Properties of heptanoic acid

Thermophysical properties for heptanoic acid (CAS: 111-14-8). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 7, H: 14, O: 2
  • CAS
    111-14-8
  • Formula
    C7H14O2
  • ID
    111-14-8
  • InChI
    C7H14O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7(8)9/h2-6H2,1H3,(H,8,9)
  • InChI Key
    MNWFXJYAOYHMED-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    heptanoic acid
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    130.185
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    8094
  • SMILES
    CCCCCCC(=O)O
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.7297
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    31.6
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    404.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.468
  • Dipole moment
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -7.75
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    222

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    21.8198
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00581934
  • Density (kg/m³)
    914.397
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    3.84511
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    584.013
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    7.6030e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -4.3011e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    4.2051e-6
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    243.721
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.142372
  • Parachor
    5.8473e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00584
  • Prandtl number
    51.9997
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    1.7941e-5
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    222.199
  • Solubility parameter
    2.2729e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    0.915296
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.87211
  • Surface tension
    0.0277958
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.138433
  • Thermal diffusivity
    8.0867e-8

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    103.909
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0119096
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.0712831

Environmental Properties

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