Carbon tetrabromide

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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas50.21kJ/molReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in December, 1963
Δfgas83.9 ± 3.4kJ/molCcbBickerton, Minas Da Piedade, et al., 1984ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
gas,1 bar358.00J/mol*KReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in December, 1963

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 6000.
A 105.1468
B 2.487623
C -0.670708
D 0.057056
E -1.342609
F 14.25271
G 476.9760
H 50.20800
ReferenceChase, 1998
Comment Data last reviewed in December, 1963

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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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
Δfsolid29.4 ± 3.4kJ/molCcbBickerton, Minas Da Piedade, et al., 1984ALS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δcsolid-422.9 ± 3.3kJ/molCcbBickerton, Minas Da Piedade, et al., 1984ALS

Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid

Cp,liquid (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
162.3373.Kurbatov, 1948T = 96 to 182°C. Mean Cp, three temperatures.; DH

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Cp,solid (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
145.9298.15Bickerton, Minas Da Piedade, et al., 1984Cp given as 0.44 J/g*K.; DH
128.66300.6Marshall, Staveley, et al., 1956T = 22 to 84°C.; DH
148.4298.Frederick and Hildebrand, 1939T = 298 to 423 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
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
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
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus367.6KN/ASilver and Rudman, 1970Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC
Tfus365.KN/ASharpe and Walker, 1962Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
Tfus364.05KN/AVanderwerf, Davidson, et al., 1948Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δsub54.5 ± 0.7kJ/molCBickerton, Minas Da Piedade, et al., 1984ALS

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
48.2384.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 369. to 463. K. See also Stull, 1947.; AC
48.3390.N/AKudchadker, Kudchadker, et al., 1979Based on data from 375. to 463. 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
369.5 to 462.73.40031152.616-123.007Stull, 1947Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
3.95363.2Domalski and Hearing, 1996AC

Entropy of fusion

ΔfusS (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
18.58320.Domalski and Hearing, 1996CAL
10.88363.2

Enthalpy of phase transition

ΔHtrs (kJ/mol) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
6.669320.0crystaline, IIcrystaline, IMarshall, Staveley, et al., 1956DH
5.941320.0crystaline, IIcrystaline, IFrederick and Hildebrand, 1939DH
3.954363.2crystaline, IliquidFrederick and Hildebrand, 1939DH

Entropy of phase transition

ΔStrs (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
20.84320.0crystaline, IIcrystaline, IMarshall, Staveley, et al., 1956DH
18.57320.0crystaline, IIcrystaline, IFrederick and Hildebrand, 1939DH
10.89363.2crystaline, IliquidFrederick and Hildebrand, 1939DH

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

C8H6MoO3 (solution) + Carbon tetrabromide (solution) = Cyclopentadienylmolybdenumtricarbonyl bromide (solution) + Methane, tribromo- (solution)

By formula: C8H6MoO3 (solution) + CBr4 (solution) = C8H5BrMoO3 (solution) + CHBr3 (solution)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-143.9 ± 8.4kJ/molRSCNolan, López de la Vega, et al., 1986solvent: Tetrahydrofuran; The enthalpy of solution of Mo(Cp)(CO)3(H)(cr) was measured as 8.8 ± 0.4 kJ/mol Nolan, López de la Vega, et al., 1986, 2. Reaction temperature: 323 K; MS

Methane, tribromo- + Bromine = Hydrogen bromide + Carbon tetrabromide

By formula: CHBr3 + Br2 = HBr + CBr4

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-7. ± 3.kJ/molEqkKing, Golden, et al., 1971gas phase; ALS

C10H12Mo (cr) + 2Carbon tetrabromide (cr) = C10H10Br2Mo (cr) + 2Methane, tribromo- (l)

By formula: C10H12Mo (cr) + 2CBr4 (cr) = C10H10Br2Mo (cr) + 2CHBr3 (l)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-296.5 ± 4.5kJ/molRSCCalado, Dias, et al., 1980MS

C10H12W (cr) + 2Carbon tetrabromide (cr) = C10H10Br2W (cr) + 2Methane, tribromo- (l)

By formula: C10H12W (cr) + 2CBr4 (cr) = C10H10Br2W (cr) + 2CHBr3 (l)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-302.5 ± 2.2kJ/molRSCCalado, Dias, et al., 1980MS

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]

Bickerton, Minas Da Piedade, et al., 1984
Bickerton, J.; Minas Da Piedade, M.E.; Pilcher, G., Enthalpy of formation of tetrabromomethane by rotating-bomb calorimetry, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1984, 16, 661-668. [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]

Marshall, Staveley, et al., 1956
Marshall, J.G.; Staveley, L.A.K.; Hart, K.R., A thermodynamic investigation of the transitions in carbon tetrabromide and ammonium chloride, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1956, 52, 19-31. [all data]

Frederick and Hildebrand, 1939
Frederick, K.J.; Hildebrand, J.H., Specific heats and heats of fusion and transition of carbon tetrabromide, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1939, 61, 1555-1558. [all data]

Silver and Rudman, 1970
Silver, L.; Rudman, R., Polymorphism of the Crystalline Methylchloromethane Compounds. A Differential Scanning Calorimetric Study, J. Phys. Chem., 1970, 74, 3134-9. [all data]

Sharpe and Walker, 1962
Sharpe, A.N.; Walker, S., Molecular interaction: polarisation studies of mixtures of pyridine with polyhalogenated hydrocarbons, J. Chem. Soc., 1962, 1962, 157. [all data]

Vanderwerf, Davidson, et al., 1948
Vanderwerf, C.A.; Davidson, A.W.; Michaelis, C.I., Compound Formation Betwee 2,6-Lutidine and Polyhalogenated Methanes, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1948, 70, 908. [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]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

Kudchadker, Kudchadker, et al., 1979
Kudchadker, A.P.; Kudchadker, S.A.; Shukla, R.P.; Patnaik, P.R., Vapor pressures and boiling points of selected halomethanes, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1979, 8, 2, 499, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555600 . [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]

Nolan, López de la Vega, et al., 1986
Nolan, S.P.; López de la Vega, R.; Hoff, C.D., J. Organometal. Chem., 1986, 315, 187. [all data]

Nolan, López de la Vega, et al., 1986, 2
Nolan, S.P.; López de la Vega, R.; Hoff, C.D., Organometallics, 1986, 5, 2529. [all data]

King, Golden, et al., 1971
King, K.D.; Golden, D.M.; Benson, S.W., Kinetics and thermochemistry of the gas-phase bromination of bromoform. The C-H bond dissociation energy in CHBr3 and the C-Br bond dissociation energy in CBr4, J. Phys. Chem., 1971, 75, 987-989. [all data]

Calado, Dias, et al., 1980
Calado, J.C.G.; Dias, A.R.; Martinho Simões, J.A., J. Organometal. Chem., 1980, 195, 203. [all data]


Notes

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