Glycerol (data page)

This page provides supplementary chemical data on glycerol.

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Structure and properties

Structure and properties
Index of refraction, n_D	1.4729 at 20°C
Abbe number	?
Dielectric constant, ε_r	42.5 ε₀ at 25 °C
Bond strength	?
Bond length	?
Bond angle	?
Magnetic susceptibility	?
Surface tension	63.4 mN/m at 20°C 58.6 mN/m at 90°C 51.9 mN/m at 150°C
Viscosity^[1]	4.220 Pa·s at 2.8°C 1.069 Pa·s at 20°C

Thermodynamic properties

Phase behavior
Triple point	291.8 K (18.7 °C), ~99500 Pa
Critical point	850 K (577 °C), 7500 kPa
Std enthalpy change of fusion, Δ_fusH^o	18.28 kJ/mol
Std entropy change of fusion, Δ_fusS^o	62.7 J/(mol·K)
Std enthalpy change of vaporization, Δ_vapH^o	91.7 kJ/mol
Std entropy change of vaporization, Δ_vapS^o	201 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	150. J/(mol K) 6°C - 11°C
Liquid properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, Δ_fH^o_liquid	–669.6 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, S^o_liquid	? J/(mol K)
Enthalpy of combustion, Δ_cH^o	–1654.3 kJ/mol
Heat capacity, c_p	221.9 J/(mol K) at 25°C
Gas properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, Δ_fH^o_gas	–577.9 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, S^o_gas	? J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, c_p	? J/(mol K)

Vapor pressure of liquid

P in mm Hg		1	10	40	100	400	760
T in °C		125.5	167.2	198.0	220.1	263.0	290.0

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

log₁₀ of Glycerol vapor pressure. Uses formula: $\scriptstyle \log_e P_{mmHg} =$ $\scriptstyle \log _{e}({\frac {760}{101.325}})-21.25867\log _{e}(T+273.15)-{\frac {16726.26}{T+273.15}}+165.5099+1.100480\times 10^{-05}(T+273.15)^{2}$ obtained from CHERIC^[2]

Freezing point of aqueous solutions

% glycerol by volume [probably a typo for "by weight" - see Lange's cited below.]	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100
Freezing point °C	–1.6	–4.8	–9.5	–15.5	–22.0	–33.6	–37.8	–19.2	–1.6	17.0
Specific gravity d^15°	1.02415	1.04935	1.07560	1.10255	1.12985	1.15770	1.18540	1.21290	1.23950	1.26557

Table data obtained from Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 10th ed. Specific gravity is at 15°C, referenced to water at 15°C.

See details on: Freezing Points of Glycerine-Water Solutions Dow Chemical ^[3]

Distillation data

BP Temp. °C	% by mole water
Vapor-liquid Equilibrium of Glycerol/water^[4] P = 760 mmHg
BP Temp. °C	liquid	vapor
278.8	2.75	93.15
247.0	4.67	94.73
224.0	6.90	95.63
219.2	7.67	97.43
210.0	9.01	97.83
202.5	10.31	97.24
196.5	11.59	98.39
175.2	17.56	98.99
149.3	30.04	99.64
137.2	38.47	99.76
136.8	38.95	98.78
131.8	43.58	99.76
121.5	56.33	99.84
112.8	70.68	99.93
111.3	73.86	99.94
106.3	84.42	99.96

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 13 May 2007.
↑ Freezing Points of Glycerine-Water Solutions Dow Chemical
↑ "Binary Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Data" (Queriable database). Chemical Engineering Research Information Center. Retrieved 7 June 2007.

Except where noted otherwise, data relate to standard ambient temperature and pressure.

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