Naphthalene

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

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas36. ± 2.kcal/molAVGN/AAverage of 7 values; Individual data points

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Cp,gas (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
8.64750.Thermodynamics Research Center, 1997p=1 bar. Selected values of S(T) and Cp(T) agree with those calculated by statistical thermodynamics method [ Dorofeeva O.V., 1986, Dorofeeva O.V., 1988] within 1.2 J/mol*K. Discrepancies with other calculations [ Barrow G.M., 1951, McClellan A.L., 1955, 79CHE/KUD, Lielmezs J., 1981] reach 2-3 J/mol*K.; GT
11.35100.
15.27150.
20.31200.
28.805273.15
31.793298.15
32.012300.
43.298400.
52.749500.
60.318600.
66.389700.
71.326800.
75.406900.
78.8171000.
81.691100.
84.131200.
86.231300.
88.001400.
89.561500.

Constant pressure heat capacity of gas

Cp,gas (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
48.18 ± 0.48451.0Barrow G.M., 1951GT
54.17 ± 0.54522.7

References

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

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]

Dorofeeva O.V., 1986
Dorofeeva O.V., On calculation of thermodynamic properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, Thermochim. Acta, 1986, 102, 59-66. [all data]

Dorofeeva O.V., 1988
Dorofeeva O.V., Thermodynamic Properties of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Gaseous Phase. Institute for High Temperatures, USSR Academy of Sciences, Preprint No.1-238 (in Russian), Moscow, 1988. [all data]

Barrow G.M., 1951
Barrow G.M., The thermodynamic properties of naphthalene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1951, 73, 573-575. [all data]

McClellan A.L., 1955
McClellan A.L., Vibrational assignment and thermodynamic properties of naphthalene, J. Chem. Phys., 1955, 23, 245-248. [all data]

Lielmezs J., 1981
Lielmezs J., Jr., Thermodynamic functions for naphthalene, Thermochim. Acta, 1981, 47, 287-308. [all data]


Notes

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