Melting Point of Common Alcohols
The melting point of alcohols vary depending on the specific type and size of the alcohol molecule. The following table provides a curated list of melting point values for various alcohols at 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)
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| Methanol (CH4O) | -97.5 |
| Ethanol (C2H6O) | -114.1 |
| Propanol (C3H8O) | -126.3 |
| Butanol (C4H10O) | -89.8 |
| Pentanol (C5H12O) | -77.6 |
| Hexanol (C6H14O) | -45 |
| Heptanol (C7H16O) | -34 |
| Octanol (C8H18O) | -15.5 |
| Nonanol (C9H20O) | -5 |
| Decanol (C10H22O) | 7 |
| Undecanol (C11H24O) | 16 |
| Dodecanol (C12H26O) | 24 |
| Tridecanol (C13H28O) | 32 |
| Tetradecanol (C14H30O) | 38 |
| Pentadecanol (C15H32O) | 44 |
| Hexadecanol (C16H34O) | 49 |
| Heptadecanol (C17H36O) | 53 |
| Octadecanol (C18H38O) | 59 |
| Nonadecanol (C19H40O) | 61.5 |
| Eicosanol (C20H42O) | 64 |
| Docosanol (C22H46O) | 71 |
| Tetracosanol (C24H50O) | 77 |
| Hexacosanol (C26H54O) | 80 |
| Octacosanol (C28H58O) | 83.4 |
| Triacontanol (C30H62O) | 88 |
| Tetratriacontanol (C34H70O) | 92 |
Related Tables
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