Properties of caffeine

Thermophysical properties for caffeine (CAS: 58-08-2). 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: 8, H: 10, N: 4, O: 2
  • CAS
    58-08-2
  • Formula
    C8H10N4O2
  • ID
    58-08-2
  • InChI
    C8H10N4O2/c1-10-4-9-6-5(10)7(13)12(3)8(14)11(6)2/h4H,1-3H3
  • InChI Key
    RYYVLZVUVIJVGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    1,3,7-trimethylpurine-2,6-dione
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    194.191
  • Phase
    s
  • PubChem ID
    2519
  • SMILES
    CN1C=NC2=C1C(=O)N(C(=O)N2C)C
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    1.1978
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    41.6041
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    576.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.51
  • Dipole moment
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    238
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    367.25

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -19.5494
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00586807
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1352.63
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    756.376
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    1.4688e+5
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
  • Kinematic viscosity
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    214.436
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.143565
  • Parachor
    7.9882e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00632
  • Prandtl number
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    7.1300e-12
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    369.739
  • Solubility parameter
    3.0599e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.35397
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.10426
  • Surface tension
    0.0701659
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Thermal diffusivity

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.0118996
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.0757248

Environmental Properties

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