Butanone (data page)

Last updated April 12, 2023

This page provides supplementary chemical data on butanone.

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Structure and properties

Structure and properties
Index of refraction, n_D	1.3807 at 15.9 °C
Abbe number	32
Dielectric constant, ε_r	18.5 ε₀ at 20 °C
Bond strength	2.67 pa
Bond length	r.
Bond angle	?
Magnetic susceptibility	?
Surface tension	23.9 dyn/cm at 25 °C
Viscosity ^[1]	0.5429 mPa·s at 0 °C 0.4284 mPa·s at 20 °C 0.3490 mPa·s at 40 °C 0.2482 mPa·s at 80 °C

Thermodynamic properties

Phase behavior
Triple point	186.5 K (–86.5 °C), ? Pa
Critical point	533 K (260 °C), 4.002 MPa
Std enthalpy change of fusion, Δ_fusH^o	8.44 kJ/mol
Std entropy change of fusion, Δ_fusS^o	44.98 J/(mol·K)
Std enthalpy change of vaporization, Δ_vapH^o	32.2 kJ/mol
Std entropy change of vaporization, Δ_vapS^o	91.6 J/(mol·K)
Solid properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, Δ_fH^o_solid	? kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, S^o_solid	? J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, c_p	? J/(mol K)
Liquid properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, Δ_fH^o_liquid	–273.3 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, S^o_liquid	239.0 J/(mol K)
Enthalpy of combustion, Δ_cH^o	–2444.2 kJ/mol
Heat capacity, c_p	158.4 J/(mol K)
Gas properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, Δ_fH^o_gas	–238.5 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, S^o_gas	310 J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, c_p	101.68 J/(mol K) at 25 °C

Vapor pressure of liquid

P in mm Hg		1	10	40	100	400	760
T in °C		–48.3	–17.7	6.0	25.0	60.0	79.6

Table data obtained from CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 44th ed.

log of Butanone vapor pressure. Uses formula:
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{\displaystyle \scriptstyle \log _{e}P_{mmHg}=\log _{e}({\frac {760}{101.325}})-7.783651\log _{e}(T+273.15)-{\frac {6160.169}{T+273.15}}+66.97868+6.139268\times 10^{-6}(T+273.15)^{2}}
obtained from CHERIC LogButanoneVaporPressure.png — **log of Butanone vapor pressure.** Uses formula: $\scriptstyle \log _{e}P_{mmHg}=\log _{e}({\frac {760}{101.325}})-7.783651\log _{e}(T+273.15)-{\frac {6160.169}{T+273.15}}+66.97868+6.139268\times 10^{-6}(T+273.15)^{2}$ obtained from CHERIC

Butanone (data page) — **log of Butanone vapor pressure.** Uses formula: $\scriptstyle \log _{e}P_{mmHg}=\log _{e}({\frac {760}{101.325}})-7.783651\log _{e}(T+273.15)-{\frac {6160.169}{T+273.15}}+66.97868+6.139268\times 10^{-6}(T+273.15)^{2}$ obtained from CHERIC

Spectral data

UV-Vis
λ_max	? nm
Extinction coefficient, ε	?
IR
Major absorption bands	? cm⁻¹
NMR
Proton NMR
Carbon-13 NMR
Other NMR data
MS
Masses of main fragments

References

↑ Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 10th ed. pp 1669-1674
↑ "Pure Component Properties" (Queriable database). Chemical Engineering Research Information Center. Retrieved 8 May 2007.

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[lange1669-1] Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 10th ed. pp 1669-1674

[2] "Pure Component Properties" (Queriable database). Chemical Engineering Research Information Center. Retrieved 8 May 2007.

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