Negative-ion photoelectron spectroscopy, gas-phase acidity, and thermochemistry of the peroxyl radicals CH(3)OO and CH(3)CH(2)OO

Methyl, methyl-d(3), and ethyl hydroperoxide anions (CH(3)OO(-), CD(3)OO(-), and CH(3)CH(2)OO(-)) have been prepared by deprotonation of their respective hydroperoxides in a stream of helium buffer gas. Photodetachment with 364 nm (3.408 eV) radiation was used to measure the adiabatic electron affinities: EA[CH(3)OO, X(2)A' '] = 1.161 +/- 0.005 eV, EA[CD(3)OO, X(2)A' '] = 1.154 +/- 0.004 eV, and EA[CH(3)CH(2)OO, X(2)A' '] = 1.186 +/- 0.004 eV. The photoelectron spectra yield values for the term energies: Delta E(X(2)A' '-A (2)A')[CH(3)OO] = 0.914 +/- 0.005 eV, Delta E(X(2)A' '-A (2)A')[CD(3)OO] = 0.913 +/- 0.004 eV, and Delta E(X(2)A' '-A (2)A')[CH(3)CH(2)OO] = 0.938 +/- 0.004 eV. A localized RO-O stretching mode was observed near 1100 cm(-1) for the ground state of all three radicals, and low-frequency R-O-O bending modes are also reported. Proton-transfer kinetics of the hydroperoxides have been measured in a tandem flowing afterglow-selected ion flow tube (FA-SIFT) to determine the gas-phase acidity of the parent hydroperoxides: Delta(acid)G(298)(CH(3)OOH) = 367.6 +/- 0.7 kcal mol(-1), Delta(acid)G(298)(CD(3)OOH) = 367.9 +/- 0.9 kcal mol(-1), and Delta(acid)G(298)(CH(3)CH(2)OOH) = 363.9 +/- 2.0 kcal mol(-1). From these acidities we have derived the enthalpies of deprotonation: Delta(acid)H(298)(CH(3)OOH) = 374.6 +/- 1.0 kcal mol(-1), Delta(acid)H(298)(CD(3)OOH) = 374.9 +/- 1.1 kcal mol(-1), and Delta(acid)H(298)(CH(3)CH(2)OOH) = 371.0 +/- 2.2 kcal mol(-1). Use of the negative-ion acidity/EA cycle provides the ROO-H bond enthalpies: DH(298)(CH(3)OO-H) = 87.8 +/- 1.0 kcal mol(-1), DH(298)(CD(3)OO-H) = 87.9 +/- 1.1 kcal mol(-1), and DH(298)(CH(3)CH(2)OO-H) = 84.8 +/- 2.2 kcal mol(-1). We review the thermochemistry of the peroxyl radicals, CH(3)OO and CH(3)CH(2)OO. Using experimental bond enthalpies, DH(298)(ROO-H), and CBS/APNO ab initio electronic structure calculations for the energies of the corresponding hydroperoxides, we derive the heats of formation of the peroxyl radicals. The "electron affinity/acidity/CBS" cycle yields Delta(f)H(298)[CH(3)OO] = 4.8 +/- 1.2 kcal mol(-1) and Delta(f)H(298)[CH(3)CH(2)OO] = -6.8 +/- 2.3 kcal mol(-1).     

Thermodynamic properties of quinoxaline-1,4-dioxide derivatives: a combined experimental and computational study

The mean (N-O) bond dissociation enthalpies were derived for three 2-methyl-3-(R)-quinoxaline 1,4-dioxide (1) derivatives, with R = methyl (1a), ethoxycarbonyl (1b), and benzyl (1c). The standard molar enthalpies of formation in the gaseous state at T = 298.15 K for the three 1 derivatives were determined from the enthalpies of combustion of the crystalline solids and their enthalpies of sublimation. In parallel, accurate density functional theory-based calculations were carried out in order to estimate the gas-phase enthalpies of formation for the corresponding quinoxaline derivatives. Also, theoretical calculations were used to obtain the first and second N-O dissociation enthalpies. These dissociation enthalpies are in excellent agreement with the experimental results herewith reported.     

Enthalpies of formation, bond dissociation energies and reaction paths for the decomposition of model biofuels: ethyl propanoate and methyl butanoate

The complete basis set method CBS-QB3 has been used to study the thermochemistry and kinetics of the esters ethyl propanoate (EP) and methyl butanoate (MB) to evaluate initiation reactions and intermediate products from unimolecular decomposition reactions. Using isodesmic and isogeitonic equations and atomization energies, we have estimated chemically accurate enthalpies of formation and bond dissociation energies for the esters and species derived from them. In addition it is shown that controversial literature values may be resolved by adopting, for the acetate radical, CH3C(O)O(.-), DeltaH(o)(f)298.15K) = -197.8 kJ mol(-1) and for the trans-hydrocarboxyl radical, C(.-)(O)OH, -181.6 +/- 2.9 kJ mol(-1). For EP, the lowest energy decomposition path encounters an energy barrier of approximately 210 kJ mol(-1) (approximately 50 kcal mol(-1)), which proceeds through a six-membered ring transition state (retro-ene reaction) via transfer of the primary methyl H atom from the ethyl group to the carbonyl oxygen, while cleaving the carbon-ether oxygen to form ethene and propanoic acid. On the other hand, the lowest energy path for MB has a barrier of approximately 285 kJ mol(-1), producing ethene. Other routes leading to the formation of aldehydes, alcohols, ketene, and propene are also discussed. Most of these intramolecular hydrogen transfers have energy barriers lower than that needed for homolytic bond fission (the lowest of which is 353 kJ mol(-1) for the C(alpha)-C(beta) bond in MB). Propene formation is a much higher energy demanding process, 402 kJ mol(-1), and it should be competitive with some C-C, C-O, and C-H bond cleavage processes.     

Quantum mechanics calculations of the thermodynamically controlled coverage and structure of alkyl monolayers on Si(111) surfaces

The heat of formation, Delta E, for silicon (111) surfaces terminated with increasing densities of the alkyl groups CH3- (methyl), C2H5- (ethyl), (CH3)2CH- (isopropyl), (CH3)3C- (tert-butyl), CH3(CH2)5- (hexyl), CH3(CH2)7- (octyl), and C6H5- (phenyl) was calculated using quantum mechanics (QM) methods, with unalkylated sites being H-terminated. The free energy, Delta G, for the formation of both Si-C and Si-H bonds from Si-Cl model compounds was also calculated using QM, with four separate Si-H formation mechanisms proposed, to give overall Delta G(S) values for the formation of alkylated Si(111) surfaces through a two step chlorination/alkylation method. The data are in good agreement with measurements of the packing densities for alkylated surfaces formed through this technique, for Si-H free energies of formation, Delta G(H), corresponding to a reaction mechanism including the elimination of two H atoms and the formation of a C=C double bond in either unreacted alkyl Grignard groups or tetrahydrofuran solvent.     

Calorimetric study of the reactions of n-alkylphosphonic acids with metal oxide surfaces

The reaction enthalpies for the solution-phase self-assembly of n-alkylphosphonic acids on the surfaces of TiO2 and ZrO2 have been determined using isothermal titration calorimetry at 298 K. The reaction enthalpies were negative (exothermic) for methyl- and n-octylphosphonic acids and positive (endothermic) for n-octadecylphosphonic acid with both metal oxides. The enthalpy/energy analysis showed that the net enthalpy of the formation of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) at solid-liquid interface can be presented as follows: DeltaHr=-D-(DeltaHsol+DeltaHdil)-(ES-ESAM), where D is the binding energy of the SAM molecules with the solid; DeltaHsol and DeltaHdil are the enthalpies of dissolution and dilution; ES and ESAM are the surface energies of bare solid and SAM, respectively. This equation predicted an increase (and the sign change) of the reaction enthalpy as the alkyl group in n-alkylphosphonic acid increased, which explained the experimental data. Using this equation, the binding energy (D) in the SAMs of n-octyl- and n-octadecylphosphonic acids were estimated: 55+/-5 kJ/mol (for ZrO2) and 58+/-7 kJ/mol (for TiO2).     

Increasing stability of the fullerenes with the number of carbon atoms: the experimental evidence

The values of the molar standard enthalpies of formation, Delta(f)H(o)(m)(C(76), cr) = (2705.6 +/- 37.7) kJ x mol(-1), Delta(f)H(o)(m)(C(78), cr) = (2766.5 +/- 36.7) kJ x mol(-1), and Delta(f)H(o)(m)(C(84), cr) = (2826.6 +/- 42.6) kJ x mol(-1), were determined from the energies of combustion, measured by microcombustion calorimetry on a high-purity sample of the D(2) isomer of fullerene C(76), as well as on a mixture of the two most abundant constitutional isomers of C(78) (C(2nu)-C(78) and D(3)-C(78)) and C(84) (D(2)-C(84), and D(2d)-C(84). These values, combined with the published data on the enthalpies of sublimation of each cluster, lead to the gas-phase enthalpies of formation, Delta(f)H(o)(m)(C(76), g) = (2911.6 +/- 37.9) kJ x mol(-1); Delta(f)H(o)(m)(C(78), g) = (2979.3 +/- 37.2) kJ x mol(-1), and Delta(f)H(o)(m)(C(84), (g)) = (3051.6 +/- 43.0) kJ x mol(-1), results that were found to compare well with those reported from density functional theory calculations. Values of enthalpies of atomization, strain energies, and the average C-C bond energy were also derived for each fullerene. A decreasing trend in the gas-phase enthalpy of formation and strain energy per carbon atom as the size of the cluster increases is found. This is the first experimental evidence that these fullerenes become more stable as they become larger. The derived experimental average C-C bond energy E(C-C) = 461.04 kJ x mol(-1) for fullerenes is close to the average bond energy E(C-C) = 462.8 kJ x mol(-1) for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).     

Kinetics and thermochemistry of 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran and related oxolanes: next next-generation biofuels

The enthalpies of formation, entropies, specific heats at constant pressure, enthalpy functions, and all carbon-hydrogen and carbon-methyl bond dissociation energies have been computed using high-level methods for the cyclic ethers (oxolanes) tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, and 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran. Barrier heights for hydrogen-abstraction reactions by hydrogen atoms and the methyl radical are also computed and shown to correlate with reaction energy change. The results show a pleasing consistency and considerably expands the available data for these important compounds. Abstraction by ?H is accompanied by formation of both pre- and postreaction weakly bound complexes. The resulting radicals formed after abstraction undergo ring-opening reactions leading to readily recognizable intermediates, while competitive H-elimination reactions result in formation of dihydrofurans. Formation enthalpies of all 2,3- and 2,5-dihydrofurans and associated radicals are also reported. It is probable that the compounds at the center of this study will be relatively clean-burning biofuels, although formation of intermediate aldehydes might be problematic.     

Validation of the M-C/H-C bond enthalpy relationship through application of density functional theory

Density functional theory has been used to calculate H-C and M-C bond dissociation enthalpies in order to evaluate the feasibility of correlating relative M-C bond enthalpies Delta H(M-C)rel with H-C bond enthalpies Delta H(H-C) via computational methods. This approach has been tested against two experimental correlations: a study of (a) Rh(H)(R)(Tp')(CNCH2CMe3) [R = hydrocarbyl, Tp' = HB(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)3] (Wick, D. D.; Jones, W. D. Organometallics 1999, 18, 495) and (b) Ti(R)(silox)2(NHSit-Bu3) (silox = OSit-Bu3) (Bennett, J. L.; Wolczanski, P. T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 10696). We show that the observation that M-C bond enthalpies increase more rapidly with different substituents than H-C bond enthalpies is reproduced by theory. Quantitative slopes of the correlation lines are reproduced within 4% of the experimental values with a B3PW91 functional and with very similar correlation coefficients. Absolute bond enthalpies are reproduced within 6% for H-C bonds, and relative bond enthalpies for M-C bonds are reproduced within 30 kJ mol(-1) for Rh-C bonds and within 19 kJ mol(-1) for Ti-C bonds. Values are also calculated with the BP86 functional.     

Thermochemical studies on 3-methyl-quinoxaline-2-carboxamide-1,4-dioxide derivatives: enthalpies of formation and of N-O bond dissociation

The standard molar enthalpies of formation of the 3-methyl-N-R-2-quinoxalinecarboxamide-1,4-dioxides (R = H, phenyl, 2-tolyl) in the gas phase were derived using the values for the enthalpies of combustion of the crystalline compounds, measured by static bomb combustion calorimetry, and for the enthalpies of sublimation, measured by Knudsen effusion, at T = 298.15 K. These values have also been used to calibrate a computational procedure that has been employed to estimate the gas-phase enthalpies of formation of the corresponding 3-methyl-N-R-2-quinoxalinecarboxamides and also to compute the first, second, and mean N-O bond dissociation enthalpies in the gas phase. It is found that the size of the substituent almost does not influence the computed N-O bond dissociation enthalpies; the maximum enthalpic difference is approximately 5 kJ.mol-1.     

Role of Radical Elimination Reactions with Concerted Fragmentation in the Chain Decomposition of Alkyl Nitrates

The reactions X? + HCR₂ONO₂ → XH + R₂C=O + ?NO₂ are very exothermic due to the cleavage of the weak N?O bond and the formation of the energy-intensive C=O bond. The quantum chemical calculation of the transition state of these reactions for X? = Et? and EtO? used as examples showed that they actually proceed in one elementary act as eliminations with concerted fragmentation. The kinetic parameters were estimated within the framework of the intersecting parabolas model; the parameters allow the calculation of the activation energy and rate constant from the enthalpy of the above reaction. For a series of reactions involving the Et?, EtO?, RO?₂, and ?NO₂ radicals, on the one hand, and a number of alkyl nitrates, on the other, their enthalpies, activation energies, and rate constants were calculated. Based on the data obtained, new kinetic schemes of the chain decomposition of alkyl nitrates involving eliminations with fragmentation were proposed.     

Linear free energy relationships between dissolution rates and molecular modeling energies of rhombohedral carbonates

Bulk and surface energies are calculated for endmembers of the isostructural rhombohedral carbonate mineral family, including Ca, Cd, Co, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, and Zn compositions. The calculations for the bulk agree with the densities, bond distances, bond angles, and lattice enthalpies reported in the literature. The calculated energies also correlate with measured dissolution rates: the lattice energies show a log-linear relationship to the macroscopic dissolution rates at circumneutral pH. Moreover, the energies of ion pairs translated along surface steps are calculated and found to predict experimentally observed microscopic step retreat velocities. Finally, pit formation excess energies decrease with increasing pit size, which is consistent with the nonlinear dissolution kinetics hypothesized for the initial stages of pit formation.     

Bond energies and formation enthalpies of mono- and polyradicals in nitroalkanes 1. Nitromethanes

The enthalpies of formation of nitromethane derivatives were obtained on the basis of experimental and literature data. The procedure for the calculation of the bond dissociation energies in nitromethanes from the atomization enthalpies and energies of nonvalent interactions of nitro groups was proposed. The calculated values were compared with the data on the thermal decomposition kinetics. The atomization enthalpies and energies of nonvalent interactions of nitro groups were also used for the calculation of the bond dissociation energies in radicals.     

Effect of geminal substitution at silicon on 1-sila- and 1,3-disilacyclobutanes' strain energies, their 2+2 cycloreversion enthalpies, and Si=C pi-bond energies in silenes.

To evaluate the effect of geminal substitution at silicon on 1-sila- and 1,3-disilacyclobutanes' strain energies, their 2+2 cycloreversion enthalpies, and Si=C pi-bond energies in silenes, an ab initio MO study of silenes, R2Si=CH2 (1), 1-silacyclobutanes, cyclo-R2Si(CH2)3 (2), and 1,3-disilacyclobutanes, cyclo-(R2SiCH2)2 (3), was performed using the level of theory denoted MP4/TZ(d)//MP2/6-31G(d) (TZ means the 6-311G(d) basis set for elements of the second period and hydrogen, and the McLean-Chandler (12s,9p)/[6s,5p](d) basis set for the third period elements). In the series R = H, CH3, SiH3, CH3O, NH2, Cl, F, the growth of the reaction enthalpies and strain energies is proportional to the substituents' electronegativities. 2+2 cycloreversion of 2 is endothermic by 40.6-63.1 kcal/mol, whereas that of 3 is endothermic by 72.7-114.2 kcal/mol. On going from a silicon to a fluorine substituent at the sp2-hybridized silicon atom, the pi-bond energy in 1 weakens by 11.3 kcal/mol, and the Si=C bond length shortens by 0.053 A. The effect of substituents' electronegativities at the double-bonded silicon atom in silenes is formulated as follows: the higher electronegativity, the shorter and the weaker the Si=C pi-bond. The latter is rationalized in terms of more strained geometry resulting from the energetic cost for planarizing the R2SiC moiety. The enthalpies of the ring-opening reaction are 68.0-80.1 kcal/mol (a cleavage of the Si-C bond in 3), 65.0-76.4 kcal/mol (a cleavage of the Si-C bond in 2), and 58.0-64.9 kcal/mol (a cleavage of the C-C bond in 2). The pronounced difference in the enthalpies of 2+2 cycloreversion of 1-sila- and 1,3-disilacyclobutanes is mainly due to the difference in the enthalpies of diradicals' decomposition. The decomposition of diradicals resulting from a cleavage of C-C and Si-C bonds in 2 is exothermic by 24.3-3.3 kcal/mol (apart from the difluoro derivative which is endothermic by 5.1 kcal/mol) and 27.0-13.3 kcal/mol, respectively. The decomposition of a 1,4-diradical resulting from ring opening of 3, apart from the disilyl derivative, is the endothermic process for which the enthalpy varies from 10.6 to 40.4 kcal/mol.     

Bond energies and the enthalpies of formation of mono- and polyradicals in nitroalkanes 2. Nitro derivatives of ethane and propane

Based on the experimental results and the published data, the enthalpies of formation of ethane and propane nitro derivatives were obtained for both the standard state and gas phase. The bond dissociation energies of the ethane and propane nitro derivatives were calculated using the enthalpies of atomization and the energies of nonvalent interactions of nitro groups. The calculated values were compared with the kinetic data on thermal decomposition. The bond dissociation energies in radicals of the ethane and propane nitro derivatives were also calculated using the enthalpies of atomization and the energies of nonvalent interactions of nitro groups. Regularities of changes in the bond dissociation energies of the ethane and propane nitro derivatives and their radicals were established.     

Kinetic studies in a flow microcalorimeter: The acid-catalysed hydrolysis of methyl acetate at 25 °C

Complexation enthalpies for nickel ion and a series of alkyl xanthate ions, RXn^?(R = methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl and iso-butyl) are reported. The data are interpreted in terms of inductive and steric influence of R on the thermodynamic stability of the nickel alkyl xanthate.     

Enthalpies of formation, bond dissociation energies, and molecular structures of the n-aldehydes (acetaldehyde, propanal, butanal, pentanal, hexanal, and heptanal) and their radicals

Aldehydes are important intermediates and products in a variety of combustion and gas-phase oxidation processes, such as in low-temperature combustion, in the atmosphere, and in interstellar media. Despite their importance, the enthalpies of formation and bond dissociation energies (BDEs) for the aldehydes are not accurately known. We have determined enthalpies of formation for acetaldehyde, propanal, and butanal from thermodynamic cycles, using experimentally measured reaction and formation enthalpies. All enthalpy values used for reference molecules and reactions were first verified to be accurate to within around 1 kcal mol-1 using high-level ab initio calculations. Enthalpies of formation were found to be -39.72 +/- 0.16 kcal mol-1 for acetaldehyde, -45.18 +/- 1.1 kcal mol-1 for propanal, and -49.27 +/- 0.16 kcal mol-1 for butanal. Enthalpies of formation for these three aldehydes, as well as for pentanal, hexanal, and heptanal, were calculated using the G3, G3B3, and CBS-APNO theoretical methods, in conjunction with bond-isodesmic work reactions. On the basis of the results of our thermodynamic cycles, theoretical calculations using isodesmic work reactions, and existing experimental measurements, we suggest that the best available formation enthalpies for the aldehydes acetaldehyde, propanal, butanal, pentanal, hexanal, and heptanal are -39.72, -45.18, -50.0, -54.61, -59.37, and -64.2 kcal mol-1, respectively. Our calculations also identify that the literature enthalpy of formation of crotonaldehyde is in error by as much as 1 kcal mol-1, and we suggest a value of -25.1 kcal mol-1, which we calculate using isodesmic work reactions. Bond energies for each of the bonds in the aldehydes up to pentanal were calculated at the CBS-APNO level. Analysis of the BDEs reveals the R-CH(2)CH=O to be the weakest bond in all aldehydes larger than acetaldehyde, due to formation of the resonantly stabilized vinoxy radical (vinyloxy radical/formyl methyl radical). It is proposed that the vinoxy radical as well as the more commonly considered formyl and acetyl radicals are important products of aldehyde combustion and oxidation, and the reaction pathways of the vinoxy, formyl, and acetyl radicals are discussed. Group additivity values for the carbon-oxygen-hydrogen groups common to the aldehydes are also determined. Internal rotor profiles and electrostatic potential surfaces are used to study the dipole induced dipole-dipole interaction in the synperiplanar conformation of propanal. It is proposed that the loss of this dipole-dipole interaction in RC(.-)HCH(2)CH=O radicals causes a ca. 1-2 kcal mol-1 decrease in the aldehyde C-H and C-C bond energies corresponding to RC(.-)HCH(2)CH=O radical formation.     

Participation of co-ligands in electronic transitions of platinum(II) diazabutadiene complexes

The low-lying electronic transitions and photochemical reactions of a series of [((i)Pr-DAB)Pt(R)(2)] (where the co-ligand R = CH(3), CD(3), adme, neop, neoSi, C(triple bond)C(t)Bu, C(triple bond)CPh, Ph, Mes) compounds were studied using both experimental (electronic absorption and resonance Raman spectroscopy) and theoretical (density functional theory, DFT) techniques. The high-lying filled orbitals were revealed to have a significant co-ligand contribution in the case of alkyl complexes, while this contribution is predominant for the complexes with unsaturated co-ligands. Because the electronic transition removes electron density from the sigma(Pt-C) bond in the former complexes, it is best described as a metal-to-ligand charge transfer transition (MLCT) with partial sigma-bond-to-ligand charge transfer (SBLCT) character. Because the sigma(Pt-C) orbital is not involved in the HOMOs of the latter complexes, the low-lying transitions were characterized as mixed MLCT/L'LCT, where L'LCT stands for ligand-to-ligand charge transfer from the pi system of the unsaturated co-ligand to the pi((i)Pr-DAB) orbital. The alkyl complexes are photoreactive on visible light irradiation with Pt-C bond homolysis as the primary step. The efficiency of the photoreaction increases with increasing sigma donor strength of the alkyl ligand. The absolute quantum yield is quite low. The other complexes are virtually photostable, except when irradiated at relatively high energies.     

Enthalpies of solvation of alkylated uracils in water,nonaqueous and mixed solvents

The enthalpies of solution of uracil and its alkylated derivatives in water, methanol, N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and water+DMF mixtures were measured at 25°C. The enthalpies of solvation were determined. The enthalpies of cavity formation, corresponding to the enthalpies of solvent-solvent interactions were calculated and the enthalpies of solute-solvent interactions were obtained. The presence of the alkyl groups was found to have different effects on the enthalpy of interaction depending on the position and size of the substitution. The effect of alkylation at the nonpolar side of the uracil ring was found to arise mostly from the enhancement of the van der Waals interactions. The alkyl substitutions at the polar side resulted also in the removal of the solvent molecules interacting specifically with the polar groups of uracil. The enthalpy of those specific interactions was determined and found to be stronger in methanol and DMF than in water. Enthalpies of solvation in the binary water+DMF solvent were found to depend in a nonlinear way on the solvent composition. The nonlinearities in the water-rich region were found to arise from the decay of the hydrophobic hydration of the solutes with the increasing DMF content. The substitution of two methyl groups caused the uracil molecule to bahave as a predominantly hydrophobic solute. The nonlinearities in the DMF-rich region were found only for those solutes which can form hydrogen bonds with DMF.     

The enthalpies of formation and reorganization of aromatic radicals

The enthalpies of formation of some biphenyl derivatives were determined. A "double difference" method for calculating the enthalpies of formation of aromatic radicals and the bond dissociation energies was proposed. The enthalpies of formation of the radicals biphenyl, diphenyl oxide, and phenyl oxide were determined. The energies of reorganization of these radicals as well as phenyl and 4-, 3-, and 2-pyridyls were calculated. The sums of the energies of the chemical bonds in the molecular moieties transformed into radicals upon the decomposition of chemical compounds were found to be constant for different compounds. The energies of the chemical bonds in arenes were determined.     

Combined experimental and computational study of the thermochemistry of the fluoroaniline isomers

The standard (p degrees = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of formation in the condensed phase of all the fluoroanilines, with the exception of the 2,3,5-trifluoroaniline compound, were derived from the standard molar energies of combustion in oxygen at T = 298.15 K, measured by rotating bomb combustion calorimetry. Calvet high-temperature vacuum sublimation experiments were performed to measure their enthalpies of vaporization or sublimation. These experiments allowed the determination of the standard molar enthalpies of formation in the gaseous phase and at T = 298.15 K. These values are also compared with estimates based on G3MP2B3 and BP86/6-31+G(d) computations, which have been extended also to the fluoroaniline that was not studied experimentally. The results are in close agreement with a mean deviation of approximately 3 kJ.mol-1. The largest difference between experimental and G3MP2B3 values is found for the pentafluoroaniline (-7.0 kJ.mol-1). For the three monofluoroanilines, the composite approach has been used also to compute gas-phase acidities, electron and proton affinities, ionization enthalpies and N-H bond dissociation enthalpies. The computed values compare well with available experimental results supporting the new computed data.