Thermodynamic characteristics of bis(η6-ethylbenzene)chromium fulleride

The temperature dependence of heat capacity of crystalline bis(η⁶-ethylbenzene)chromium fulleride [(η⁶-EtPh)₂Cr]^·+ [C₆₀]^·− was studied in adiabatic vacuum calorimeter in the range of 6.7 to 344 K with an error of ±0.3%. Dependence of the parameters of EPR signal of bis(η⁶-ethylbenzene)chromium fulleride on temperature was studied by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) in the range of 120 to 290 K. In the range of 204 to 246 K, upon heating, reversible endothermic transformation was recorded, which is caused by the dissociation of dimer (C₆₀⁻)₂ and formation of fulleride [(η⁶-EtPh)₂Cr]^·+ [C₆₀]^·−; its standard thermodynamic parameters were estimated and analyzed. Standard thermodynamic functions were calculated by the experimental data obtained: heat capacity, enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs function of fulleride dimmer in the range of T → 0 to 204 K and monomer complex [(η⁶-EtPh)₂Cr]^·+ [C₆₀]^·− in the range of 246 to 344 K. Standard thermodynamic properties of fulleride under study, fullerides studied earlier, and fullerite C₆₀ were compared.     

The thermodynamic properties of bis(η6-o-xylene)chromium(I) fulleride over the temperature range from T → 0 to 340 K

The temperature dependence of the heat capacity of bis(η⁶-o-xylene)chromium(I) fulleride, [(η⁶-(o-xylene))₂Cr]^+?[C₆₀]^??, over the temperature range 6–340 K was measured on an adiabatic vacuum calorimeter. The low-temperature (20 K ≤ T ≤ 50 K) heat capacity was subjected to multifractal processing; conclusions about the heterodynamic character of the structure were drawn. The experimental data were used to calculate the standard thermodynamic functions C _p ^° (T), H ^°(T)-H ^°(0), S ^°(T), and G ^°(T)-H ^°(0) over the temperature range from T → 0 to 340 K and estimate the standard entropy of fulleride formation from simple substances at 298.15 K. The standard thermodynamic characteristics of [(η⁶-(o-xylene))₂Cr]^+?[C₆₀]^?? were compared with those of the initial fullerene C₆₀.     

The thermodynamic functions of fullerene derivative (<Emphasis Type="Italic">t</Emphasis>-Bu)<Subscript>12</Subscript>C<Subscript>60</Subscript> over the temperature range from <Emphasis Type="Italic">T</Emphasis> → 0 to 420 K

The temperature dependence of heat capacity C _p ^o = f(T) of fullerene derivative (t-Bu)₁₂C₆₀ has been measured by a adiabatic vacuum calorimeter over the temperature range T = 6–350 K and by a differential scanning calorimeter over the temperature range T = 330–420 K for the first time. The low-temperature (T ≤ 50 K) dependence of the heat capacity was analyzed based on Debye’s the heat capacity theory of solids and its fractal variant. As a consequence, the conclusion about structure heterodynamicity is given. The experimental results have been used to calculate the standard thermodynamic functions C _p ^o (T), H ^o(T)−H ^o(0), S ^o(T) and G ^o(T) − H ^o(0) over the range from T → 0 to 420 K. The standard entropy of formation at 298.15 K of fullerene derivative under study was calculated. The temperature of decomposition onset of derivative was determined by differential scanning calorimetery and thermogravimetric analysis. The standard thermodynamic characteristics of (t-Bu)₁₂C₆₀ and C₆₀ fullerite were compared.     

The thermodynamic properties of bis(η<Superscript>6</Superscript>-ethoxybenzene)chromium fulleride from <Emphasis Type="Italic">T</Emphasis> → 0 to 340 K

The temperature dependence of the heat capacity of crystalline bis-(η⁶-ethoxybenzene)chromium fulleride [(η⁶-(EtOPh))₂Cr]^·+[C₆₀]^·− was studied for the first time by adiabatic vacuum calorimetry over the temperature range 6–340 K with errors of ±0.2%. The temperature dependence of the EPR signal parameters of bis-(η⁶-ethoxybenzene)chromium fulleride was studied for the first time from 120 to 340 K. A reversible endothermic transformation was observed between 160 and 250 K during heating; it was caused by the dissociation of the [(C₆₀)₂]²⁻ dimer and the formation of the [(η⁶-(EtOPh))₂Cr]^·+[C₆₀]^·− fulleride; its standard thermodynamic characteristics were estimated and analyzed. The experimental data were used to calculate the standard thermodynamic functions, including the heat capacity, enthalpy, entropy, and Gibbs function of the fulleride dimer from T → 0 to 160 K and the [(η⁶-(EtOPh))₂Cr]^·+[C₆₀]^·− monomeric complex over the temperature range 250–340 K. The standard thermodynamic properties of the fulleride studied, fullerides studied earlier, and fullerite C₆₀ were compared.     

Thermodynamics of cross-linked and branched (co)polymers based on <Emphasis Type="Italic">tris</Emphasis>- and <Emphasis Type="Italic">bis</Emphasis>-(pentafluorophenyl)germanes

The temperature dependence of the heat capacity of cross-linked and branched (co)polymers based on tris- and bis-(pentafluorophenyl)germanes is studied in the temperature range of 6–7 to 535–570 K, using adiabatic vacuum and differential scanning calorimeters. In the indicated temperature range, physical transformations are revealed and their thermodynamic characteristics are determined. The obtained experimental data are used to calculate the thermodynamic functions of (co)polymers: C _p /°, H°(T) - H°(0), S°(T) - S°(0), and G°(T) - H°(0) in the range of T → 0 to 535 K for the branched (co)polymer and from T → 0 to 500 K for the cross-linked polymer. Their standard entropies of formation are determined at 298.15 K. The obtained results are compared with analogous data for hyperbranched perfluorinated polyphenylenegermane studied earlier. The effect of the structure of polyphenylenegermanes on their thermodynamic properties is analyzed.     

Thermodynamic properties of graphite-like nanostructures prepared by thermobaric treatment of fullerite C60

Temperature dependences of the heat capacities of disordered graphite-like nanostructures prepared by the thermobaric treatment of fullerite C₆₀ (p = 2 and 8 GPa, T = 1373 K) were measured in the temperature ranges from 7 to 360 K in an adiabatic vacuum calorimeter and from 330 to 650 K in a differential scanning calorimeter. At T < 50 K, the dependences obtained were analyzed using the Debye theory of the heat capacity of solids and its multifractal version. The fractal dimensions D were determined and some conclusions on the heterodynamic character of the structures studied were made. The thermodynamic functions C _p ^o T), H ^o(T) − H ^o(0), S ^o(T) − S ^o(0), and G ^o(T) − H ^o(0) were calculated in the temperature range from T → 0 to 610 (650) K. The thermodynamic properties of the graphite-like nanostructures studied and some carbon allotropes were compared. The standard entropies of formation Δ_f S ^o of the graphite nanostructures studied and diamond were calculated along with the standard entropies of the reactions of their synthesis from the face-centered cubic phase of fullerite C₆₀ and their interconversions at T = 298.15 K. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1940–1945, September, 2008.     

Preparation of Anionic Flocculant by Alkaline Hydrolysis of Polyacrylamide (Praestol 2500) in Aqueous Solutions and Its Use for Water Treatment Purposes

A study was made of the low-temperature hydrolysis of high-moleculer-weight polyacrylamide Praestol under the action of NaOH in dilute aqueous solution. The performance of the hydrolyzed and nonhydrolyzed polymer when combined with aluminum sulfate in treatment of natural water was estimated.     

The thermodynamic properties of the [(Me<Subscript>3</Subscript>Si)<Subscript>7</Subscript>C<Subscript>60</Subscript>]<Subscript>2</Subscript> fullerene complex

The temperature dependence of the heat capacity C _p ^o of the [(Me₃Si)₇C₆₀]₂ fullerene complex was measured for the first time using precision adiabatic vacuum calorimetry over the temperature range 6.7–340 K and high-accuracy differential scanning calorimetry at 320–635 K. For the most part, the error in the C _p ^o values was about ±0.5%. An irreversible endothermic effect caused by the splitting of the dimeric bond between fullerene fragments and the thermal decomposition of the complex was observed at 448–570 K. The thermodynamic characteristics of this transformation were calculated and analyzed. Multifractal analysis of the low-temperature (T < 50 K) heat capacity was performed, and conclusions were drawn concerning the character of the heterodynamicity of the structure. The experimental data obtained were used to calculate the standard thermodynamic functions C _p ^o (T), H ^o (T) ? H ^o (0), S ^o (T) ? S ^o (0), and G ^o (T) ? H ^o (0) over the temperature range from T → 0 to 445 K and estimate the standard entropy of formation of the compound from simple substances at 298.15 K. The standard thermodynamic properties of [(Me₃Si)₇C₆₀]₂ are compared with those of the (C₆₀)₂ dimer, the [(η⁶-Ph₂)₂Cr]⁺[C₆₀]^?? fulleride, and the initial C₆₀ fullerene.     

Thermodynamics of tetraphenylantimony acetophenoneoxymate

In the present research for the first time, the heat capacity C_\textp ^° C_{\text{p}}^{ \circ } of crystalline tetraphenylantimony acetophenoneoxymate Ph₄SbONCPhMe has been measured using the methods of precision adiabatic vacuum calorimetry over the range from 6 to 350 K, the standard thermodynamic functions: heat capacity C_\textp ^° (T ) C_{\text{p}}^{ \circ } (T ) , enthalpy H°(T) − H°(0), entropy S°(T), and Gibbs function G°(T) − H°(0) have been calculated over the range from T → 0 K to 350 K. Low-temperature (20 K ≤ T ≤ 50 K) heat capacity data have shown a chain-layered structure topology of the compound under study. The energy of combustion of the compound has been determined in the isothermal combustion calorimeter with a stationary bomb. The standard thermodynamic functions of formation of crystalline Ph₄SbONCPhMe at 298.15 K have been calculated. The differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis studies have shown the compound melts with decomposition and its melting temperature has been estimated. Thermodynamic properties of Ph₄SbONCPhMe, Ph₅Sb and Ph₄SbONCPh₂ have been compared.