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C5H11OH 🔥→ C5H10 + H2O

Dehydration of 1-Pentanol

The reaction of 1-Pentanol yields 1-Pentene and water. This reaction is an oxidation-reduction reaction and is classified as follows:

Table of contents
  1. 1Reaction data
  2. 2Thermodynamic changes
  3. 3References
  4. 4Related categories

Reaction data

Chemical equation

Dehydration of 1-Pentanol

General equation

Intramolecular dehydration of alcohol
AlcoholSelf redox agent
H2SO4, 🔥
AlkeneOxidation reduction product + H2ONon-redox product
Thermal decomposition with redox
Thermally decomposable substanceSelf redox agent
🔥
ProductOxidation product + ProductReduction product

Oxidation state of each atom

Dehydration of 1-Pentanol

Reactants

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
C5H11OH1-Pentanol1
Alcohol
Thermally decomposable

Products

Chemical formulaNameCoefficientTypeType in general
equation
C5H101-Pentene1
Redoxed product
Alkene
H2OWater1
Water

Thermodynamic changes

Thermodynamic data of reactants

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ΔfH°
kJ · mol−1
Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ΔfG°
kJ · mol−1
Standard
molar entropy
S°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cp°
J · K−1 · mol−1
C5H11OH

Thermodynamic data of products

Chemical formulaStandard enthalpy
of formation
ΔfH°
kJ · mol−1
Standard Gibbs
energy of
formation
ΔfG°
kJ · mol−1
Standard
molar entropy
S°
J · K−1 · mol−1
Standard molar
heat capacity at
constant pressure
Cp°
J · K−1 · mol−1
C5H10 (l)-46.0[1]262.6[1]154.0[1]
C5H10 (g)-21.2[1]79.1[1]345.8[1]109.6[1]
H2O (cr)
H2O (l)-285.830[2]-237.129[2]69.91[2]75.291[2]
H2O (g)-241.818[2]-228.572[2]188.825[2]33.577[2]
* (l):Liquid, (g):Gas, (cr):Crystalline solid

References

List of references

  1. 1
  2. 2
    Janiel J. Reed (1989)
    The NBS Tables of Chemical Thermodynamic Properties: Selected Values for Inorganic and C1 and C2 Organic Substances in SI Units
    National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)