Propane
- Formula: C3H8
- Molecular weight: 44.0956
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ATUOYWHBWRKTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 74-98-6
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: n-Propane; Dimethylmethane; Freon 290; Liquefied petroleum gas; LPG; Propyl hydride; R 290; C3H8; UN 1978; A-108; Hydrocarbon propellant A-108; HC 290
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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:
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ΔfH°liquid | -28.64 ± 0.14 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Prosen and Rossini, 1945 | Hf derived from Heat of Hydrogenation; ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
S°liquid | 40.87 | cal/mol*K | N/A | Kemp and Egan, 1938 | Debye extrapolation, 0 to 15 K.; DH |
Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid
Cp,liquid (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
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23.51 | 230. | Vas'kov, 1982 | T = 90 to 230 K. Cp given as 2.2305 J/g*K.; DH |
28.59 | 300. | Goodwin, 1978 | T = 81 to 289 K. Cp data reported for an extended data set; unsmoothed experimental datum.; DH |
23.49 | 230. | Kemp and Egan, 1938 | T = 15 to 230 K.; DH |
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.
Prosen and Rossini, 1945
Prosen, E.J.; Rossini, F.D.,
Heats of combustion and formation of the paraffin hydrocarbons at 25° C,
J. Res. NBS, 1945, 263-267. [all data]
Kemp and Egan, 1938
Kemp, J.D.; Egan, C.J.,
Hindered rotation of the methyl groups in propane. The heat capacity, vapor pressure, heats of fusion and vaporization of propane. Entropy and density of the gas,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1938, 60, 1521-1525. [all data]
Vas'kov, 1982
Vas'kov, E.T.,
Heat capacity of propane,
Deposited Doc., 1982, VINITI 1728-82, 1-15. [all data]
Goodwin, 1978
Goodwin, R.D.,
Specific heats of saturated and compressed liquid propane,
J. Res., 1978, NBS 83, 449-458. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Cp,liquid Constant pressure heat capacity of liquid S°liquid Entropy of liquid at standard conditions ΔfH°liquid Enthalpy of formation of liquid at standard conditions - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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