PREFACE

The 93rd Edition of the Handbook includes new tables, major updates and expansions, and a
reorganization of two sections. A major effort was carried out to strengthen the section on analytical
chemistry. As a result, the following new tables were added:

Section 8: Analytical Chemistry

• Introduction
• Analytical Standardization and Calibration
• Mass- and Volume-Based Concentration Units
• Properties of Common Cross-Linked Silicone Stationary Phases
• Detectors for Gas Chromatography
• Solid-Phase Microextraction Sorbents
• Eluotropic Values of Solvents on Octadecylsilane and Octylsilane
• Wavelength-Wavenumber Conversion Table
• Middle Range Infrared Absorption Correlation Charts
• Common Spurious Infrared Absorption Bands
• Properties of Important NMR Nuclei
• Proton NMR Absorption of Major Chemical Families
• 15N NMR Chemical Shifts of Major Chemical Families
• Natural Abundance of Important Isotopes
• Common Mass Spectral Fragmentation Patterns of Organic Compound Families
• Common Mass Spectral Fragments Lost
• Major Reference Masses in the Spectrum of Heptacosafluorotributylamine
(Perfluorotributylamine)
• Common Spurious Signals Observed in Mass Spectrometers
• Standards for Laboratory Weights
• Organic Analytical Reagents for the Determination of Inorganic Cations

In addition to adding the new tables to the section on Analytical Chemistry, several tables were moved
from Section 9 on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy to Section 8 on Analytical Chemistry for which
the fit is better based on the subject matter.

The results of the IUPAC 2009 biennial review of atomic-weight determinations were released just as the
92nd edition of the Handbook was going into production. At that time the new values were added only to
the table of standard atomic weights in Section 1 and to the table on the inside back cover. However,
these changes have now been made to the atomic weights in the Periodic Table at the front of the
Handbook.

Other significant updates and expansions of tables for the 93rd Edition include the following:

Section 1: Basic Constants, Units, and Conversion Factors

• Major update of CODATA Recommended Values of the Fundamental Physical Constants:
2010
Section 8: Analytical Chemistry
• Major expansion of Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Analytical Chemistry
• Major update of 13C NMR Absorptions of Major Functional Groups
• Major update of Indicators for Acids and Bases
• Major update of Preparation of Special Analytical Reagents
Section 9: Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy
 • Update of Bond Dissociation Energies
Section 10: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
• Update of Electronic Affinities
• Update of Atomic and Molecular Polarizabilities
Section 14: Geophysics, Astronomy, and Acoustics
• Update of Solar Irradiance at the Earth
• Update of the Global Temperature Trend table to include 2011 data
Section 16: Health and Safety Information
• Major update of Chemical Carcinogens

In addition to offering the full text of the print edition in searchable pdf format, this DVD Version 2013
presents the major tables of numerical data in the form of interactive tables that can be sorted, filtered,
and combined in various ways. Substances in these tables can be retrieved by searching on name,
formula, CAS Registry Number, or chemical structure, and such a search can be combined with a request
for a desired property. Thus, one can request a specific property of a specific substance (for example,
viscosity of benzene as a function of temperature) and receive a customized table with exactly that
information. In addition, the DVD version includes a section with pdf files of many older tables that have
been removed from the print edition to make space for new material.

The success of the Handbook is very dependent on feedback from its users. The Editor-in-Chief will
appreciate any suggestions from readers on proposed new topics for the Handbook or comments on how
the usefulness of the Handbook may be improved in future editions. Please send your comments to the
Editor-in-Chief: william.haynes@taylorandfrancis.com

Numerous international experts make key contributions to the Handbook. These contributors are listed on
pages immediately following the Preface. Their efforts play a key role in the quality and diversity of the
subject matter covered in the Handbook. I also acknowledge the sound advice and guidance of the
Editorial Advisory Board members of the Handbook, who are listed in the front matter. Fiona
Macdonald, Publisher – Chemical & Life Sciences, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group has been of great
assistance and support in providing oversight to ensure that we meet our goals. Thanks also to Glen
Butler, Pam Morrell, Theresa Delforn, and James Yanchak for their detailed, cooperative work and
extreme care in the production of the print edition of the Handbook. Thanks are also due to Janet
Eddisford of Hampden Data Services for her excellent work in producing this DVD version.

W. M. Haynes
March 2012

The 93rd Edition of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is dedicated in memory of my
grandparents,
William Cameron and Elsie Craig Haynes
Charles William and Martha Ann Juliana Frances Young

How to Cite this Reference

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93rd Edition (DVD Version 2013), CRC Press/Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL. If a specific table is
cited, use the format: "Physical Constants of Organic Compounds," in CRC Handbook of Chemistry and
Physics, 93rd Edition (DVD Version 2013), W. M. Haynes, ed., CRC Press/Taylor and Francis, Boca
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