Thermochemical parameters of adducts of cadmium(II) halides with bidentate N- and O-ligands

The adducts CdX₂(L-L)], where X = Cl, Br, I; L-L = 2,2’-bipyridine (bipy) or 2,2′-bipyridine N,N′-dioxide (bipyNO) have been synthesized and characterized by melting points, elemental analysis, thermal analysis, and IR spectroscopy. From calorimetric studies in solution, the standard enthalpies of formation of the adducts and several thermochemical parameters were determined. The mean standard enthalpies of the cadmium-nitrogen and cadmium-oxygen bonds have been estimated.