabinovich, et al., 1986, 2
Novoselova, N.V.; Rabinovich, I.B.; Tsvetkova, L.Ya.; Moseeva, E.M.; Babinkov, A.G., Heat capacity and thermodynamic functions of tetrachloroethylene, Zh. Fiz. Khim., 1986, 60, 1627-30. [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]

Majer, Sváb, et al., 1980
Majer, V.; Sváb, L.; Svoboda, V., Enthalpies of vaporization and cohesive energies for a group of chlorinated hydrocarbons, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 1980, 12, 9, 843-847, https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9614(80)90028-2 . [all data]

Mathews, 1926
Mathews, J.H., The accurate measurement of heats of vaporization of liquids, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1926, 48, 562-576. [all data]

Pedley, Naylor, et al., 1986
Pedley, J.B.; Naylor, R.D.; Kirby, S.P., Thermochemical Data of Organic Compounds, Chapman and Hall, New York, 1986, 1-792. [all data]

Dejoz, Cruz Burguet, et al., 1995
Dejoz, Ana; Cruz Burguet, M.; Munoz, Rosa; Sanchotello, Margarita, Isobaric Vapor-Liquid Equilibria of Tetrachloroethylene with 1-Butanol and 2-Butanol at 6 and 20 kPa, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1995, 40, 1, 290-292, https://doi.org/10.1021/je00017a064 . [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]

Boublík and Aim, 1972
Boublík, T.; Aim, K., Heats of vaporization of simple non-spherical molecule compounds, Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun., 1972, 37, 11, 3513-3521, https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19723513 . [all data]

Polak, Murakami, et al., 1970
Polak, Jiri; Murakami, Sachio; Lam, V.T.; Benson, George C., Excess enthalpy, volume, and Gibbs free energy of cyclopentane-tetrachloroethylene mixtures at 25.deg., J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1970, 15, 2, 323-328, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60045a041 . [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]

Fried, Gallant, et al., 1967
Fried, Vojtech; Gallant, Paul; Schneier, Gary B., Vapor-liquid equilibrium in the system pyridine-tetrachloroethylene, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1967, 12, 4, 504-508, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60035a011 . [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]

Levanova, Bushneva, et al., 1979
Levanova, s.V.; Bushneva, I.I.; Rodova, R.M.; Rozhnov, A.M.; Treger, Yu.A.; Aprelkin, A.S., Thermodynamic stability of chloroethanes in dehydrochlorination reactions, J. Appl. Chem. USSR, 1979, 52, 1439-1442. [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]

Puyo, Balesdent, et al., 1963
Puyo, J.; Balesdent, D.; Niclause, M.; Dzierzynski, M., Etude analytique et thermodynamique de la pyrolyse de l'hexachloroethane en phase gazeuse., Compt. Rend., 1963, 256, 3471-3473. [all data]


Notes

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