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°).