Computational methods in organic thermochemistry. 2. Enthalpies and free energies of formation for functional derivatives of organic hydrocarbons

Standard state enthalpies and free energies of formation for nitrogen-, oxygen-, sulfur-, fluorine-, chlorine-, and silicon-containing compounds can be computed with reasonable accuracy (usually within four and often two kJ/mol) using the G3 and G3MP2 model chemistries. In several of the families, compounds with as many as 10 carbon atoms have been computed. Larger errors are found in the free energies of these longer chain molecules which can be reduced by compensating for the presence of multiple conformers having a significant population at 298.15 K. In some instances, those substances showing large deviations are found to have experimental energies that may be erroneous.     

Determination of enthalpies of formation of organic free radicals from bond dissociation energies 1. Hydrocarbon radicals

The enthalpies of formation (ΔH _f ^o) for 24 hydrocarbon radicals (R^?), mainly polycyclic aromatic radicals with the complex structure, were determined from the published data on bond dissociation energies. The ΔH _f ^o values of the corresponding molecules were calculated, in the majority of cases, by the macroincrement method. Calculations by the group contribution method were performed. Some ΔH _f ^o(R^?) values were compared to those calculated by the additive-group method. Calculations were performed, and the conjugation energies of the radicals were discussed. The errors of determination of the ΔH _f ^o(R^?) values found were estimated. Due to this work, the database for ΔH _f ^o values of hydrocarbon radicals was increased more than by 25%.     

Determination of enthalpies of formation of organic free radicals from bond dissociation energies

The values of C−H and C−I bond dissociation energies were used to calculate the enthalpies of formation (δH _f ^o of 20 cyclic and conjugated hydrocarbon radicals (R′). The values of δH _f ^o (R′) were analyzed in terms of the quantitative structure-property correlation based on the additive-group model, and the reliability of these data was shown. Based on the correlation, several strain energies of cycles and energies of conjugation of a lone electron with a ρ-system were calculated. The additive-group method for calculation of δH _f ^o can be extended for radicals of the naphthalyl type. For Part 2, see Ref. 1. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 286–288, February, 1999.     

Determination of enthalpies of formation of organic free radicals from bond dissociation energies 2. Halosubstituted radicals

The enthalpies of formation (ΔH _f ^o) for 23 halosubstituted radicals were determined from the published data on bond dissociation energies. The ΔH _f ^o values of the corresponding molecules necessary for the calculation of ΔH _f ^o of the radicals were taken from handbooks or calculated by the additive-group method. The conjugation energies of the radicals are calculated, and the effect of substituents at the π-system on these values was shown. Errors of determination of the ΔH _f ^o values of the radicals were estimated. For Part 1, see Ref. 1. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 643–646, April, 1998.     

The determination of enthalpies of formation of organic free radicals from bond dissociation energies. 5. Organosulfur radicals

The formation enthalpies (H _f°) of 12 organosulfur radicals (R^·) were determined for the first time from the published values of dissociation energies of R—X bonds.     

Computational methods in organic chemistry. 3. Correction of computed enthalpies for multiple conformations

The first explicitly calculated G3(MP2) enthalpies and Gibbs energies of formation for undecane through eicosane are presented. These values, when corrected for the presence of multiple conformations, are found to be within 4 and often 2 kJ/mol of the experimental values. The derivation of the corrections for the enthalpies, which differ from those of the Gibbs energies published earlier, is presented and also applied to the first 10 homologues of the alkene, alkyne, alcohol, and thiol families.     

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.     

Determination of enthalpies of formation of organic free radicals based on bond dissociation energies. 4. Alkyl-substituted derivatives of phenyl and benzyl

The enthalpies of formation (H _f°) of 16 alkyl-substituted phenyl and benzyl radicals (R^·) were determined for the first time by the published values of energies of R—X bond dissociation. For the initial molecules of RX, alkyl-substituted benzenes, the additive-group procedure was developed for the calculation of H _f°. In the framework of the additive-group model for considered R^·, we studied the structure-property interrelation, analyzed the obtained H _f°(R^·) values, and confirmed their reliability. The influence of nonvalent interactions on H _f°(R^·) was systematized and detailed. The parameters, from which it is possible to calculate H _f° of the 51 radicals, were proposed.     

卟啉化合物的热化学研究: V. 含溴卟啉化合物的标准燃烧能和生成焓

用本实验室建立的精密转动氧弹燃烧热量计测定了标准物质对溴苯甲酸、辅助物质鲨烷及四对溴苯基卟啉(Tp-BrPP)的标准燃烧能, 并计算出了它们的标准生成焓。     

Halon thermochemistry: Ab initio calculations of the enthalpies of formation of fluoroethanes

The ab initio G2, G2(MP2), CBS-4 and CBS-Q quantum mechanical protocols and the parameterized BAC-MP4 procedure were used to calculate the enthalpies of formation (Δ_fH⁰) of ethane and the complete series of fluoroethanes, C₂H_xF_6−x, x = 0−5. Results from all methods exhibited significant negative deviations from experiment. With the exception of the CBS-4 and BAC-MP4 procedures, the negative errors in the calculated enthalpies were observed to be linearly dependent upon the number of CF bonds in the molecule. Application of a bond additivity correction (BAC) parameter, Δ_CF, derived in an earlier investigation of fluoro- and chlorofluoromethanes, removed some although not all of the systematic deviations. Introduction of a heavy atom interaction parameter, representing the effect of an attached carbon on the CF bond error, yielded corrected enthalpies which agree with experiment to within the reported uncertainties. The BAC-MP4 method, which has already been parameterized with generalized BACs, yields calculated enthalpies which average approximately 10 kJ mol⁻¹ below the experimental values of Δ_fH⁰ in the fluoroethanes.     

Solute-solute-solvent interactions in dilute aqueous solutions of aliphatic diols. Excess enthalpies and gibbs free energies

The heats of dilution and the osmotic coefficients for some aliphatic diols (1,3-propanediol; 1,2-butanediol; 1,3-butanediol; 1,4-butanediol; 2,3-butanediol; 1,5-pentanediol; 1,6-hexanediol) in water at 25°C are reported. The experimental free energy and enthalpy pairwise interaction coefficients were evaluated and are discussed in terms of the hydrophobic-hydrophilic properties of the solutes. The effect of the mutual position of the polar hydrophilic groups in the molecule on the experimental interaction coefficients transposed to the McMillan-Mayer (MM) state is emphasized. The Sawage-Wood additivity of groups (SWAG) approach has been used and critically discussed.Paper presented at J.C.A.T. '86-Ferrara 27–30 Ottobre 1986.     

Molecular mechanics studies of enthalpies of formation and strain energies of azoxyalkanes

A force field has been developed, on the basis of available experimental and partial retention of diatomic differential overlap (PRDDO) data, to permit molecular mechanics calculations on azoxyalkanes. The calculated structures and enthalpies of formation are in fair agreement with experimental results. The calculated enthalpies of formation and strain energies are compared with the corresponding quantities for analogous azoalkanes.     

Accurate free energies of micelle formation

We determine the free energy of micelle formation for model surfactants in a Lennard-Jones solvent by employing a hybrid semi-grand Monte Carlo simulation scheme in combination with umbrella sampling and configurational bias techniques. Comparing the results to theoretical prediction, we obtain good agreement for large micellar sizes. We also study the effect of changing the surfactant headgroup size and tail length on the critical micelle concentration. The values of and the trends in the calculated critical micelle concentrations do agree with experimental observation for nonionic surfactants. The results open up the way for the calculation of critical micelle concentrations using realistic atomic force fields.     

Group equivalents for converting ab initio energies to enthalpies of formation

Group equivalents which are useful for converting energies derived from ab initio calculations into enthalpies of formation have been obtained. They allow ΔH_f to be estimated from 6-31G* energies with an uncertainty on the order of ±2 kcal/mol.     

Thermodynamics of weak interactions: excess enthalpies and excess Gibbs free energies of mixing

Excess enthalpies of chloroform + n-hexane, bromoform + n-hexane, bromoform + pyridine and bromoform + benzene and excess Gibbs free energies of mixing for bromoform + pyridine, chloroform + pyridine, bromoform + n-hexane, chloroform + n-hexane and bromoform + benzene have been determined at 308.15 K and the same factors have been examined for Barker's theory to understand the magnitude and nature of various interactions between the components of these mixtures.     

The enthalpies of vaporization and intermolecular interaction energies of 1-chloroalkanes

The enthalpies of vaporization of 1-chloroalkanes containing n = 3–20 carbon atoms were calculated from saturated vapor pressure data. It was shown that the enthalpies of vaporization of 1-chloroalkanes could be calculated on the basis of model concepts of the structure of liquids from experimental liquid density and sound velocity data.     

Correlations between MO eigenvectors and enthalpies of formation for simple organic substances

Bondingness, originally used in a qualitative analysis of the barrier to rotation in ethane, has been used to model Δ_fH° (g) for simple organic substances. The model is parameterised with a set of 345 molecules including alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, alkenoates, amines, amides, diazenes, nitriles, nitroalkanes, nitrates, thiols and benzenoids. The model is compared with a current empirical scheme as well as a comparison of variations of the model using different simple steric potentials. Using bondingness and the most approximate quantum chemical models a model can be formulated that is comparable with empirical group methods but requiring less parameters.