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. 2020 Feb 28;25(5):1077. doi: 10.3390/molecules25051077

Table 2.

Comparison of melting enthalpies Δhm and temperatures Tm measured in this study and reported in the literature.

Compound Tm (K) Δhm (kJ mol–1)
This Work * Lit. This Work * Lit.
l-menthol 314.6 ± 0.1 315.68 [49] 13.74 ± 0.5 12.89 [49]
3-cyclohexylpropionic acid 291.3 ± 0.1 16.96 ± 0.5
caprylic acid 288.0 ± 0.7 288.20 [49] 21.43 ± 0.3 19.80 [49]
cyclohexanecarboxylic acid 299.4 ± 1.1 301.9 [50] 10.69 ± 0.2 9.20 [50]
capric acid 303.9 ± 0.1 304.75 [51] 28.39 ± 0.7 27.50 [51]
3-phenylpropionic acid 321.6 ± 0.1 321.2 [52] 15.11 ± 0.1 15.68 [52]
lauric acid 316.6 ± 0.1 317.48 [51] 35.81 ± 0.4 37.83 [51]

* Uncertainties are considered as the standard deviation of three measurements.