Hexadecane

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Normal melting point

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Data compiled by: Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

Tfus (K) Reference Comment
291.27Snow, Ott, et al., 1986Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC
291.32Ait-Kaci and Merlin, 1979Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
291.19Findenegg, 1970Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC
291.15Anonymous, 1968Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
291.Kemula, Buchowski, et al., 1968Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
291.33Orwoll and Flory, 1967Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC
291.25Larkin, Fenby, et al., 1966Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC
290.Gollis, Belenyessy, et al., 1962Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.66 K; TRC
291.Sondheimer and Amiel, 1957Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
291.29Streiff, Hulme, et al., 1955Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC
291.29Streiff, Hulme, et al., 1955Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC
291.3Streiff, Hulme, et al., 1955Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.01 K; TRC
291.300Anonymous, 1954Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.06 K; TRC
291.300Anonymous, 1954Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.04 K; TRC
291.310Anonymous, 1954Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC
291.Barber and English, 1951Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
290.Drahowzal, 1951Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; TRC
291.21Tilicheev and Kachmarchik, 1951Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.15 K; TRC
291.24Tilicheev and Kachmarchik, 1951Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC
291.24Tilicheev, Peshkov, et al., 1951Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
290.8Mumford and Phillips, 1950Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
291.290Anonymous, 1949Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC
291.290Anonymous, 1949Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.01 K; TRC
291.24Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1949Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC
293.0Foehr and Fenske, 1949Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6 K; TRC
291.300Anonymous, 1948Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC
291.2Schiessler, 1947Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6 K; TRC
290.4Tilicheev and Kachmarchik, 1947Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1.5 K; TRC
291.2Anonymous, 1946Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC
291.Vogel, 1946Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
291.33Ralston, Crews, et al., 1944Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
291.3Van Hook and Silver, 1942Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
290.6Larsen, Thorpe, et al., 1942Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
291.290Deanesly and Carleton, 1941Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC
293.Petrov, 1941Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; TRC
292.4Fischer, 1940Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
290.2Waterman, Leendertse, et al., 1939Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
291.0Waterman, Leendertse, et al., 1939Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6 K; TRC
288.0Waterman, Leendertse, et al., 1939Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; TRC; Data excluded from overall average
291.05Wibaut, Hoog, et al., 1939Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC
290.1Evans, 1938Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
290.980Langedijk and Smithuysen, 1938Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
288.69Ubbelohde, 1938Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC; Data excluded from overall average
290.7Ziegler, Dersch, et al., 1934Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
291.26Carey and Smith, 1933Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
290.Matsui and Arakawa, 1932Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
291.26Smith, 1932Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
291.Prophete, 1926Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
293.Levene, West, et al., 1915Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
293.Oddo, 1901Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
291.4Krafft, 1886Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC
292.Sorabji, 1885Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; TRC
291.Krafft, 1882Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 3. K; TRC
291.Krafft, 1882, 2Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 2. K; TRC

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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.

Snow, Ott, et al., 1986
Snow, R.L.; Ott, J.B.; Goates, J.R.; Marsh, K.N.; O'Shea, S.; Stokes, R.H., (Solid + liquid) and (vapor + liquid) phase equilibria and excess enthalpies for (benzene + n-tetradecane), (benzene + n-hexadecane), (cyclohexane + n-tetradecane), and (cyclohexane + n-hexadecane), J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1986, 18, 107. [all data]

Ait-Kaci and Merlin, 1979
Ait-Kaci, A.; Merlin, J.C., Int. DATA Ser., Sel. Data Mixtures, Ser. A, 1979, No. 1, 70. [all data]

Findenegg, 1970
Findenegg, G.H., Density and expansion coefficient of some liquid alkanes, Monatsh. Chem., 1970, 101, 1081. [all data]

Anonymous, 1968
Anonymous, R., Properties of hydrocarbon of high molecular weight, Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 42, Penn. State Univ., 1968. [all data]

Kemula, Buchowski, et al., 1968
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Orwoll and Flory, 1967
Orwoll, R.A.; Flory, P.J., Equation-of-state parameters for normal alkanes. Correlation with chain length thermodynamic properties of binary mixtures of n-alkanes., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1967, 89, 6814. [all data]

Larkin, Fenby, et al., 1966
Larkin, J.A.; Fenby, D.V.; Gilman, T.S.; Scott, R.L., Heats of Mixing of Nonelectrolyte Solutions III. Solutions of the Five Hexane Isomers with Hexadecane, J. Phys. Chem., 1966, 70, 1959. [all data]

Gollis, Belenyessy, et al., 1962
Gollis, M.H.; Belenyessy, L.I.; Gudzinowicz, B.J.; Koch, S.D.; Smith, J.O.; Wineman, R.J., Evaluation of pure hydrocarbons as jet fuels., J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1962, 7, 311-6. [all data]

Sondheimer and Amiel, 1957
Sondheimer, F.; Amiel, Y., Unsaturated Macrocyclic Compounds III. Synthesios of Cyclohexadeca-1,3,9,11 -tetrayne by a Novel Cyclization Reaction, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1957, 79, 5817. [all data]

Streiff, Hulme, et al., 1955
Streiff, A.J.; Hulme, A.R.; Cowie, P.A.; Krouskop, N.C.; Rossini, F.D., Purification, Purity, and Freezing Points of Sixty-four American Petroleum Institute Standard and Research Hydrocarbons, Anal. Chem., 1955, 27, 411. [all data]

Anonymous, 1954
Anonymous, R., Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 6, Carnegie-Mellun Univ., 1954. [all data]

Barber and English, 1951
Barber, G.W.; English, J., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1951, 73, 746. [all data]

Drahowzal, 1951
Drahowzal, F., Monatsh. Chem., 1951, 82, 767. [all data]

Tilicheev and Kachmarchik, 1951
Tilicheev, M.D.; Kachmarchik, YuM., Basic physico-chemical constants of n-alkanes c(13)-c(19), Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1951, 21, 78-85. [all data]

Tilicheev, Peshkov, et al., 1951
Tilicheev, M.D.; Peshkov, V.P.; Yuganova, S.A., Cryoscopic Constants and Transition Temperatures of Normal Alkanes, Zh. Obshch. Khim., 1951, 21, 1229-37. [all data]

Mumford and Phillips, 1950
Mumford, S.A.; Phillips, J.W.C., 19. The Physical Properties of Some Aliphatic Compounds, J. Chem. Soc., 1950, 1950, 75-84. [all data]

Anonymous, 1949
Anonymous, R., , Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Ohio State Univ., 1949. [all data]

Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1949
Boord, C.E.; Greenlee, K.W.; Perilstein, W.L.; Derfer, J.M., The Synthesis, Purification and Prop. of Hydrocarbons of Low Mol. Wt., Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Eleventh Annu. Rep., Ohio State Univ., 1949. [all data]

Foehr and Fenske, 1949
Foehr, E.G.; Fenske, M.R., Magneto-optic Rotation of Hydrocarbons, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1949, 41, 1956. [all data]

Anonymous, 1948
Anonymous, R., , Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 6, Natl. Bur. Stand., 1948. [all data]

Schiessler, 1947
Schiessler, R.W., , Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 42, Twelfth Meeting, 1947. [all data]

Tilicheev and Kachmarchik, 1947
Tilicheev, M.D.; Kachmarchik, YuM., Neft. Khoz., 1947, 25, 1, 45. [all data]

Anonymous, 1946
Anonymous, R., , Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Ohio State Univ., 1946. [all data]

Vogel, 1946
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Ralston, Crews, et al., 1944
Ralston, A.W.; Crews, L.T.; Hoerr, C.W., Solubilities of some normal saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, J. Org. Chem., 1944, 9, 319-27. [all data]

Van Hook and Silver, 1942
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Larsen, Thorpe, et al., 1942
Larsen, R.G.; Thorpe, R.E.; Armfield, F.A., Oxidation Characteristics of Pure Hydrocarbons, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1942, 34, 183. [all data]

Deanesly and Carleton, 1941
Deanesly, R.M.; Carleton, L.T., Physical Constants of the Normal Paraffin Hydrocarbons, J. Phys. Chem., 1941, 45, 1104. [all data]

Petrov, 1941
Petrov, A.D., Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1941, 1941, 533. [all data]

Fischer, 1940
Fischer, L.O., Research in stoichiometry: IV the heat of fusion and the polymorphism of organic compounds, Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1940, 49, 129. [all data]

Waterman, Leendertse, et al., 1939
Waterman, H.I.; Leendertse, J.J.; Van Krevelen, D.W., Preparation of Some Pure Hydrocarbons for the Purpose of Testing Physical Methods in Use for the Examination of Hydrocarbon Mixtures, Rev. Pet. Technol. (London), 1939, 25, 801. [all data]

Wibaut, Hoog, et al., 1939
Wibaut, J.P.; Hoog, H.; Langedijk, S.L.; Overhoff, J.; Smittenberg, J.; Benninga, N.; Bouman, G.P.; van Dijk, H.; Gaade, W.; Geldof, H.; Hackmann, J.Th.; Jonker, E.W.; Paap, T.; Zuiderweg, F.J., Study on the Preparation and the Physical Constants of A Number of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes, Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1939, 58, 329. [all data]

Evans, 1938
Evans, E.B., The viscosities of hydrocarbons. Parts I-III, J. Inst. Pet. Technol., 1938, 24, 38. [all data]

Langedijk and Smithuysen, 1938
Langedijk, S.L.; Smithuysen, W.C.B., The freezing point diagram of the system n-hexadecane + n-hexadecene-1 ( cetene), Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas, 1938, 57, 1050. [all data]

Ubbelohde, 1938
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Ziegler, Dersch, et al., 1934
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Carey and Smith, 1933
Carey, P.C.; Smith, J.C., Higher aliphatic compounds: part III the preparation of paraffins, J. Chem. Soc., 1933, 1933, 346-7. [all data]

Matsui and Arakawa, 1932
Matsui, M.; Arakawa, S., Mem. Coll. Sci., Univ. Kyoto, Ser. A, 1932, 15, 189. [all data]

Smith, 1932
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Prophete, 1926
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Levene, West, et al., 1915
Levene, P.A.; West, C.J.; Van der Scheer, J., J. Biol. Chem., 1915, 20, 528. [all data]

Oddo, 1901
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Krafft, 1886
Krafft, F., A few higher normal paraffins., Chem. Ber., 1886, 19, 2218. [all data]

Sorabji, 1885
Sorabji, K.B.B., J. Chem. Soc., 1885, 47, 37-41. [all data]

Krafft, 1882
Krafft, F., On Nineteen Higher Normal Paraffins and a Simple Volume Law for Liquids that form Drops I., Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges., 1882, 15, 1687-711. [all data]

Krafft, 1882, 2
Krafft, F., Nineteen higher normal paraffins CnH2n+2 and a simple volume law for the saturated liquid state., Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges., 1882, 15, 1711. [all data]


Notes

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