Octane

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n-octane

Octane is an alkane with the molecular formula C₈H₁₈.

Critical properties

The pressure, temperature and density at the critical point have been calculated for a virial equation of state using the TraPPE-UA force field, and are given in Table I of .

Virial coefficients

The virial coefficients $B_{2}$-$B_{5}$ as a function of temperature for the TraPPE-UA force field have been tabulated by Schultz and Kofke .

References

Related reading

• James M. Polson and Daan Frenkel "Numerical prediction of the melting curve of n-octane", Journal of Chemical Physics 111 pp. 1501- (1999)