Synthesis and thermochemistry of SrB2O4·4H2O and SrB2O4

Two pure strontium borates SrB₂O₄·4H₂O and SrB₂O₄ have been synthesized and characterized by means of chemical analysis and XRD, FT-IR, DTA-TG techniques. The molar enthalpies of solution of SrB₂O₄·4H₂O and SrB₂O₄ in 1 mol dm⁻³ HCl(aq) were measured to be −(9.92 ± 0.20) kJ mol⁻¹ and −(81.27 ± 0.30) kJ mol⁻¹, respectively. The molar enthalpy of solution of Sr(OH)₂·8H₂O in (HCl + H₃BO₃)(aq) were determined to be −(51.69 ± 0.15) kJ mol⁻¹. With the use of the enthalpy of solution of H₃BO₃ in 1 mol dm⁻³ HCl(aq), and the standard molar enthalpies of formation for Sr(OH)₂·8H₂O(s), H₃BO₃(s), and H₂O(l), the standard molar enthalpies of formation of −(3253.1 ± 1.7) kJ mol⁻¹ for SrB₂O₄·4H₂O, and of −(2038.4 ± 1.7) kJ mol⁻¹ for SrB₂O₄ were obtained.     

A solution-reaction isoperibol calorimeter and standard molar enthalpies of formation of Ln(hq)2Ac (Ln = La, Pr)

An on-line solution-reaction isoperibol calorimeter has been constructed. The performance of the apparatus was evaluated by measuring the molar enthalpy of solution of KCl in water at 298.15 K. The uncertainty and the inaccurary of the experimental results were within ±0.3% compared with the recommended reference data. Using the calorimeter, the molar enthalpies of reaction for the following two reactions: LaCl₃·7H₂O(s)+2Hhq(s)+NaAc(s)=La(hq)₂Ac(s)+NaCl(s)+2HCl(g)+7H₂O(l) and PrCl₃·6H₂O(s)+2Hhq(s)+NaAc(s)=Pr(hq)₂Ac(s)+NaCl(s)+2HCl(g)+6H₂O(l), were determined at T=298.15 K, as −(78.3±0.6) and −(97.3±0.5) kJ mol^−l, respectively. From the above molar enthalpies of reaction and other auxiliary thermodynamic quantities, the standard molar enthalpies of formation of La(hq)₂Ac and Pr(hq)₂Ac, at T=298.15 K, have been derived to be −(1535.5±0.7) and −(1536.7±0.6) kJ mol^−l, respectively.     

Structural studies of cyclic ureas: 3. Enthalpy of formation of barbital

A thermochemical and thermophysical study has been carried out for crystalline barbital [5,5′-diethylbarbituric acid]. The thermochemical study was made by static bomb combustion calorimetry, from which the standard () molar enthalpy of formation of the crystalline barbital, at T = 298.15 K, was derived as −(753.0 ± 1.8) kJ · mol⁻¹. The thermophysical study was made by differential scanning calorimetry over the temperature interval (265 to 470) K. A solid–solid phase transition was found at T = 413.3 K. The vapour pressures of the crystalline barbital were measured at several temperatures between T = (355 and 377) K, by the Knudsen mass-loss effusion technique, from which the standard molar enthalpy of sublimation, at T = 298.15 K was derived as (117.3 ± 0.6) kJ · mol⁻¹. The combination of the experimental results yielded the standard molar enthalpy of formation of barbital in the gaseous phase, at T = 298.15 K, as −(635.8 ± 1.9) kJ · mol⁻¹. This value is compared and discussed with our theoretical calculations by several methods (Gaussian-n theories G2 and G3, complete basis set CBS-QB3, density functional B3P86 and B3LYP) by means of atomization and isodesmic reaction schemes.     

New synthetic method and thermochemistry of szaibelyite

A new synthetic method of szaibelyite (2MgO·B₂O₃·H₂O) has been reported. The enthalpy of solution of 2MgO·B₂O₃·H₂O in 2.9842 mol dm⁻³ HCl (aq) was determined. From a combination of this result with measured enthalpies of solution of H₃BO₃ in 2.9842 mol dm⁻³ HCl (aq) and of MgO in (HCl+H₃BO₃) solution, together with the standard molar enthalpies of formation of MgO (s), H₃BO₃ (s), and H₂O (l), the standard molar enthalpy of formation of −(2884.36±1.82) kJ mol⁻¹ of 2MgO·B₂O₃·H₂O was obtained.     

Additivity methods for prediction of thermochemical properties. The Laidler method revisited. 2. Hydrocarbons including substituted cyclic compounds

A revised parameterization of the extended Laidler method for predicting standard molar enthalpies of atomization and standard molar enthalpies of formation at T = 298.15 K for several families of hydrocarbons (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, polyenes, poly-ynes, cycloalkanes, substituted cycloalkanes, cycloalkenes, substituted cycloalkenes, benzene derivatives, and bi and polyphenyls) is presented. Data for a total of 265 gas-phase and 242 liquid-phase compounds were used for the calculation of the parameters. Comparison of the experimental values with those obtained using the additive scheme led to an average absolute difference of 0.73 kJ · mol⁻¹ for the gas-phase standard molar enthalpy of formation and 0.79 kJ · mol⁻¹ for the liquid-phase standard molar enthalpy of formation. The database used to establish the parameters was carefully reviewed by using, whenever possible, the original publications. A worksheet to simplify the calculation of standard molar enthalpies of formation and standard molar enthalpies of atomization at T = 298.15 K based on the extended Laidler parameters defined in this paper is provided as supplementary material.     

The structure and thermochemistry of 3:4,5:6-dibenzo-2-hydroxymethylene-cyclohepta-3,5-dienenone (1) and some related compounds

Condensed and gas phase enthalpies of formation of 3:4,5:6-dibenzo-2-hydroxymethylene-cyclohepta-3,5-dienenone (1, (−199.1 ± 16.4), (−70.5 ± 20.5) kJ mol⁻¹, respectively) and 3,4,6,7-dibenzobicyclo[3.2.1]nona-3,6-dien-2-one (2, (−79.7 ± 22.9), (20.1 ± 23.1) kJ mol⁻¹) are reported. Sublimation enthalpies at T=298.15 K for these compounds were evaluated by combining the fusion enthalpies at T = 298.15 K (1, (12.5 ± 1.8); 2, (5.3 ± 1.7) kJ mol⁻¹) adjusted from DSC measurements at the melting temperature (1, (T _fus, 357.7 K, 16.9 ± 1.3 kJ mol⁻¹)); 2, (T _fus, 383.3 K, 10.9 ± 0.1) kJ mol⁻¹) with the vaporization enthalpies at T = 298.15 K (1, (116.1 ± 12.1); 2, (94.5 ± 2.2) kJ mol⁻¹) measured by correlation-gas chromatography. The vaporization enthalpies of benzoin ((98.5 ± 12.5) kJ mol⁻¹) and 7-heptadecanone ((94.5 ± 1.8) kJ mol⁻¹) at T = 298.15 K and the fusion enthalpy of phenyl salicylate (T _fus, 312.7 K, 18.4 ± 0.5) kJ mol⁻¹) were also determined for the correlations. The crystal structure of 1 was determined by X-ray crystallography. Compound 1 exists entirely in the enol form and resembles the crystal structure found for benzoylacetone.     

The Plausible Aromaticity of 1,8-Naphthalimides: The Enthalpy of Formation of N-Methyl-1,8-Naphthalimide

In order to understand the aromaticity of 1,8-naphthalimides, the enthalpies of combustion and sublimation of N-methyl-1,8-naphthalimide were determined. The numerical values are –6095.8 ± 3.5 and 109.7 ± 0.8 kJ · mol^–1. The enthalpies of formation of condensed and gas phase N-methyl-1,8-naphthalimide are accordingly –306.1 ± 3.9 and –196.4 ± 4.0 kJ · mol^–1. It is deduced that naphthalimides enjoy some 40 kJ · mol^–1 of aromatic stabilization over that of the maleimides, shown to be nominally destabilized and modestly antiaromatic in our recently published thermochemical study.     

The mean enthalpy of the lanthanide-oxygen bond in 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione chelates of praseodimium and holmium

The general thermochemical reaction LnCl₃·6H₂O(c)+3Hthd(1)+73.92H₂O(1) = Ln(thd)₃(c) +3HCl·26.64H₂O(aq); rHm (Ln = Pr, Ho and thd = 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionate) was employed to determine through solution-reaction calorimetry at 298.15 K the standard molar enthalpies of formation of crystalline chelates, –2434.3±11.5 (Pr) and –2384.8±11.5 (Ho) kJ mol^–1. These values and the corresponding molar enthalpies of sublimation enabled the determination of the standard molar enthalpies of chelates in the gaseous phase. From these values the mean enthalpies of the lanthanide-oxygen bond, 265±10 (Pr) and 253±10 (Ho) kJ mol^–1 were calculated.     

Thermochemistry of Alcohols: Experimental Standard Molar Enthalpies of Formation and Strain of Some Alkyl and Phenyl Congested Alcohols

The standard molar enthalpies of formation _f H _m ^° (cr) at the temperature T = 298.15 K were determined using combustion calorimetry for di-tert-butyl-methanol (A), di-tert-butyl-iso-propyl-methanol (B), and di-phenyl-methyl-methanol (C). The standard molar enthalpies of sublimation _cr ⁸ H _m ^° of these compounds and of di-phenyl-methanol (D) were obtained from the temperature variation of the vapor pressure measured in a flow system. Molar enthalpies of fusion _cr ¹ H _m ^° of the compounds A–D and of tri-phenyl-methanol (E) were measured by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). From these data and data available from the literature, the following standard molar enthalpies of formation in gaseous phase _f H _m ^° (g) for A, (–397.0 ± 1.2); B, (–418.1 ± 2.3); C, (–34.2 ± 1.3); and D, (0.9 ± 2.1) kJ · mol^–1 were derived, which correspond to strain enthalpies (H _S) of 46.1, 114.7, 8.1, and 5.0 kJ · mol^–1, respectively.     

Synthesis, characterization and standard molar enthalpy of formation of La(C7H5O3)2·(C9H6NO)

The product from reaction of lanthanum chloride seven-hydrate with salicylic acid and 8-hydroxyquinoline, La(C₇H₅O₃)₂·(C₉H₆NO), was characterized by IR, elemental analysis, molar conductance, and thermogravimetric analysis. The standard molar enthalpies of solution of [LaCl₃·7H₂O (s)], [2C₇H₆O₃ (s)], [C₉H₇NO (s)] and [La(C₇H₅O₃)₂·(C₉H₆NO) (s)] in a mixed solvent of absolute ethyl alcohol, dimethyl formamide (DMF) and perchloric acid were determined by calorimetry to be [LaCl₃·7H₂O (s), 298.15 K] = −96.45 ± 0.18 kJ mol⁻¹, [2C₇H₆O₃ (s), 298.15 K] = 14.99 ± 0.17 kJ mol⁻¹, [C₉H₇NO (s), 298.15 K] = −3.86 ± 0.06 kJ mol⁻¹ and [La(C₇H₅O₃)₂·(C₉H₆NO) (s), 298.15 K] = −117.78 ± 0.11 kJ mol⁻¹. The enthalpy change of the reaction

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Constant-volume combustion energy of the lead salts of 2HDNPPb and 4HDNPPb and their effect on combustion characteristics of RDX–CMDB propellant

The constant-volume combustion energies of the lead salts of 2-hydroxy-3,5-dinitropyridine (2HDNPPb) and 4-hydroxy-3,5-dinitropyridine (4HDNPPb), ΔU _c (2HDNPPb(s) and 4HDNPP(s)), were determined as –4441.92±2.43 and –4515.74±1.92 kJ mol^–1 , respectively, at 298.15 K. Their standard enthalpies of combustion, Δ_c ^m H θ(2HDNPPb(s) and 4HDNPPb(s), 298.15 K), and standard enthalpies of formation, Δ_r ^m H θ(2HDNPPb(s) and 4HDNPPb(s), 298.15 K) were as –4425.81±2.43, –4499.63±1.92 kJ mol^–1 and –870.43±2.76, –796.65±2.32 kJ mol^–1 , respectively. As two combustion catalysts, 2HDNPPb and 4HDNPPb can enhance the burning rate and reduce the pressure exponent of RDX–CMDB propellant.     

Mesures calorimétriques des enthalpies de vaporisation et de sublimation par effusion; mise au point de la technique

The association of an effusion cell to a Tian-Calvet microcalorimeter offers the possibility of measuring, at 298.15 K, energies of vaporisation (or sublimation) of compounds, the vapour pressures of which range from 10⁻⁴ to 100 torr, with a reproducibility of 1%. The following results are obtained for enthalpies of vaporisation [(ΔH_vap)_m] of water (vapour pressure, 23.7 torr at 298.15 K), 43.84±0.29 kJ.mol⁻¹; cyclohexane (vapour pressure, 97.5 torr at 298.15 K), 32.89±0.29 kJ.mol⁻¹; hexamethylphosphotriamide (vapour pressure, 51.10⁻³ torr at 298.15 K), 61.1± 1.7 kJ.mol⁻¹.     

Thermochemistry of Amines: Experimental Standard Molar Enthalpies of Formation of N-Alkylated Piperidines

The standard molar enthalpies of formation _f H _m ^° (l) at the temperature T = 298.15 K were determined using combustion calorimetry for N-methylpiperidine (A), N-ethylpiperidine (B), N-propylpiperidine (C), N-butylpiperidine (D), N-cyclopentylpiperidine (E), N-cyclohexylpiperidine (F), and N-phenylpiperidine (G). The standard molar enthalpies of vaporization _l ^g H ^{m °} of these compounds were obtained from the temperature variation of the vapor pressure measured in a flow system. From these data the following standard molar enthalpies of formation in gaseous phase _f H _m ^° (g) were derived for: A –(61.39 ± 0.88); B –(88.1 ± 1.3); C –(105.81 ± 0.66); D –(126.2 ± 1.3); E ( –88.21 ± 0.75); F –(135.21 ± 0.94); G (70.3 ± 1.4) kJ · mol^–1. They are used to determine the strain enthalpies of the cyclic amines A–G. The N-alkylated piperidine rings have been found to be about strainless.     

Standard Enthalpies of Formation of 2,6-Di-tert-butyl4-methylphenol and 3,5-Di-tert-butylphenol and Their Phenoxy Radicals

The standard (p^o = 0.1 MPa) enthalpies of formation of 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol and 3,5-di-tert-butylphenol in the gaseous phase, –315.5 ± 4.4 kJ mol^–1 and –312.7 ± 4.6 kJ mol^–1, respectively, were derived from the standard enthalpies of combustion, in oxygen, at 298.15 K, measured by static bomb combustion calorimetry, and from the standard enthalpies of sublimation, at 298.15 K, measured by Calvet microcalorimetry. The O—H bond dissociation enthalpies in those compounds were determined in benzene by photoacoustic calorimetry, leading to the standard enthalpies of formation of the gaseous phenoxy radicals: –189 ± 8 kJ mol^–1 and –154 ± 6 kJ mol^–1, respectively. These results were used to calculate enthalpies of substituent redistribution reactions, which are proposed as a method to estimate new data for substituted phenols.     

Standard enthalpy of formation of 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid

The energy of combustion of crystalline 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid in oxygen at T=298.15 K was determined to be -4795.9±1.3 kJ mol^-1 using combustion calorimetry. The derived standard molar enthalpies of formation of 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid in crystalline and gaseous states at T=298.15 K, Δ_fH_m ^Θ (cr) and Δ_fH_m ^Θ (g), were -852.9±1.9 and -721.7±2.0 kJ mol^-1, respectively. The reliability of the results obtained was commented upon and compared with literature values. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Standard enthalpy of formation of platinum hydrous oxide

Standard enthalpies of formation of amorphous platinum hydrous oxide PtH_2.76O_3.89 (Adams' catalyst) and dehydrated oxide PtO_2.52 at T=298.15 K were determined to be -519.6±1.0 and -101.3 ±5.2 kJ mol^-1, respectively, by micro-combustion calorimetry. Standard enthalpy of formation of anhydrous PtO₂ was estimated to be -80 kJ mol^-1 based on the calorimetry. A meaningful linear relationship was found between the pseudo-atomization enthalpies of platinum oxides and the coordination number of oxygen surrounding platinum. This relationship indicates that the Pt-O bond dissociation energy is 246 kJ mol^-1 at T=298.15 K which is surprisingly independent of both the coordination number and the valence of platinum atom. This may provide an energetic reason why platinum hydrous oxide is non-stoichiometric. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Some thermodynamic aspects of nitrides in materials science

The energies of combustion in fluorine of gallium nitride and indium nitride in wurzite crystalline structure have been measured in a two-compartment calorimetric bomb, and new standard molar enthalpies of formation have been calculated: Δ_fH_m⁰(GaN(cr) 298.15 K)= –(163.7±4.2) kJ mol^–1 and Δ_fH_m⁰(InN(cr) 298.15 K)= –(146.5±4.6) kJ mol^–1 . Comparison with the recommended values of the Δ_fH_m⁰ nitrides from the literature is also presented.     

Thermodynamics of Sodium Uranoniobate and Its Monohydrate

Reaction calorimetry was used to determine standard enthalpies of formation at 298.15 K for crystalline NaNbUO6 (-2580.0±2.0 kJ/mol) and NaNbUO₆·H₂O (-2876.5±1.5 kJ/mol). The heat capacities of these compounds were studied in the range 80-300 K by adiabatic vacuum calorimetry, and their thermodynamic functions were calculated. Standard entropies (-540.5±4.1 and -730.6±4.1 J mol^{- 1} K^{- 1}) and Gibbs functions of formation at 298.15 K (-2419.0±2.0 and -2658.5±2.5 kJ/mol) for NaNbUO₆ and NaNbUO₆. H2O, respectively, were calculated. Thermodynamic functions for a number of reactions yielding these compounds were calculated and examined.     

Standard molar enthalpies of formation of Ln(C9H6NO)2(C2H3O2) (Ln: Nd, Sm)

Using an on-line solution-reaction isoperibol calorimeter, the standard molar enthalpies of reaction for the general thermochemical reaction: LnCl₃·6H₂O(s) + 2C₉H₇NO(s) + CH₃COONa(s) = Ln(C₉H₆NO)₂(C₂H₃O₂)(s) + NaCl(s) + 2HCl(g) + 6H₂O(l) (Ln: Nd, Sm), were determined at T=298.15 K, as  kJ mol^−l, respectively. From the mentioned standard molar enthalpies of reaction and other auxiliary thermodynamic quantities, the standard molar enthalpies of formation of Ln(C₉H₆NO)₂(C₂H₃O₂)(s) (Ln: Nd, Sm), at T=298.15 K, have been derived to be: −(1494.7±3.3) and −(1501.5±3.4) kJ mol^−l, respectively.     

Thermochemistry of NaRb[B4O5(OH)4]·4H2O

The enthalpies of solution of NaRb[B₄O₅(OH)₄]·4H₂O in approximately 1 mol dm⁻³ aqueous hydrochloric acid and of RbCl in aqueous (hydrochloric acid + boric acid + sodium chloride) were determined. From these results and the enthalpy of solution of H₃BO₃ in approximately 1 mol dm⁻³ HCl(aq) and of sodium chloride in aqueous (hydrochloric acid + boric acid), the standard molar enthalpy of formation of −(5128.02 ± 1.94) kJ mol⁻¹ for NaRb[B₄O₅(OH)₄]·4H₂O was obtained from the standard molar enthalpies of formation of NaCl(s), RbCl(s), H₃BO₃(s) and H₂O(l). The standard molar entropy of formation of NaRb[B₄O₅(OH)₄]·4H₂O was calculated from the Gibbs free energy of formation of NaRb[B₄O₅(OH)₄]·4H₂O computed from a group contribution method.