Thermochemistry of Solvated Crystals of C60> and C70> with o-Xylene

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to study the binary systems of C₆₀-o-xylene and C₇₀-o-xylene and the ternary system C₆₀-C₇₀-o-xylene. Fullerene C₆₀ formed solvated crystals C₆₀·2C₈H₁₀ with incongruent melting point 320 K and with enthalpy of decomposition 31±3 kJ (mol of C₆₀)^-1. Two solvated crystals of C₇₀ with incongruent melting points 283 and 369 K, and with decomposition enthalpies 18.5±2.2 and 23.0±1.5 kJ (mol of C₇₀)^-1, were formed from o-xylene solutions. Three ternary compositions with C₆₀/C₇₀ mole ratios of 3:1, 1:1 and 1:3 were scanned by DSC. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

A kinetic analysis of thermal decomposition of polyaniline/ZrO<Subscript>2</Subscript> composite

Synthesis, characterization and thermal analysis of polyaniline (PANI)/ZrO₂ composite and PANI was reported in our early work. In this present, the kinetic analysis of decomposition process for these two materials was performed under non-isothermal conditions. The activation energies were calculated through Friedman and Ozawa-Flynn-Wall methods, and the possible kinetic model functions have been estimated through the multiple linear regression method. The results show that the kinetic models for the decomposition process of PANI/ZrO₂ composite and PANI are all D₃, and the corresponding function is ƒ(α)=1.5(1−α)^2/3[1−(1-α)^1/3]−1. The correlated kinetic parameters are E _a=112.7±9.2 kJ mol⁻¹, lnA=13.9 and E _a=81.8±5.6 kJ mol⁻¹, lnA=8.8 for PANI/ZrO₂ composite and PANI, respectively.     

Thermodynamic properties of strontium metaniobate SrNb<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>6</Subscript>

The heat capacity and the enthalpy increments of strontium metaniobate SrNb₂O₆ were measured by the relaxation method (2-276 K), micro DSC calorimetry (260-320 K) and drop calorimetry (723-1472 K). Temperature dependence of the molar heat capacity in the form C _pm=(200.47±5.51)+(0.02937±0.0760)T-(3.4728±0.3115)·10⁶/T ² J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹ (298-1500 K) was derived by the least-squares method from the experimental data. Furthermore, the standard molar entropy at 298.15 K S _m⁰ (298.15 K)=173.88±0.39 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹ was evaluated from the low temperature heat capacity measurements. The standard enthalpy of formation Δ_f H ⁰ (298.15 K)=-2826.78 kJ mol⁻¹ was derived from total energies obtained by full potential LAPW electronic structure calculations within density functional theory.     

Determination of the enthalpy of fusion of K<Subscript>3</Subscript>TaO<Subscript>2</Subscript>F<Subscript>4</Subscript> and KTaF<Subscript>6</Subscript>

Areas of fusion and crystallization peaks of K₃TaO₂F₄ and KTaF₆ were measured using the DSC mode of a high-temperature calorimeter (SETARAM 1800 K). On the basis of these quantities, considering the temperature dependence of the calorimeter sensitivity, values of the fusion enthalpy of K₃TaO₂F₄ at the fusion temperature of 1181 K of (43 ± 4) kJ mol⁻¹ and of KTaF₆ at the fusion temperature of 760 K of (8 ± 1) kJ mol⁻¹ were determined.     

Enthalpy of formation of BaCe<Subscript>0.9</Subscript>In<Subscript>0.1</Subscript>O<Subscript>3−δ</Subscript>(s)

Enthalpy of formation of the perovskite-related oxide BaCe_0.9In_0.1O_2.95 has been determined at 298.15 K by solution calorimetry. Solution enthalpies of barium cerate doped with indium and mixture of BaCl₂, CeCl₃, InCl₃ in ratio 1:0.9:0.1 have been measured in 1 M HCl with 0.1 M KI. The standard formation enthalpy of BaCe_0.9In_0.1O_2.95 has been calculated as −1611.7±2.6 kJ mol⁻¹. Room-temperature stability of this compound has been assessed in terms of parent binary oxides. The formation enthalpy of barium cerate doped by indium from the mixture of binary oxides is Δ_ox H ⁰ (298.15 K)=−36.2±3.4 kJ mol⁻¹.     

Thermochemical properties of the Fe-analogue of cryolite, Na3FeF6

Relative enthalpies for low-and high-temperature modifications of Na₃FeF₆ and for the Na₃FeF₆ melt have been measured by drop calorimetry in the temperature range 723–1318 K. Enthalpy of modification transition at 920 K, δ_trans H(Na₃FeF₆, 920 K) = (19 ± 3) kJ mol⁻¹ and enthalpy of fusion at the temperature of fusion 1255 K, δ_fusH(Na₃FeF₆, 1255 K) = (89 ± 3) kJ mol⁻¹ have been determined from the experimental data. Following heat capacities were obtained for the crystalline phases and for the melt, respectively: C _p(Na₃FeF₆, cr, α) = (294 ± 14) J (mol K)⁻¹, for 723 = T/K ≤ 920, C _p(Na₃FeF₆, cr, β) = (300 ± 11) J (mol K)⁻¹ for 920 ≤ T/K = 1233 and C _p(Na₃FeF₆, melt) = (275 ± 22) J (mol K)⁻¹ for 1258 ≤ T/K ≤ 1318. The obtained enthalpies indicate that melting of Na3FeF6 proceeds through a continuous series of temperature dependent equilibrium states, likely associated with the production of a solid solution.      

Composition of the gas phase over Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> and the enthalpies of atomization of AlO,Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O,and Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>2</Subscript>

The A1, O, AlO, A1₂O, Al₂O₂, WO₂, and WO₃, partial pressures in the vapor over Al₂O₃ in a tungsten Knudsen effusion cell between 2300 and 2600 K were derived from A1⁺, O⁺, AlO⁺, A1₂O⁺, Al₂O₂⁺, WO₂⁺, and WO₃⁺, ion intensities. The mass spectrometer was calibrated against the equilibrium constant of the WO₃(g) = WO₂(g) + O(g) reaction. Refined values of the ionization cross sections of AlO and A1₂O₂ were used in the partial pressure calculations. The enthalpies of atomization of aluminum suboxides were determined to be Δ_at H ^o(AlO, g, 0) = 510.7 ± 3.3 kJ mol⁻¹, Δ_at H ^o(Al₂O, g, 0) = 1067.2 ± 6.9 kJ mol⁻¹, and Δ_at H ^o(Al₂O₂, g, 0) = 1556.7 ± 9.9 kJ mol⁻¹.     

Heat capacities and thermodynamic properties of 2-benzoylpyridine (C12H9NO)

The heat capacities of 2-benzoylpyridine were measured with an automated adiabatic calorimeter over the temperature range from 80 to 340 K. The melting point, molar enthalpy, Δ_fusH^m, and entropy, Δ_fusS^m, of fusion of this compound were determined to be 316.49±0.04 K, 20.91±0.03 kJ mol^–1 and 66.07±0.05 J mol^–1 K^–1, respectively. The purity of the compound was calculated to be 99.60 mol% by using the fractional melting technique. The thermodynamic functions (H_T–H_298.15) and (S_T–S_298.15) were calculated based on the heat capacity measurements in the temperature range of 80–340 K with an interval of 5 K. The thermal properties of the compound were further investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). From the DSC curve, the temperature corresponding to the maximum evaporation rate, the molar enthalpy and entropy of evaporation were determined to be 556.3±0.1 K, 51.3±0.2 kJ mol^–1 and 92.2±0.4 J K^–1 mol^–1, respectively, under the experimental conditions.     

Adiabatic calorimetry and thermal analysis on acetaminophen

Molar heat capacities of acetaminophen were precisely measured with a small sample precision automated adiabatic calorimeter over the temperature range from 80 to 330 K. A solid-solid transition at 149.96 K was found from the C_p,m-T curve. The polynomial functions of C_p,.m(J K^-1 mol^-1) vs. T were established on the heat capacity measurements by means of the least square fitting method. Thermal decomposition processes of acetaminophen have been studied by thermogravimetry. And the thermal decomposition kinetics parameters, such as activation energy E, pre-exponential factor A and reaction order n, were calculated by TG-DTG techniques with the Freeman-Carroll method, Kissinger method and Ozawa method. Accordingly the thermal decomposition kinetics equation of acetaminophen is expressed as: dα/dt=2.67·10⁷e^-89630/RT(1-α)^0.23. The process of fusion has been investigated through DSC. The melting point, molar enthalpy and entropy of fusion are to be (441.89±0.04) K, 26.49±0.44 kJ mol^-1 and 59.80±1.01 J K^-1 mol^-1, respectively.     

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.     

Thermokinetics on the reaction of formation of Dy[(C<Subscript>5</Subscript>H<Subscript>8</Subscript>NS<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript>(C<Subscript>12</Subscript>H<Subscript>8</Subscript>N<Subscript>2</Subscript>)]

The enthalpy change of formation of the reaction of hydrous dysprosium chloride with ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (APDC) and 1,10-phenanthroline (o-phen?H₂O) in absolute ethanol at 298.15 K has been determined as (-16.12 ± 0.05) kJ?mol^-1 by a microcalormeter. Thermodynamic parameters (the activation enthalpy, the activation entropy and the activation free energy), rate constant and kinetics parameters (the apparent activation energy, the pre-exponential constant and the reaction order) of the reaction have also been calculated. The enthalpy change of the solid-phase reaction at 298.15 K has been obtained as (53.59 ± 0.29) kJ?mol^t-1 by a thermochemistry cycle. The values of the enthalpy change of formation both in liquid-phase and solid-phase reaction indicated that the complex could only be synthesized in liquid-phase reaction.     

Thermodynamic investigation of several natural polyols

The low-temperature heat capacity C _p,m of erythritol (C₄H₁₀O₄, CAS 149-32-6) was precisely measured in the temperature range from 80 to 410 K by means of a small sample automated adiabatic calorimeter. A solid-liquid phase transition was found at T=390.254 K from the experimental C _p-T curve. The molar enthalpy and entropy of this transition were determined to be 37.92±0.19 kJ mol⁻¹ and 97.17±0.49 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹, respectively. The thermodynamic functions [H _T-H _298.15] and [S _T-S _298.15], were derived from the heat capacity data in the temperature range of 80 to 410 K with an interval of 5 K. The standard molar enthalpy of combustion and the standard molar enthalpy of formation of the compound have been determined: Δ_c H _m⁰(C₄H₁₀O₄, cr)= −2102.90±1.56 kJ mol⁻¹ and Δ_f H _m⁰(C₄H₁₀O₄, cr)= − 900.29±0.84 kJ mol⁻¹, by means of a precision oxygen-bomb combustion calorimeter at T=298.15 K. DSC and TG measurements were performed to study the thermostability of the compound. The results were in agreement with those obtained from heat capacity measurements.     

Thermodynamic and kinetic behaviour of salicylsalicylic acid

The thermal behaviour of salicylsalicylic acid (CAS number 552-94-3) was studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The endothermic melting peak and the fingerprint of the glass transition were characterised at a heating rate of 10°C min^-1. The melting peak showed an onset at T _on = 144°C (417 K) and a maximum intensity at T _max = 152°C (425 K), while the onset of the glass transition signal was at T _on = 6°C. The melting enthalpy was found to be Δ_mH = 28.9±0.3 kJ mol^-1, and the heat capacity jump at the glass transition was ΔC _P = 108.1±0.1 J K^-1mol^-1. The study of the influence of the heating rate on the temperature location of the glass transition signal by DSC, allowed the determination of the activation energy at the glass transition temperature (245 kJ mol^-1), and the calculation of the fragility index of salicyl salicylate (m = 45). Finally, the standard molar enthalpy of formation of crystalline monoclinic salicylsalicylic acid at T = 298.15 K, was determined as Δ_fH_m ^o(C₁₄H₁₀O₅, cr) = - (837.6±3.3) kJ mol^-1, by combustion calorimetry. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Thermochemical properties of MnNb<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>6</Subscript>

Homogeneous manganocolumbite (MnNb₂O₆) was synthesized from Nb₂O₅ and MnO oxides. Powder sample was orthorhombic with unit cell parameters: α = 0.5766 nm, b = 1.4439 nm, c = 0.5085 nm and V = 0.4234 nm³. Heat capacity over the temperature range of 313–1253 K was measured in an inert atmosphere with combined thermogravimetry and calorimetry using NETZSCH STA 449C Jupiter thermoanalyzer. Melting point was 1767 ± 3 K, enthalpy of melting was 144 ± 4 kJ mol⁻¹. Experimental heat capacity of MnNb₂O₆ is fitted to polynomial C _pm = 221.46 + 3.03 · 10⁻³ T + −39.79 · 10⁵ T ⁻² + 40.59 · 10⁻⁶ T ².     

Determination of the enthalpy of fusion of K<Subscript>3</Subscript>NbO<Subscript>2</Subscript>F<Subscript>4</Subscript>

Areas of fusion and crystallization peaks of K₃NbO₂F₄ were measured using the DCS mode of a high-temperature calorimeter (SETARAM 1800 K). On the basis of these quantities, considering the temperature dependence of the calorimeter sensitivity, the value of the fusion enthalpy of K₃NbO₂F₄ of (98 ± 6) kJ mol⁻¹ was determined at the fusion temperature of 1257 K.     

Molar heat capacities and standard molar enthalpy of formation of 2-amino-5-methylpyridine

The heat capacities (C _p,m) of 2-amino-5-methylpyridine (AMP) were measured by a precision automated adiabatic calorimeter over the temperature range from 80 to 398 K. A solid-liquid phase transition was found in the range from 336 to 351 K with the peak heat capacity at 350.426 K. The melting temperature (T _m), the molar enthalpy (Δ_fus H _m⁰), and the molar entropy (Δ_fus S _m⁰) of fusion were determined to be 350.431±0.018 K, 18.108 kJ mol⁻¹ and 51.676 J K⁻¹ mol⁻¹, respectively. The mole fraction purity of the sample used was determined to be 0.99734 through the Van’t Hoff equation. The thermodynamic functions (H _T-H _298.15 and S _T-S _298.15) were calculated. The molar energy of combustion and the standard molar enthalpy of combustion were determined, ΔU _c(C₆H₈N₂,cr)= −3500.15±1.51 kJ mol⁻¹ and Δ_c H _m⁰ (C₆H₈N₂,cr)= −3502.64±1.51 kJ mol⁻¹, by means of a precision oxygen-bomb combustion calorimeter at T=298.15 K. The standard molar enthalpy of formation of the crystalline compound was derived, Δ_r H _m⁰ (C₆H₈N₂,cr)= −1.74±0.57 kJ mol⁻¹.     

Thermochemical studies on the thioproline

The combustion energy of thioproline was determined by the precision rotating-bomb calorimeter at 298.15 K to be Δ_c U= –2469.30±1.44 kJ mol^–1. From the results and other auxiliary quantities, the standard molar enthalpy of combustion and the standard molar enthalpy of formation of thioproline were calculated to be Δ_c H _m ^θC₄H₇NO₂S, (s), 298.15 K= –2469.92±1.44 kJ mol^–1 and Δ_f H _m ^θC₄H₇NO₂S, (s), 298.15K= –401.33±1.54 kJ mol^–1.     

Fullerene C<Subscript>60</Subscript> as a superefficient quencher of singlet exited states of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Quenching of fluorescence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), namely, naphthalene, anthracene, 9,10-diphenylanthracene, 9,10-dibromoanthracene by C₆₀ fullerene in ethylbenzene at 293 K was found and investigated. The phenomenon is characterized by abnormally high values of bimolecular rate constants for quenching (k _bim = (0.18–6.78)·10¹² L mol⁻¹ s⁻¹) determined from the Stern—Volmer dependence of the PAH fluorescence intensity on the C₆₀ concentration and occurs through the inductive-resonance (dominant channel) and exchange-resonance (minor channel) energy transfer from ¹PAH* to C₆₀. The overlap integrals of the PAH fluorescence spectra with the C₆₀ absorption spectrum and the critical energy transfer distances were calculated. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 432–436, March, 2007.     

Spectroscopic investigation of binding between octaethylporphyrin Zinc(II) with bis-nitrogen ligands: 4,4′-bipyridine and pyrazine

The binding of bis-nitrogen ligands, 4,4′-bipyridine and pyrazine, to Zn(OEP), where OEP is octaethylporphyrin, has been characterized by electronic spectroscopy. The solvent effect and temperature on the binding constants have been studied. Also, based on variable temperature experiment, thermodynamic data for ligand binding to porphyrin have been reported. It is estimated that interaction between porphyrin and 4,4′-bipyridine and pyrazine is exothermic and has energy of −45 ± 1.5 kJ mol⁻¹ and −31 ± 1.7 kJ mol⁻¹, respectively.     

Thermodynamic properties of solutions of fullerene C<Subscript>60</Subscript> in mixtures of tetraline with carbon tetrachloride and 1,2-dichlorobenzene

The solubility of fullerene C₆₀ in tetraline-carbon tetrachloride and tetraline-1,2-dichlorobenzene systems in all compositions of the mixed solvent are measured in the temperature range of 298.15–338.15 K. It is found that in a mixture of tetraline with 1,2-dichlorobenzene, the solubility of C₆₀ is considerably higher than in its pure components; in this case, solubility has a maximum in the range of lower temperatures and compositions of the mixture X _trl = 0.3–0.5. It is established that C₆₀ forms crystal solvates with components of the mixed solvents. Enthalpies and temperatures of incongruent melting of the crystal solvates are determined by differential scanning calorimetry.