Luis Alfonso Torres

Experimental determination of enthalpies of solution of tetraphenyl porphyrin (TPP) and some metal derivatives, in chloroform: interpretation of the solvation processes at a molecular level.

The enthalpies of solution, Delta(sol)H(m), for 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphine (CA registry number 917-23-7, TPP), 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphine of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) (to be written as CoTPP, NiTPP, CuTPP, and ZnTPP) in chloroform, were calorimetrically measured at T = 298 K in the concentration ranging from 3.5 x 10(-5) to 2.8 x 10(-4) mol.kg(-1). Through the linear extrapolation of the experimental data, corresponding values at infinite dilution were determined as: Delta(sol)H(m) (ZnTPP) = (55.5 +/- 0.2) kJ x mol(-1), Delta(sol)H(m) (CoTPP) = (36.9 +/- 0.2) kJ x mol(-1), Delta(sol)H(m) (TPP) = (25.7 +/- 0.6) kJ x mol(-1), Delta(sol)H(m) (NiTPP) = (15.6 +/- 0.1) kJ x mol(-1), and Delta(sol)H(m) (CuTPP) = (15.6 +/- 0.1) kJ x mol(-1). The enthalpies of solvation for the five compounds were also determined using the previously published values for the enthalpy of sublimation, as well as complementary data from the literature. The values obtained are as follows: Delta(solv)H(m)(TPP) = -(158.3 +/- 2.1) kJ x mol(-1), Delta(solv)H(m)(CoTPP) = -(154.1 +/- 2.0) kJ x mol(-1), Delta(solv)H(m)(CuTPP) = -(149.4 +/- 5.0) kJ x mol(-1) Delta(solv)H(m)(NiTPP) = -(141.4 +/- 4.0) kJ x mol(-1), and Delta(solv)H(m)(ZnTPP) = -(140.5 +/- 3.0) kJ x mol(-1). The results are analyzed in relation to several molecular properties such as ionic radius, electronic spectra, and Connolly surface. An explanation of the observed trends for solvation enthalpies is proposed.

Thermochemical Study of 1-Acetyl Vinyl p-Nitrobenzoate: Vinyl Bond Enthalpy in Captodative Olefins

Captodative olefins are highly reactive and selective substrates in Diels-Alder and 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions. Seeking an explanation of this fact based on molecular energetics, the thermochemical analysis of 1-acetyl vinyl p-nitrobenzoate, a captodative olefin, has been performed using semi-micro-combustion calorimetry, effusion measurements through a quartz crystal microbalance, and differential scanning calorimetry. The molar standard combustion energy and enthalpy as well as the molar standard formation enthalpy are reported along with sublimation and melting enthalpies. From these data, experimental formation enthalpy of the gas-phase is derived and compared with the theoretical value calculated through the density functional theory procedure. The olefinic bond enthalpy is also computed from experimental data, and the relevance of the results is discussed.