Dioxygen affinities and catalytic oxidation performance of cobalt（Ⅱ） hydroxamates with benzo-15-crown-5 pendants

The oxygenation constants(Ko_2)of cobalt(Ⅱ)hydroxamates(CoL_2~1-CoL_2~3)with benzo-15-crown-5(B15C5)pendants were measured over the range of-5 to 20℃,and the values of thermodynamic parameters(ΔH~0 andΔS~0)were calculated based on these(No_2)values.Meanwhile,these crowned complexes were employed to the oxidation for p-xylene to p-toluic acid with air at 110Δunder normal atmospheric pressure.The effects of B15C5 pendant and the length of chain bonded to B15C5 in these complexes on the O_2-binding capabilities and oxidation for p-xylene were investigated with the comparison of crown-free analogues CoL_2~4.     

Thermodynamic properties of CaTiF5(s)

Calcium titanofluoride CaTiF₅(s) was prepared by solid-state reaction of CaF₂(s) with TiF₃(s) and characterized by X-ray diffraction method. The standard molar isobaric heat capacity $(C_{p\text{,m}}^{\circ })$ of CaTiF₅(s) was determined by a power compensated differential scanning calorimeter in the temperature from 230 K to 710 K. A solid-state galvanic cell with CaF₂ as electrolyte was used to determine the standard molar Gibbs energy of formation $({\mathrm{\Delta }}_{\text{f}}{G}_{\text{m}}^{\circ })$ of CaTiF₅ in the temperature range from 803 K to 1005 K. The galvanic cell can be depicted as:$(-)\text{Pt,}{\text{O}}_2(\text{g,}101.325\text{kPa})/\{\text{CaO(s)}+{\text{CaF}}_2(\text{s})\}//{\text{CaF}}_2//\{{\text{CaTiF}}_5(\text{s})+{\text{CaTiO}}_3(\text{s})\}/{\text{O}}_2(\text{g,}101.325\text{kPa})\text{,Pt}(+)$The second law analysis of present data were carried out to derive the standard entropy $S_{\text{m}}^{\circ }(298.15\text{K})$ and the enthalpy of formation ${\mathrm{\Delta }}_{\text{f}}{H}_{\text{m}}^{\circ }(298.15\text{K})$ and the values derived are 68.7 J · K⁻¹ · mol⁻¹ and −2848.4 kJ · mol⁻¹, respectively.     

Standard molar Gibbs free energy of formation of Pb5CrO8(s), Pb2CrO5(s), and PbCrO4(s)

Standard molar Gibbs free energy of formation of ternary oxides Pb₅CrO₈(s), Pb₂CrO₅(s), and PbCrO₄(s) were determined by measuring equilibrium oxygen partial pressures over relevant phase fields using manometry and solid oxide electrolyte based emf methods and are given by: ${\mathrm{\Delta }}_f{G}_m^{°}{\text{Pb}}_5{\text{CrO}}_8(s)\pm 0.55/(\text{kJ}·{\text{mol}}^{-1})=-1809.4+0.6845(T/\text{K})(837\le T/\text{K}\le 1008)\text{,}$${\mathrm{\Delta }}_f{G}_m^{°}{\text{Pb}}_2{\text{CrO}}_5(\text{s})\pm 0.30/(\text{kJ}·{\text{mol}}^{-1})=-1161.3+0.4059(T/\text{K})(859\le T/\text{K}\le 1021)\text{,}$${\mathrm{\Delta }}_{\text{f}}{G}_m^{°}{\text{PbCrO}}_4(\text{s})\pm 0.17/(\text{kJ}·{\text{mol}}^{-1})=-909.8+0.3111(T/\text{K})(863\le T/\text{K}\le 1093)\text{,}$     

Role of entropy in the stability of cobalt titanates

The standard molar Gibbs free energy of formation of Co₂TiO₄, CoTiO₃, and CoTi₂O₅ as a function of temperature over an extended range (900 to 1675) K was measured using solid-state electrochemical cells incorporating yttria-stabilized zirconia as the electrolyte, with CoO as reference electrode and appropriate working electrodes. For the formation of the three compounds from their component oxides CoO with rock-salt and TiO₂ with rutile structure, the Gibbs free energy changes are given by:$\begin{array}{cc}\hfill & {\mathrm{\Delta }}_{\text{f}}{G}_{(\text{ox})}^{°}({\text{Co}}_2{\text{TiO}}_4)\pm 104/(\text{J}·{\text{mol}}^{-1})=-18865-4.108(T/\text{K})\hfill \\ \hfill & {\mathrm{\Delta }}_{\text{f}}{G}_{(\text{ox})}^{°}({\text{CoTiO}}_3)\pm 56/(J·{\text{mol}}^{-1})=-19627+2.542(T/\text{K})\hfill \\ \hfill & {\mathrm{\Delta }}_{\text{f}}{G}_{(\text{ox})}^{°}({\text{CoTi}}_2{O}_5)\pm 52/(\text{J}·{\text{mol}}^{-1})=-6223-6.933(T/\text{K})\hfill \end{array}$Accurate values for enthalpy and entropy of formation were derived. The compounds Co₂TiO₄ with spinel structure and CoTi₂O₅ with pseudo-brookite structure were found to be entropy stabilized. The relatively high entropy of these compounds arises from the mixing of cations on specific crystallographic sites. The stoichiometry of CoTiO₃ was confirmed by inert gas fusion analysis for oxygen. Because of partial oxidation of cobalt in air, the composition corresponding to the compound Co₂TiO₄ falls inside a two-phase field containing the spinel solid solution Co₂TiO₄–Co₃O₄ and CoTiO₃. The spinel solid solution becomes progressively enriched in Co₃O₄ with decreasing temperature.