Anthracene
- Formula: C14H10
- Molecular weight: 178.2292
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: MWPLVEDNUUSJAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 120-12-7
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: Anthracin; Green Oil; Paranaphthalene; Tetra Olive N2G; Anthracene oil; p-Naphthalene; Anthracen; Coal tar pitch volatiles:anthracene; Sterilite hop defoliant
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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 |
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ΔfH°solid | 121. ± 10. | kJ/mol | AVG | N/A | Average of 6 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°solid | -7061. ± 10. | kJ/mol | AVG | N/A | Average of 9 values; Individual data points |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
S°solid,1 bar | 207.15 | J/mol*K | N/A | Goursot, Girdhar, et al., 1970 | DH |
S°solid,1 bar | 207.15 | J/mol*K | N/A | Goursot, Girdhar, et al., 1968 | DH |
S°solid,1 bar | 207.5 | J/mol*K | N/A | Huffman, Parks, et al., 1931 | Extrapolation below 90 K, 14.98 cal/mol*K.; DH |
Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
Cp,solid (J/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
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211.7 | 298.15 | Radomska and Radomski, 1980 | T = 180 to 430 K. Data given graphically. Cp calculated from equation.; DH |
210.50 | 298.15 | Goursot, Girdhar, et al., 1970 | T = 5 to 500 K.; DH |
210.50 | 298.15 | Goursot, Girdhar, et al., 1968 | T = 5 to 520 K. Only 6 points given; summary article.; DH |
217.5 | 298.15 | Ueberreiter and Orthmann, 1950 | T = 293 to 368 K. Equation only.; DH |
207.1 | 297.2 | Huffman, Parks, et al., 1931 | T = 94 to 297 K. Value is unsmoothed experimental datum.; DH |
221.8 | 298.15 | Hildebrand, Duschak, et al., 1917 | T = 293 to 593 K. From heat content data.; DH |
References
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Goursot, Girdhar, et al., 1970
Goursot, P.; Girdhar, H.L.; Westrum, E.F., Jr.,
Thermodynamics of polynuclear aromatic molecules. III. Heat capacities and enthalpies of fusion of anthracene,
J. Phys. Chem., 1970, 74, 2538-2541. [all data]
Goursot, Girdhar, et al., 1968
Goursot, P.; Girdhar, H.L.; Westrum, E.F., Jr.,
Mesure de la capacite calorifique de l'anthracene de 5 a 520K,
Compt. rend., 1968, C266, 949-950. [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]
Radomska and Radomski, 1980
Radomska, M.; Radomski, R.,
Calorimetric studies of binary systems of 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene with naphthalene, anthracene, and carbazole. I. Phase transitions and heat capacities of the pure components and charge-transfer complexes,
Thermochim. Acta, 1980, 40, 405-414. [all data]
Ueberreiter and Orthmann, 1950
Ueberreiter, K.; Orthmann, H.-J.,
Specifische Wärme, spezifisches Volumen, Temperatur- und Wärme-leittähigkeit einiger disubstituierter Benzole und polycyclischer Systeme,
Z. Natursforsch. 5a, 1950, 101-108. [all data]
Hildebrand, Duschak, et al., 1917
Hildebrand, J.H.; Duschak, A.D.; Foster, A.H.,
and Beebe, C.W. The specific heats and heats of fusion of triphenylmethane, anthraquinone and anthracene,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1917, 39, 2293-2297. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Cp,solid Constant pressure heat capacity of solid S°solid,1 bar Entropy of solid at standard conditions (1 bar) ΔcH°solid Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions ΔfH°solid Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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