Determination of combustion energies and the standard enthalpies of formation for the complexes of RE(Et2dtc)3(phen)

Solid complexes, RE(Et₂dtc)₃(phen) (RE=La, Pr, Nd, Sm—Lu), were synthesized with sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (NaEt₂dtc3H₂O), 1,10-phenanthroline (o-phen•H₂O) and hydrated lanthanide chlorides in absolute ethanol. The constant-volume combustion energies of complexes, Δ _C U, were determined by a precise rotating-bomb calorimeter at 298.15 K. The standard enthalpies of combustion, Δ_CH_m ^θ, and standard enthalpies of formation, Δ_fH_m ^θ, were calculated for these complexes, respectively. The experiment results showed the “tripartite effect” of rare earth.