Experimental and computational thermochemistry of 1,4-benzodioxan and its 2-R derivatives

The standard molar energies of combustion, at T = 298.15 K, of crystalline 1,4-benzodioxan-2-carboxylic acid and 1,4-benzodioxan-2-hydroxymethyl were measured by static bomb calorimetry in an oxygen atmosphere. The standard molar enthalpies of sublimation, at T = 298.15 K, were obtained by Calvet microcalorimetry. These values were used to derive the standard molar enthalpies of formation of the compounds in the gas phase at T = 298.15 K: 1,4-benzodioxan-2-carboxylic acid ?(547.7 ± 3.0) kJ · mol^?1 and 1,4-benzodioxan-2-hydroxymethyl ?(374.2 ± 2.3) kJ · mol^?1.In addition, density functional theory calculations using the B3LYP hybrid exchange–correlation energy functional with extended basis sets, 6-311G⁷ and cc-pVTZ, have been performed for the compounds studied. We have also tested two more accurate computational procedures involving multiple levels of electron structure theory in order to get reliable estimates of the thermochemical parameters of the compounds studied. The agreement between experiment and theory gives confidence to estimate the enthalpies of formation of other 2-R derivatives of 1,4-benzodioxan (R = –CH₂COOH, –OH, –COCH₃, –CHO, –CH₃, –CN, and –NO₂).     

Energetic effects of ether and ketone functional groups in 9,10-dihydroanthracene compound

The energetic effects caused by replacing one of the methylene groups in the 9,10-dihydroanthracene by ether or ketone functional groups yielding xanthene and anthrone species, respectively, were determined from direct comparison of the standard (p° = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of formation in the gaseous phase, at T = 298.15 K, of these compounds. The experimental static-bomb combustion calorimetry and Calvet microcalorimetry and the computational G3(MP2)//B3LYP method were used to get the standard molar gas-phase enthalpies of formation of xanthene, (41.8 ± 3.5) kJ · mol^?1, and anthrone, (31.4 ± 3.2) kJ · mol^?1. The enthalpic increments for the substitution of methylene by ether and ketone in the parent polycyclic compound (9,10-dihydroanthracene) are ?(117.9 ± 5.5) kJ · mol^?1 and ?(128.3 ± 5.4) kJ · mol^?1, respectively.     

Determination of the energies of combustion and enthalpies of formation of nitrobenzenesulfonamides by rotating-bomb combustion calorimetry

The energies of combustion for 2-nitrobenzenesulfonamide (cr), 3-nitrobenzenesulfonamide (cr), and 4-nitrobenzenesulfonamide (cr) were determined using a recently described rotating-bomb combustion calorimeter. The condensed phase molar energies of combustion obtained were ?(3479.2 ± 1.0) kJ · mol^?1 for 2-nitrobenzenesulfonamide (cr), ?(3454.2 ± 1.1) kJ · mol^-1 for 3-nitrobenzenesulfonamide (cr), and ?(3450.1 ± 1.9) kJ · mol^-1 for 4-nitrobenzenesulfonamide (cr). From these combustion energy values, the standard molar enthalpies of formation in the condensed phase were obtained as: ?(341.3 ± 1.3) kJ · mol^?1, ?(366.3 ± 1.3) kJ · mol^?1, and ?(370.4 ± 2.1) kJ · mol^?1, respectively. Polyethene bags were used as an auxiliary material in the combustion experiments. The heat capacities and purities of the compounds were determined using a differential scanning calorimeter.     

Experimental study on the thermochemistry of 1-(2H)-phthalazinone and phthalhydrazide

The standard (p^° = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of combustion of 1-(2H)-phthalazinone and phthalhydrazide, both in the solid phase, were measured at T = 298.15 K by static bomb calorimetry. Further, the standard molar enthalpies of sublimation, at T = 298.15 K, of these two phthalazine derivatives were derived from the Knudsen effusion technique. The combustion calorimetry results together with those obtained from the Knudsen effusion technique, were used to derive the standard molar enthalpies of formation, at T = 298.15 K, in the gaseous phase for 1-(2H)-phthalazinone and phthalhydrazide, respectively as, (79.1 ± 1.8) kJ · mol^?1 and ?(107.4 ± 2.4) kJ · mol^?1.     

3,4,5-Trimethoxyphenol: A combined experimental and theoretical thermochemical investigation of its antioxidant capacity

The standard (p^° = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of combustion and sublimation of 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenol were measured, respectively, by static bomb combustion calorimetry in oxygen atmosphere and by Calvet microcalorimetry. From these measurements, the standard molar enthalpy of formation in both the crystalline and gaseous phase, at T = 298.15 K, were derived: ?(643.4 ± 1.9) kJ · mol^?1 and ?(518.1 ± 3.6) kJ · mol^?1, respectively. Density functional theory calculations for this compound and respective phenoxyl radical and phenoxide anion were also performed using the B3LYP functional and extended basis sets, which allowed the theoretical estimation of the gaseous phase standard molar enthalpy of formation through the use of isodesmic reactions and the calculation of the homolytic and heterolytic O–H bond dissociation energies. There is good agreement between the calculated and experimental enthalpy of formation. Substituent effects on the homolytic and heterolytic O–H bond dissociation energies have been analysed.     

Thermochemical study of some methoxytetralones

The standard (p^° = 0.1 MPa) molar energies of combustion in oxygen, at T = 298.15 K, of 5-, 6- and 7-methoxy-α-tetralone were measured by static bomb calorimetry. The values of the standard molar enthalpies of sublimation were obtained by Calvet microcalorimetry and corrected to T = 298.15 K. Combining these results, the standard molar enthalpies of formation of the compounds, in the gas phase, at T = 298.15 K, have been calculated, 5-methoxy-α-tetralone -(244.8 ± 1.9) kJ · mol^?1, 6-methoxy-α-tetralone ?(243.0 ± 2.8) kJ · mol^?1 and 7-methoxy-α-tetralone ?(242.3 ± 2.6) kJ · mol^?1.Additionally, high-level density functional theory calculations using the B3LYP hybrid exchange–correlation energy functional with extended basis sets and more accurate correlated computational techniques of the MCCM/3 suite have been performed for the compounds. The agreement between experiment and theory gives confidence to estimate the enthalpy of formation of 8-methoxy-α-tetralone. Similar calculations were done for the 5-, 6-, 7- and 8-methoxy-β-tetralone, for which experimental work was not done.     

Thermochemistry of two lead borates; Pb(BO2)2·H2O and PbB4O7·4H2O

Two pure hydrated lead borates, Pb(BO₂)₂·H₂O and PbB₄O₇·4H₂O, have been characterized by XRD, FT-IR, DTA-TG techniques and chemical analysis. The molar enthalpies of solution of Pb(BO₂)₂·H₂O and PbB₄O₇·4H₂O in 1 mol dm^?3 HNO₃(aq) were measured to be (?35.00 ± 0.18) kJ mol^?1 and (35.37 ± 0.14) kJ mol^?1, respectively. The molar enthalpy of solution of H₃BO₃(s) in 1 mol dm^?3 HNO₃(aq) was measured to be (21.19 ± 0.18) kJ mol^?1. The molar enthalpy of solution of PbO(s) in (HNO₃ + H₃BO₃)(aq) was measured to be ?(61.84 ± 0.10) kJ mol^?1. From these data and with incorporation of the enthalpies of formation of PbO(s), H₃BO₃(s) and H₂O(l), the standard molar enthalpies of formation of ?(1820.5 ± 1.8) kJ mol^?1 for Pb(BO₂)₂·H₂O and ?(4038.1 ± 3.4) kJ mol^?1 for PbB₄O₇·4H₂O were obtained on the basis of the appropriate thermochemical cycles.     

Synthesis,crystal structure and standard molar enthalpy of formation of bis(trans-bis(N,N-dimethyl-(1-(R)-phenyl-2-(S)-methyl-2-aminoethoxy-N,O))-copper(II)) heptahydrate

A novel complex, bis(trans-bis(N,N-dimethyl-(1-(R)-phenyl-2-(S)-methyl-2-aminoethoxy-N,O))-copper(II)) heptahydrate (abbreviated as Cu₂(C₁₁H₁₆NO)₄·7H₂O(cr)), was synthesized by the method of liquid phase reflux. The composition and structure of the complex were characterized by chemical analysis, elemental analysis, FTIR, and X-ray crystallography. A reasonable thermochemical cycle was designed based on the preparation reaction of the coordination compound, and standard molar enthalpies of dissolution of reactants and products were measured by an isoperibol solution-reaction calorimeter. Finally, the standard molar enthalpy of formation of the complex Cu₂(C₁₁H₁₆NO)₄·7H₂O(cr) was determined to be ?(4525.22 ± 13.71) kJ · mol^?1 in accordance with Hess’s law.     

Calorimetric study of 2′-methylacetophenone and 4′-methylacetophenone

Values of the condensed phase standard (p = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpy of formation for 2′- and 4′-methylacetophenones were derived from the standard molar energies of combustion, in oxygen, at T = 298.15 K, measured by static bomb combustion calorimetry. The values of the standard molar enthalpy of vaporization, at T = 298.15 K, were measured by Calvet microcalorimetry. Combining these two values, the following enthalpies of formation in the gas phase, at T = 298.15 K, were then derived: 2′-methylacetophenone, –(115.7 ± 2.4) kJ · mol⁻¹, and 4′-methylacetophenone, –(122.6 ± 2.4) kJ · mol⁻¹. Substituent effects are discussed in terms of stability and compared with other similar compounds. The value of the standard molar enthalpy of formation for 3′-methylacetophenone was estimated from isomerization schemes.     

When theory and experiment hold hands: The thermochemistry of γ-pyrone derivatives

In this work, we have determined the experimental standard $(p^{°}=0.1\text{MPa})$ molar enthalpies of formation, in the gas phase, of 2,6-dimethyl-4-pyrone ?(261.5 ± 2.6) kJ · mol^?1 and 2-ethyl-3-hydroxy-4-pyrone ?(420.9 ± 2.8) kJ · mol^?1. These values were obtained by combining the standard molar enthalpy of formation in the condensed phase, derived from combustion experiments in oxygen, at T = 298.15 K, in a static bomb calorimeter, with the standard molar enthalpy of sublimation, at T = 298.15 K, obtained by Calvet microcalorimetry. Additionally, high-level density functional theory calculations using the B3LYP hybrid exchange-correlation energy functional with extended basis sets have been performed for these two compounds. Good agreement was obtained between the experimental and computational results. Using the same methodology, we calculated the standard molar enthalpy of formation of gaseous 2-methyl-3-hydroxy-4-pyrone.     

The solubility measurements of sodium dicarboxylate salts; sodium oxalate,malonate, succinate,glutarate, and adipate in water from T = (279.15 to 358.15) K

The solubility measurements of sodium dicarboxylate salts; sodium oxalate, malonate, succinate, glutarate, and adipate in water at temperatures from (278.15 to 358.15 K) were determined. The molar enthalpies of solution at T = 298.15 K were derived: Δ_solH_m (m = 2.11 mol · kg^?1) = 13.86 kJ · mol^?1 for sodium oxalate; Δ_solH_m (m = 3.99 mol · kg^?1) = 14.83 kJ · mol^?1 for sodium malonate; Δ_solH_m (m = 2.45 mol · kg^?1) = 14.83 kJ · mol^?1 for sodium succinate; Δ_solH_m (m = 4.53 mol · kg^?1) = 16.55 kJ · mol^?1 for sodium glutarate, and Δ_solH_m (m = 3.52 mol · kg^?1) = 15.70 kJ · mol^?1 for sodium adipate. The solubility value exhibits a prominent odd–even effect with respect to terms with odd number of sodium dicarboxylate carbon numbers showing much higher solubility. This odd–even effect may have implications for the relative abundance of these compounds in industrial applications and also in the atmospheric aerosols.     

Thermochemistry of some barium compounds

The molar enthalpies of reaction of metallic barium with 0.047 mol·dm⁻³ HClO₄ as well as the molar enthalpies of dissolution of BaCl₂ in 1.01 mol·dm⁻³ HCl and in water have been measured at T=298.15 K in a sealed swinging calorimeter with an isothermal jacket. From these results the standard molar enthalpy of formation of the barium ion in an aqueous solution at infinite dilution, as well as the enthalpies of formation of barium chloride and barium perchlorate, are calculated to be: Δ_fH⁰_m(Ba²⁺,aq)=−(535.83±1.25) kJ · mol⁻¹; Δ_fH⁰_m(BaCl₂,cr)=−(855.66±1.28) kJ · mol⁻¹; and Δ_fH⁰_m(BaClO₄,cr)=−(796.26±1.35) kJ · mol⁻¹. The results obtained are discussed and compared with previous experimental values.     

Standard enthalpies of formation of 2-aminobenzothiazoles in the crystalline phase by rotating-bomb combustion calorimetry

The standard molar enthalpies of combustion of 2-aminobenzothiazole (2AB), 2-amino-4-methyl-benzothiazole (2A4MB), and 2-amino-6-methyl-benzothiazole (2A6MB) were determined in the crystalline phase at T = 298.15 K using a rotating-bomb combustion calorimeter. The molar energies of combustion of these compounds were found to be: (−4273.6 ± 0.9), (−4896.9 ± 1.1), and (−4906.9 ± 1.2) kJ · mol⁻¹, respectively. From these values, the corresponding standard molar enthalpies of formation in the solid phase were obtained as: (59.55 ± 1.28), (2.71 ± 1.50), and (13.53 ± 1.53) kJ · mol⁻¹, respectively. The enthalpies of formation in the gas phase were determined using the experimental enthalpies of formation in the solid phase and predicted values of the enthalpies of sublimation. Additionally, the enthalpies of formation in the gas phase were calculated by means of the Gausian-4 theory, using several gas-phase working reactions, and were compared with those found using the predicted enthalpies of sublimation.     

Thermochemical study of the isomeric compounds: 3-acetylbenzonitrile and benzoylacetonitrile

The standard (p° = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of formation of 3-acetylbenzonitrile and benzoylacetonitrile, in the crystalline phase, were derived from the respective standard massic energies of combustion measured by static bomb combustion calorimetry, in oxygen, at T = 298.15 K. The standard molar enthalpies of sublimation, at T = 298.15 K, were measured by Calvet microcalorimetry. From the above experimentally determined enthalpic parameters, the standard molar enthalpies of formation in the gaseous phase, at T = 298.15 K, are found to be: (52.4 ± 2.1) kJ · mol⁻¹ and (74.8 ± 2.5) kJ · mol⁻¹ for 3-acetylbenzonitrile and benzoylacetonitrile, respectively.Molecular structures were computed using highly accurate ab initio techniques. Standard molar enthalpies of formation of the experimentally studied compounds were derived using an appropriate set of working reactions. Very good agreement between the calculated and the experimental values was obtained, so the calculations were extended to the estimates of the standard molar enthalpies of formation of 2- and 4-acetylbenzonitriles whose study was not performed experimentally.Our results were further interpreted and rationalized in terms of the enthalpic stability and compared to other relevant disubstituted benzenes.     

Energetics of aminomethylpyrimidines: An examination of the aromaticity of nitrogen heteromonocyclic derivatives

The standard (p^o = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of formation, in the gaseous phase, at the reference temperature of 298.15 K, of 2-amino-4-methylpyrimidine ((98.1 ± 1.6) kJ · mol⁻¹), 2-amino-4,6-dimethylpyrimidine ((55.9 ± 1.8) kJ · mol⁻¹) and 4-amino-2,6-dimethylpyrimidine ((60.1 ± 1.8) kJ · mol⁻¹) were calculated from the enthalpies of formation, in the crystalline phase, and enthalpies of sublimation, derived, respectively, from static bomb combustion calorimetry and Knudsen effusion technique results. In order to quantify the resonance effects arising from the substitution on the pyrimidine ring, hypothetical isodesmic reactions were used to analyze the experimental gaseous-phase enthalpies of formation. The aromaticity of benzene, pyridine, pyrimidine and the substituted pyrimidines was investigated in terms of magnetic (NICS), geometric (HOMA), electronic (Shannon aromaticity, QTAIMs ring critical point properties and HOMO–LUMO gap), reactive (hardness), vibrational (Kekulé mode) and spectroscopic (UV–Vis) properties.     

Heat capacity and thermodynamic properties of germanium disulfide at temperatures from T = (2 to 1240) K

The heat capacity of polycrystalline germanium disulfide α-GeS₂ has been measured by relaxation calorimetry, adiabatic calorimetry, DSC and heat flux calorimetry from T = (2 to 1240) K. Values of the molar heat capacity, standard molar entropy and standard molar enthalpy are 66.191 J · K^?1 · mol^?1, 87.935 J · K^?1 · mol^?1 and 12.642 kJ · mol^?1. The temperature of fusion and its enthalpy change are 1116 K and 23 kJ · mol^?1, respectively. The thermodynamic functions of α-GeS₂ were calculated over the range (0 ? T/K ? 1250).     

The standard molar enthalpy of formation,molar heat capacities,and thermal stability of anhydrous caffeine

The constant-volume energy of combustion of crystalline anhydrous caffeine (C₈H₁₀N₄O₂) in α (lower temperature steady) crystal form was measured by a bomb combustion calorimeter, the standard molar enthalpy of combustion of caffeine at T = 298.15 K was determined to be −(4255.08 ± 4.30) kJ · mol⁻¹, and the standard molar enthalpy of formation was derived as −(322.15 ± 4.80) kJ · mol⁻¹. The heat capacity of caffeine in the same crystal form was measured in the temperature range from (80 to 387) K by an adiabatic calorimeter. No phase transition or thermal anomaly was observed in the above temperature range. The thermal behavior of the compound was further examined by thermogravimetry (TG), differential thermal analysis (DTA) over the range from (300 to 700) K and by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) over the range from (300 to 540) K, respectively. From the above thermal analysis a (solid–solid) and a (solid–liquid) phase transition of the compound were found at T = (413.39 and 509.00) K, respectively; and the corresponding molar enthalpies of these transitions were determined to be (3.43 ± 0.02) kJ · mol⁻¹for the (solid–solid) transition, and (19.86 ± 0.03) kJ · mol⁻¹ for the (solid–liquid) transition, respectively.     

Thermodynamic properties of two zinc borates: 3ZnO·3B2O3·3.5H2O and 6ZnO·5B2O3·3H2O

Two pure zinc borates with microporous structure 3ZnO·3B₂O₃·3.5H₂O and 6ZnO·5B₂O₃·3H₂O have been synthesized and characterized by XRD, FT-IR, TG techniques and chemical analysis. The molar enthalpies of solution of 3ZnO·3B₂O₃·3.5H₂O(s) and 6ZnO·5B₂O₃·3H₂O(s) in 1 mol · dm⁻³ HCl(aq) were measured by microcalorimeter at T = 298.15 K, respectively. The molar enthalpies of solution of ZnO(s) in the mixture solvent of 2.00 cm³ of 1 mol · dm⁻³ HCl(aq) in which 5.30 mg of H₃BO₃ were added were also measured. With the incorporation of the previously determined enthalpy of solution of H₃BO₃(s) in 1 mol · dm⁻³ HCl(aq), together with the use of the standard molar enthalpies of formation for ZnO(s), H₃BO₃(s), and H₂O(l), the standard molar enthalpies of formation of −(6115.3 ± 5.0) kJ · mol⁻¹ for 3ZnO·3B₂O₃·3.5H₂O and −(9606.6 ± 8.5) kJ · mol⁻¹ for 6ZnO·5B₂O₃·3H₂O at T = 298.15 K were obtained on the basis of the appropriate thermochemical cycles.     

Experimental and computational thermochemistry of the dihydroxypyridine isomers

The standard (p^∘ = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpy of formation for crystalline 2,3-dihydroxypyridine was measured, at T = 298.15 K, by static bomb calorimetry and the standard molar enthalpy of sublimation, at T = 298.15 K, was obtained using Calvet microcalorimetry. These values were used to derive the standard molar enthalpy of formation of 2,3-dihydroxypyridine in gaseous phase, at T = 298.15 K, –(263.9 ± 4.6) kJ · mol⁻¹.Additionally, high-level density functional theory calculations using the B3LYP hybrid exchange-correlation energy functional with extended basis sets have been performed for all dihydroxypyridine isomers to determine the thermochemical order of stability of these systems. The agreement between experiment and theory for the 2,3-dihydroxypyridine isomer gives confidence to the estimates of the enthalpies of formation concerning the other five isomers. It is found that the enthalpic increment for the dihydroxy substitution of pyridine is equal to the sum of the respective enthalpic increment of the monosubstituted pyridines.