Sub- and post-micellar catalytic and inhibitory effects of cetlytrimethylammonium bromide in the permanganate oxidation of phenylalanine

The kinetics of phenylalanine (phe) oxidation by permanganate has been investigated in absence and presence of cetlytrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) using conventional spectrophotometric technique. The rate shows first- and fractional-order dependence on [MnO₄⁻] and [phe] in presence of CTAB. At lower values of [CTAB] (≤10.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol dm⁻³), the catalytic ability of CTAB aggregates are strong. In contrast, at higher values of [CTAB] (≥10.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol dm⁻³), the inhibitory effect was observed in absence of H₂SO₄. We find that anions (Br⁻, Cl⁻ and NO₃⁻) in the form of sodium salts are strong inhibitors for the CTAB catalyzed oxidation. Kinetic and spectrophotometric evidences for the formation of an intermediate complex and an ion-pair complex between phe and MnO₄⁻, CTAB and MnO₄⁻, respectively, are presented. A mechanism consistent with kinetic results has been discussed. Complex formation constant (K_c) and micellar binding constant (K_s) were calculated at 30 °C and found to be K_c = 319 mol⁻¹ dm⁻³ and K_s = 1127 mol⁻¹ dm⁻³, respectively.     

Computer automation of polarographic analyzer PAR 384B and development of specific implementation software

The automation of Polarographic Analyzer PAR 384B by connecting it to an HP 9816S Technical Computer is presented. The connection itself transforms an analytically oriented instrument towards one which is more appropriate for research work. Specific implementation software is developed in order to enable and facilitate pseudopolarographic measurements and evaluation of heavy-metal complexation phenomena. As as example, the procedure for the simultaneous determination of the stability constants of lead and cadmium present in constant ionic strength medium of X mol/dm³ NaCl + (4 − X) mol/dm³ NaClO₄ is presented. The results obtained, for lead, β₁ = 9±1, β₂ = 92±13, β₃ = 99±21, β₄ = 27±6, and for cadmium, β₁ = 44±3, β₂ = 194±36, β₃ = 816±67, β₄ = 68±24, are in agreement with the literature data.     

Kinetics of the R + HBr RH + Br (CH3CHBr, CHBr2 or CDBr2) equilibrium. Thermochemistry of the CH3CHBr and CHBr2 radicals

The kinetics of the reaction of the CH₃CHBr, CHBr₂ or CDBr₂ radicals, R, with HBr have been investigated in a temperature-controlled tubular reactor coupled to a photoionization mass spectrometer. The CH₃CHBr (or CHBr₂ or CDBr₂) radical was produced homogeneously in the reactor by a pulsed 248 nm exciplex laser photolysis of CH₃CHBr₂ (or CHBr₃ or CDBr₃). The decay of R was monitored as a function of HBr concentration under pseudo-first-order conditions to determine the rate constants as a function of temperature. The reactions were studied separately from 253 to 344 K (CH₃CHBr + HBr) and from 288 to 477 K (CHBr₂ + HBr) and in these temperature ranges the rate constants determined were fitted to an Arrhenius expression (error limits stated are 1σ + Student’s t values, units in cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹, no error limits for the third reaction): k(CH₃CHBr + HBr) = (1.7 ± 1.2) × 10⁻¹³ exp[+ (5.1 ± 1.9) kJ mol⁻¹/RT], k(CHBr₂ + HBr) = (2.5 ± 1.2) × 10⁻¹³ exp[−(4.04 ± 1.14) kJ mol⁻¹/RT] and k(CDBr₂ + HBr) = 1.6 × 10⁻¹³ exp(−2.1 kJ mol⁻¹/RT). The energy barriers of the reverse reactions were taken from the literature. The enthalpy of formation values of the CH₃CHBr and CHBr₂ radicals and an experimental entropy value at 298 K for the CH₃CHBr radical were obtained using a second-law method. The result for the entropy value for the CH₃CHBr radical is 305 ± 9 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹. The results for the enthalpy of formation values at 298 K are (in kJ mol⁻¹): 133.4 ± 3.4 (CH₃CHBr) and 199.1 ± 2.7 (CHBr₂), and for α-C–H bond dissociation energies of analogous compounds are (in kJ mol⁻¹): 415.0 ± 2.7 (CH₃CH₂Br) and 412.6 ± 2.7 (CH₂Br₂), respectively.     

Spectrophotometric determination of vanadium in steel and alloys with 2-(5-chloro-2-pyridylazo)-5-dimethylaminophenol

Using spectrophotometric methods, the protopysis constant of the 5.ClDMPAP reagent (pK_a1 = −0.19; pK_a2 = 1.97; pK_a3 = 11.98) and the stability constant of its vanadic complex (6.0 ± 0.11) × 10¹⁴ were determined. A high-sensitivity spectrophotometric method was developed to determine V(V) using 0.1–1.2 ppm and pH = 3.8. ε₅₈₆ = 55,300 ± 400 liters · mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹. A study on the most important interferences and the way to eliminate them was carried out. The method can be applied to the determination of the element in steels and ferrovanadiums.     

The standard partial molar entropy of the aqueous tetra-n-butylammonium cation

The standard partial molar entropy of the aqueous tetrabutylammonium cation, not known previously, has now been obtained, based on the molar entropy of two of its crystalline salts, the iodide and the tetraphenylborate, recently determined experimentally for this purpose. The calculation required also published molar enthalpies of solution and solubilities of these two salts as well as of the perchlorate. The choice of the anions depended mainly on the limited solubilities of the examined salts in water, facilitating the estimation of the relevant activity coefficients. The result is S^∞(Bu₄N⁺, aq) = (380 ± 20) J · K⁻¹ · mol⁻¹ at T = 298.15 K, on the mol · dm⁻³ scale and based on S^∞(H⁺, aq) = (−22.2 ± 1.2) J · K⁻¹ · mol⁻¹ (yielding the ‘absolute’ value). The molar entropy of this cation in the ideal gas standard state, S(Bu₄N⁺, g) = (798 ± 8) J · K⁻¹ · mol⁻¹ then yielded the molar entropy of hydration Δ_hydS^∞ (Bu₄N⁺) = (−418 ± 23) J · K⁻¹ · mol⁻¹.     

Voltammetric studies on the α-tocopherol anion and α-tocopheroxyl (Vitamin E) radical in acetonitrile

The α-tocopheroxyl radical was generated voltammetrically by one-electron oxidation of the α-tocopherol anion (E ^r_1/2=−0.73 V versus Ag|Ag⁺) that was prepared by reacting α-tocopherol with Et₄NOH in acetonitrile (with Bu₄NPF₆ as the supporting electrolyte). Cyclic voltammograms recorded at variable scan rates (0.05–10 V s⁻¹), temperatures (−20 to 20°C) and concentrations (0.5–10 mM) were modelled using digital simulation techniques to determine the rate of bimolecular self-reaction of α-tocopheroxyl radicals. The k values were calculated to be 3×10³ l mol⁻¹ s⁻¹ at 20°C, 2×10³ l mol⁻¹ s⁻¹ at 0°C and 1.2×10³ l mol⁻¹ s⁻¹ at −20°C. In situ electrochemical-EPR experiments performed at a channel electrode confirmed the existence of the α-tocopheroxyl radical.     

Pulse radiolysis study of ion-species effects on the solvated electron in alkylammonium ionic liquids

The spectra and kinetic behavior of solvated electrons (e_sol⁻) in alkyl ammonium ionic liquids (ILs), i.e. N,N-diethyl-N-methyl-N-(2-methoxyethyl)ammonium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (DEMMA-TFSI), N,N-diethyl-N-methyl-N-(2-methoxyethyl)ammonium tetrafluoroborate (DEMMA-BF₄), N,N,N-trimethyl-N-propylammonium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (TMPA-TFSI), N-methyl-N-propylpiperidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (PP13-TFSI), N-methyl-N-propylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (P13-TFSI), and N-methyl-N-butylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (P14-TFSI) were investigated by the pulse radiolysis method. The e_sol⁻ in each of the ammonium ILs has an absorption peak at 1100 nm, with molar absorption coefficients of 1.5–2.3×10⁴ dm³ mol⁻¹ cm⁻¹. The e_sol⁻ decayed by first order with a rate constant of 1.4–6.4×10⁶ s⁻¹. The reaction rate constant of the solvated electron with pyrene (Py) was 1.5–3.5×10⁸ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹ in the various ILs. These values were about one order of magnitude higher than the diffusion-controlled limits calculated from measured viscosities. The radiolytic yields (G-value) of the e_sol⁻ were 0.8–1.7×10⁻⁷ mol J⁻¹. The formation rate constant of e_sol⁻ in DEMMA-TFSI was 3.9×10¹⁰ s⁻¹. The dry electron (e_dry⁻) in DEMMA-TFSI reacts with Py with a rate constant of 7.9×10¹¹ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹, three orders of magnitude higher than that of the e_sol⁻ reactions. The G-value of the e_sol⁻ in the picosecond time region is 1.2×10⁻⁷ mol J⁻¹. The capture of e_dry⁻ by scavengers was found to be very fast in ILs.     

Thermochemical data for n-alkylmonoamine intercalation into crystalline lamellar zirconium phenylphosphonate

Layered crystalline zirconium phenylphosphonate, Zr(O₃PC₆H₅)₂, changed its interlamellar distance of 1481 pm after intercalation of n-alkylmonoamines, CH₃---(CH₂)_n---NH₂ (n=0–6). The infrared spectra of the precursor host and the corresponding intercalated compounds presented vibrations associated with PO₃ groups in the 1163–1039 cm⁻¹ range and additional bands related to C---H stretching bands in the 2950–2850 cm⁻¹ interval were observed after amine insertion. The thermogravimetric curves showed a mass loss assigned to the phenyl group; however, the amine intercalated fraction was not quantitatively determined. A peak in the ³¹P NMR spectrum centered at −6 ppm for the host was observed. The surface area was 42.0±0.2 m² g⁻¹ and the scanning electron micrograph gave images consistent with lamellar structural features. The layered compound was calorimetrically titrated with amine in ethanol, requiring three independent operations: (i) titration of matrix with amine, (ii) matrix salvation, and (iii) dilution of the amine solution. From those thermal effects the variation in enthalpy was calculated as: −41±1.00,−33.28±0.50,−34.40±0.80,−10.40±0.40,−12.40±0.42,−16.10±0.08 and −7.0±0.04 kJ mol⁻¹, for n=0–6, respectively. The exothermic enthalpic values reflected a favorable energetic process of amine–host intercalation in ethanol. The negative Gibbs free energy results supported the spontaneity of all these intercalation reactions. The positive favorable entropic values, as carbon chain size increased, are in agreement with the free solvent molecules in the medium, as the amines are progressively bonded to the crystalline lamellar inorganic matrix at the solid/liquid interface.     

Crystal Structure and Thermal Decomposition of 5-Aminotetrazole Trinitrophloroglucinolate

5-Aminotetrazole trinitrophloroglucinolate ((ATZ)TNPG) was prepared and characterized by elemental analysis and FT-IR spectroscopy. The crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis and it belonged to orthorhombic system and Pbca space group with a=0.6624(2) nm, b=1.7933(4) nm, c=2.3117(5) nm, V=2.7458(9) nm³, Z=4, and D_c=1.849 g·cm⁻³. The molecular formula was confirmed to be (ATZ)TNPG·2H₂O. 5-Aminotetrazole cation (ATZ⁺) and trinitrophloroglucinol anion (TNPG⁻) were linked into 2-D layers along b-axis and c-axis by hydrogen bonds. Then the layers were linked along a-axis by hydrogen bonds between the water molecules belonging to different layers. The thermal decomposition mechanism of the compound was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetry-thermogravimetric analysis (TG-DTG), and Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy techniques. Under nitrogen atmosphere with a heating rate of 10 °C·min⁻¹, the compound experienced one endothermic process with peak temperature of 76 °C and one exothermal process with peak temperature of 203 °C. The former was confirmed to be a dehydrate process. The latter was the decomposition of TNPG⁻ and ATZ⁺ in the compound. The exothermic enthalpy change of this process was −212.10 kJ·mol⁻¹. The kinetic parameter calculation from Kissinger's method were, E=132.1 kJ·mol⁻¹, ln(A/s⁻¹)=12.54 with r=0.9990, and the calculation results from Ozawa-Doyle's method were, E=133.1 kJ·mol⁻¹ with r=0.9992.     

Oxidative cleavage of α, β-unsaturated compounds by pentachlorohydroxoplatinate(IV) in alkaline medium

The kinetics of oxidation of α,β-unsaturated compounds by platinum(IV) in the presence of alkali {[OH⁻]= (1–9) × 10⁻³ mol dm⁻³} have been investigated over the 303–318 K temperature range . The rate of the reaction is dependent on the first power of the concentrations of substrates, oxidant, and alkali. The rate constant increases with an increase in ionic strength and also with increasing dielectric constant of the medium. The oxidation rates follow the order: –CN > –CONH₂ > –COO⁻. The values of the third order rate constant (k₃) for the oxidation of acrylonitrile, acrylamide and acrylate are 1.24, 0.826 and 0.628 mol⁻² dm⁶ s⁻¹ respectively, at 303 K. The oxidations of the substrates by PtCl₅(OH)²⁻ take place by an inner-sphere mechanism. Platinum(IV) is reduced to platinum(II) by the substrates in a one-step two-electron transfer process to give reaction products. The major reaction product, HCHO, is identified from the reaction mixture using i.r. spectrometry, n.m.r. and C, H, N analysis. A tentative reaction mechanism, leading to the formation of products, has been suggested. The activation parameters of the reaction have been evaluated.     

NMR study of the dynamic behaviour of the system 2-ethylhexylsodium-2-ethylhexyllithium in heptane

Mixtures of 2-ethylhexylsodium and 2-ethylhexyllithium are studied by ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy in the temperature range from 20 to −50°C in hydrocarbon solutions. Characteristic temperature-dependent spectra obtained are indicative of dynamic exchange processes taking place in the system. The following activation parameters are found: ΔH^≠=31.7±2.7 kJ mol⁻¹; ΔG^≠₃₁₃=58.7±0.6 kJ mol⁻¹; ΔS^≠=−86.37±10.8 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹. The negative value of the activation entropy indicates that the exchange proceeds through the associative mechanism. The participation in exchange reactions of aggregates, containing both sodium and lithium derivatives, is suggested.     

Diffusion of Sr and Zr in BaTiO3 single crystals

The diffusion of strontium and zirconium in single crystal BaTiO₃ was investigated in air at temperatures between 1000 °C and 1250 °C. Thin films of SrTiO₃, deposited by spin coating a precursor solution and thin films of zirconium, deposited onto the sample surfaces by sputtering, were used as diffusion sources. The diffusion profiles were measured by SIMS depth profiling on a time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometer (ToF-SIMS). The diffusion coefficients of strontium and zirconium were given by D_Sr = 3.6 × 10^2.0±4.4 exp[−(543 ± 117) kJ mol⁻¹/(RT)] cm² s⁻¹ and D_Zr = 1.1 × 10^1.0±2.1 exp[−(489 ± 56) kJ mol⁻¹/(RT)] cm² s⁻¹. The results are discussed in terms of different diffusion mechanisms in the perovskite structure of BaTiO₃.     

Temperature dependence vapour pressure measurements of Mg(tmhd)2(tmeda) [(tmhd = 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione, tmeda = N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine]

The reaction between the magnesium β-diketonate complex Mg(tmhd)₂(H₂O)₂ and 1 equiv. of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine (tmeda = Me₂NCH₂CH₂NMe₂) in hexane at room temperature yielded Mg(tmhd)₂(tmeda). The standard enthalpy of sublimation (83.2 ± 2.3 kJ mol⁻¹) and entropy of sublimation (263 ± 6.3 J mol⁻¹ K⁻¹) of Mg(tmhd)₂(tmeda) were obtained from the temperature dependence vapour pressure, determined by adopting a horizontal dual arm single furnace thermogravimetric analyser as a transpiration apparatus. From the observed melting point depression DTA, the standard enthalpy of fusion (58.3 ± 5.2 kJ mol⁻¹) was evaluated, using the ideal eutectic behaviour of Mg(tmhd)₂(tmeda) as a solvent with bis(2,4-pentanedionato)magnesium(II), Mg(acac)₂ as a non-volatile solute.     

Dinitrogen and carbon monoxide hydrogen bonding in protonic zeolites: Studies from variable-temperature infrared spectroscopy

Adsorption (at a low temperature) of nitrogen on the protonic zeolite H-Y results in hydrogen bonding of the adsorbed N₂ molecules with the zeolite Si(OH)Al Brønsted-acid groups. This hydrogen-bonding interaction leads to activation, in the infrared, of the fundamental N–N stretching mode, which appears at 2334 cm⁻¹. From infrared spectra taken over a temperature range, the standard enthalpy of formation of the OH···N₂ complex was found to be ΔH⁰ = −15.7(±1) kJ mol⁻¹. Similarly, variable-temperature infrared spectroscopy was used to determine the standard enthalpy change involved in formation of H-bonded CO complexes for CO adsorbed on the zeolites H-ZSM-5 and H-FER; the corresponding values of ΔH⁰ were found to be −29.4(±1) and −28.4(±1) kJ mol⁻¹, respectively. The whole set of results was analysed in the context of other relevant data available in the literature.     

Vapor pressure, kinetics and enthalpy of sublimation of bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato)copper(II)

The kinetics of sublimation of bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato)copper(II), [Cu(tmhd)₂] was studied by non-isothermal and isothermal thermogravimetric (TG) methods. The non-isothermal sublimation activation energy values determined following the procedures of Friedman, Kissinger, and Flynn–Wall methods yielded 93 ± 5, 67 ± 2, and 73 ± 4 kJ mol⁻¹, respectively and the isothermal sublimation activation energy was found to be 97 ± 3 kJ mol⁻¹ over the temperature range of 375–435 K. The dynamic TG run proved the complex to be completely volatile and the equilibrium vapor pressure (p_e)_T of the complex over the temperature range of 375–435 K determined by a TG-based transpiration technique, yielded a value of 96 ± 2 kJ mol⁻¹ for its standard enthalpy of sublimation (Δ_subH°).     

Effect of the acyl group and the dodecylsulfonate chain on the inclusion of pyrene inside the cavity of β-cyclodextrin

The solubilization of pyrene in aqueous solution of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) or its derivatives such as β-CD-hexanoyl, β-CD-benzoyl and β-CD-dodecylsulfonate was investigated by spectrophotometry. Linear and non-linear regression methods were used to estimate the association constants (K₁). A 1:1 stoichiometric ratio and different effects of the hexanoyl, benzoyl and dodecylsulfonate groups on the association constant were observed for the binary inclusion complex between pyrene and β-CD. The formation constant was shown to decrease when β-CD was modified by a dodecylsulfonate chain. The value of K₁ was 190 ± 10 L mol⁻¹ for the [pyrene/β-CD] complex and 145 L mol⁻¹ for the [pyrene/β-CD-dodecylsulfonate] complex. Partitioning of the pyrene molecules between the dodecylsulfonate chains and cyclodextrin cavities can explain the decrease in the association constant value. In the cases of β-CD-hexanoyl and β-CD-benzoyl derivatives, no association constants were detected. Results suggest that the high hydrophobicity of the hexanoyl and benzoyl groups prevents the inclusion of pyrene molecules inside the cyclodextrin cavity.     

A Raman spectroscopic determination of the kinetics of decomposition of ammonium chromate (NH4)2CrO4

Raman spectroscopy was used as a method in the kinetic investigation of the thermal decomposition of solid (NH₄)₂CrO₄. Time-dependent measurements of the intensity of the totally symmetric stretching Cr---O mode of (NH₄)₂CrO₄ have been made between 343 and 363 K. A short initial acceleratory period is observed at lower temperatures and the decomposition reaction decelerates after the maximum decomposition rate has been reached at all temperatures. These results can be interpreted in terms of the Avrami-Erofe'ev law 1 − (χ_r)^1/2 = kt, where χ_r is the fraction of reactant at time t. At 358 K, k is equal to 1.76 ± 0.01 × 10⁻³ sec⁻¹ for microcrystals and for powdered samples. Activation energies of 97 ± 10 and 49 ± 0.9 kJ mole⁻¹ have been calculated for microcrystalline and powdered samples, respectively.     

Reactions of sulfur(IV) with an octahedral manganese(IV) complex of 1,8-bis(2-hydroxy benzamido)-3,6-diaza octane: the role of phenolate–amide–amine coordination

The Mn^IV complex of tetra-deprotonated 1,8-bis(2-hydroxybenzamide)-3,6-diazaoctane (Mn^IVL) engrossed in phenolate-amido-amine coordination is reduced by HSO₃⁻ and SO₃²⁻ in the pH range 3.15–7.3 displaying biphasic kinetics, the Mn^IIIL⁻ being the reactive intermediate. The Mn^IIIL⁻ species has been characterized by u.v.–vis. spectra {λ _max, (ε, dm³ mol⁻¹ cm⁻¹): 285(15 570), 330 sh (7570), 469(6472), 520 sh (5665), pH=5.42}. SO₄²⁻ was the major oxidation product of S^IV; dithionate is also formed (18 ± 2% of [Mn^IV]_T) which suggests that dimerisation of SO₃^−• is competitive with its fast oxidation by Mn^IV/III. The rates and activation parameters for Mn^IVL + HSO₃⁻ (SO₃²⁻) → Mn^IIIL⁻; Mn^IIIL⁻ + HSO₃⁻ (SO₃²⁻) → Mn^IIL²⁻ are reported at 28.5–45.0 °C (I=0.3 mol dm⁻³, 10% (v/v) MeOH + H₂O). Reduction by SO₃²⁻ is ca. eight times faster than by HSO₃⁻ both for Mn^IVL and Mn^IIIL⁻. There was no evidence of HSO₃⁻/SO₃²⁻ coordination to the Mn centre indicating an outer sphere (ET) mechanism which is further supported by an isokinetic relationship. The self exchange rate constant (k₂₂) for the redox couple, Mn^IIIL⁻/Mn^IVL (1.5 × 10⁶ dm³ mol⁻¹ s⁻¹ at 25 °C) is reported.     

Copper(II)-cetyltrimethylammonium chloride-chromal blue G ternary complex and its application to the spectrophotometric determination of copper(II)

A sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of copper(II) based on a ternary complex with chromal blue G, a triphenylmethane reagent in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride, is described. The sensitivity of color reaction between copper and chromal blue G has been greatly increased by the sensitizing action of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride, a cationic surfactant. The color development of the ternary complex can be utilized in the highly sensitive spectrophotometric determination of copper. The molar absorptivity of the binary complex between copper and chromal blue G ε_630nm = 9.56 × 10³liters · mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹ is enchanced on ternary complex formation to ε_{542 nm} = 4.78 × 10⁴liters · mol⁻¹ · cm⁻¹. The ternary complex gave a maximal absorbance at 542 nm in the pH range 9.8–11. Beer's law is obeyed up to at least 1.2 ppm of copper. The maximal absorbance of the ternary complex was found to develop within 5 min and then it remains constant for several hours. The formation constant of the ternary complex is calculated to be 8.6 × 10¹⁰ under these conditions.     

Energetics of copper diphosphates – Cu2P2O7 and Cu3(P2O6OH)2

Differential scanning calorimetry and high temperature oxide melt solution calorimetry are used to study enthalpy of phase transition and enthalpies of formation of Cu₂P₂O₇ and Cu₃(P₂O₆OH)₂. α-Cu₂P₂O₇ is reversibly transformed to β-Cu₂P₂O₇ at 338–363 K with an enthalpy of phase transition of 0.15 ± 0.03 kJ mol⁻¹. Enthalpies of formation from oxides of α-Cu₂P₂O₇ and Cu₃(P₂O₆OH)₂ are −279.0 ± 1.4 kJ mol⁻¹ and −538.8 ± 2.7 kJ mol⁻¹, and their standard enthalpies of formation (enthalpy of formation from elements) are −2096.1 ± 4.3 kJ mol⁻¹ and −4302.7 ± 6.7 kJ mol⁻¹, respectively. The presence of hydrogen in diphosphate groups changes the geometry of Cu(II) and decreases acid–base interaction between oxide components in Cu₃(P₂O₆OH)₂, thus decreasing its thermodynamic stability.