Melting Point of Common Alkenes
The melting point of a specific alkene can vary depending on its molecular structure. The following table provides a comprehensive list of melting point values for different alkenes at 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)
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| Ethene (C2H4) | -169.2 |
| Propene (C3H6) | -185.3 |
| Butene (C4H8) | -185 |
| Pentene (C5H10) | -165 |
| Hexene (C6H12) | -140 |
| Heptene (C7H14) | -119 |
| Octene (C8H16) | -102 |
| Nonene (C9H18) | -81.3 |
| Decene (C10H20) | -66 |
| Undecene (C11H22) | -49 |
| Dodecene (C12H24) | -35.2 |
| Tridecene (C13H26) | -13 |
| Tetradecene (C14H28) | -12 |
| Pentadecene (C15H30) | -3.7 |
| Hexadecene (C16H32) | 4 |
| Heptadecene (C17H34) | 11.3 |
| Octadecene (C18H36) | 15 |
| Nonadecene (C19H38) | 23.4 |
| Eicosene (C20H40) | 28.6 |
| Heneicosene (C21H42) | 33 |
| Docosene (C22H44) | 37.8 |
| Tricosene (C23H46) | 41.6 |
| Tetracosene (C24H48) | 45 |
| Pentacosene (C25H50) | 48.7 |
| Hexacosene (C26H52) | 51.8 |
| Heptacosene (C27H54) | 54.7 |
| Octacosene (C28H56) | 57.5 |
| Nonacosene (C29H58) | 50 |
| Triacontene (C30H60) | 62 |
| Hentriacontene (C31H62) | 54.6 |
| Dotriacontene (C32H64) | 56.7 |
| Tritriacontene (C33H66) | 58.7 |
| Tetratriacontene (C34H68) | 70.5 |
| Pentatriacontene (C35H70) | 72 |
| Hexatriacontene (C36H72) | 74 |
| Heptatriacontene (C37H74) | 75.5 |
| Octatriacontene (C38H76) | 77 |
| Nonatriacontene (C39H78) | 78.4 |
| Tetracontene (C40H80) | 79.8 |
| Hentetracontene (C41H82) | 80.8 |
| Dotetracontene (C42H84) | 81.8 |
| Tritetracontene (C43H86) | 82.8 |
| Tetratetracontene (C44H88) | 83.8 |
| Pentatetracontene (C45H90) | 84.8 |
| Hexatetracontene (C46H92) | 85.8 |
| Heptatetracontene (C47H94) | 86.8 |
| Octatetracontene (C48H96) | 87.8 |
| Nonatetracontene (C49H98) | 88.8 |
| Pentacontene (C50H100) | 89.8 |
References: 1) Cardarelli, François. Materials Handbook: A Concise Desktop Reference. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2018. 2) CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th Edition. United Kingdom: CRC Press, 2016-2017. 3) Yaws, Carl L. The Yaws Handbook of Physical Properties for Hydrocarbons and Chemicals. Netherlands: Elsevier Science, 2015. 4) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).