Ferrocene

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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: José A. Martinho Simões

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfgas57.93 ± 0.60kcal/molReviewMartinho Simões 
Δfgas51.3 ± 1.3kcal/molReviewMartinho Simões 
Δfgas54.6 ± 1.1kcal/molReviewMartinho Simões 
Δfgas55.38 ± 0.98kcal/molReviewMartinho Simões 

Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
MS - José A. Martinho Simões
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δfsolid40.32 ± 0.55kcal/molReviewMartinho SimõesMS
Δfsolid33.7 ± 1.2kcal/molReviewMartinho SimõesMS
Δfsolid37.0 ± 1.1kcal/molReviewMartinho SimõesMS
Δfsolid37.8 ± 1.kcal/molCC-SBChipperfield, Sneyd, et al., 1979Value corrected based on a set of ancillary data by J.A. Martinho Simões; MS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δcsolid-1408.1 ± 1.0kcal/molCC-SBTel'noi and Rabinovich, 1977MS
Δcsolid-1411.4 ± 0.41kcal/molCC-SBTel'noi, Kirynov, et al., 1975Please also see Pedley and Rylance, 1977.; MS
Δcsolid-1404.8 ± 1.2kcal/molCC-SBCotton and Wilkinson, 1952Please also see Cox and Pilcher, 1970.; MS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
solid,1 bar50.633cal/mol*KN/AOgasahara, Sorai, et al., 1981DH
solid,1 bar51.67cal/mol*KN/AEdwards and Kington, 1962DH

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Cp,solid (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
45.306298.15Ogasahara, Sorai, et al., 1981T = 13 to 300 K.; DH
46.01298.Tomassetti, Curini, et al., 1981T = 293 to 393 K. Equation given.; DH
31.3200.Azokpota, Calvarin, et al., 1976T = 120 to 200 K.; DH
46.82298.16Edwards and Kington, 1962T = 0 to 300 K. Debye function used to evaluate heat capacity between 0 and 17 K.; DH

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tboil519.KN/ABaev, Barkatin, et al., 1979Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus447.0KN/ATomassetti, Curini, et al., 1981DH
Tfus446.KN/AMurray, Cavell, et al., 1980Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
Tfus451.3KN/ABaev, Barkatin, et al., 1979Crystal phase 1 phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δvap15.5 ± 0.1kcal/molEBNisel'son, Sokolova, et al., 1972Based on data from 519. to 604. K. See also Emel'yanenko, Verevkin, et al., 2007.; AC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δsub17.5 ± 0.9kcal/molAVGN/AAverage of 23 out of 25 values; Individual data points

Enthalpy of vaporization

ΔvapH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
11.3471.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 456. to 523. K. See also Dykyj, Svoboda, et al., 1999.; AC
11.9466.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 451. to 523. K. See also Barkatin, Gaidym, et al., 1977.; AC
10.7561.EBNisel'son, Sokolova, et al., 1972Based on data from 519. to 604. K.; AC
11.3456.N/AKaplan, Kester, et al., 1952AC

Enthalpy of sublimation

ΔsubH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
17.5 ± 0.45301.MELousada, Pinto, et al., 2008Based on data from 298. to 304. K.; AC
17.4 ± 0.02313.CMonte, Santos, et al., 2006AC
17.5 ± 0.33333.DSCRojas-Aguilar, Orozco-Guareño, et al., 2001See also Emel'yanenko, Verevkin, et al., 2007.; AC
17.3 ± 0.24296.MEDa Silva and Monte, 1990Based on data from 292. to 300. K.; AC
17.2 ± 0.1294.METorres-Gómez, Barreiro-Rodríguez, et al., 1988Based on data from 278. to 309. K.; AC
15.4397.AStephenson and Malanowski, 1987Based on data from 348. to 446. K.; AC
16.7 ± 0.5328. to 398.DSCMurray, Cavell, et al., 1980AC
20.1 ± 0.48385. to 455.DSCBeech and Lintonbon, 1971AC
19.9323. to 367.MECordes and Schreiner, 1959AC
16.8406.N/AKaplan, Kester, et al., 1952Based on data from 357. to 455. K.; AC

Enthalpy of fusion

ΔfusH (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Method Reference Comment
4.25448.5DSCLousada, Pinto, et al., 2008AC
4.180447.6DSCDa«807»browski, Misterkiewicz, et al., 2001AC
4.250448.2N/AOgasahara, Sorai, et al., 1981See also Jons and Gjaldbaek, 1969.; AC

Enthalpy of phase transition

ΔHtrs (kcal/mol) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
0.215163.9crystaline, IIIcrystaline, IIOgasahara, Sorai, et al., 1981Lambda transition with a subsidiary Cp maximum at 169 K between metastable LT and undercooled HT phases.; DH
0.9907242.crystaline, IIcrystaline, IOgasahara, Sorai, et al., 1981Phase transition between stable LT and stable HT phases.; DH
0.204164.crystaline, IIcrystaline, IPommier and Azokpota, 1976DH
0.204169.crystaline, IIcrystaline, IEdwards, Kington, et al., 1960Lambda transtion at 163.9 K with a secondary transition at 169 K. Data given for overall transition.; DH

Entropy of phase transition

ΔStrs (cal/mol*K) Temperature (K) Initial Phase Final Phase Reference Comment
1.3163.9crystaline, IIIcrystaline, IIOgasahara, Sorai, et al., 1981Lambda; DH
4.094242.crystaline, IIcrystaline, IOgasahara, Sorai, et al., 1981Phase; DH
1.27164.crystaline, IIcrystaline, IPommier and Azokpota, 1976DH
1.27169.crystaline, IIcrystaline, IEdwards, Kington, et al., 1960Lambda; DH

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Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
M - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner) and Sharon G. Lias
MS - José A. Martinho Simões

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Individual Reactions

C10H10Fe+ + Ferrocene = (C10H10Fe+ • Ferrocene)

By formula: C10H10Fe+ + C10H10Fe = (C10H10Fe+ • C10H10Fe)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr12.kcal/molPHPMSMeot-Ner (Mautner), 1989gas phase; Entropy change calculated or estimated, ΔrH<, DG<; M
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr20.cal/mol*KN/AMeot-Ner (Mautner), 1989gas phase; Entropy change calculated or estimated, ΔrH<, DG<; M

Free energy of reaction

ΔrG° (kcal/mol) T (K) Method Reference Comment
6.9253.PHPMSMeot-Ner (Mautner), 1989gas phase; Entropy change calculated or estimated, ΔrH<, DG<; M

C30H28Fe2Ti (cr) + 2(Hydrogen chloride • 4.40Water) (solution) = 2Ferrocene (cr) + Titanocene dichloride (cr)

By formula: C30H28Fe2Ti (cr) + 2(HCl • 4.40H2O) (solution) = 2C10H10Fe (cr) + C10H10Cl2Ti (cr)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr-60.6 ± 1.1kcal/molRSCDias, Salema, et al., 1982Please also see Calhorda, Dias, et al., 1987.; MS

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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References

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Martinho Simões
Martinho Simões, J.A., Private communication (see http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/om/). [all data]

Chipperfield, Sneyd, et al., 1979
Chipperfield, J.R.; Sneyd, J.C.R.; Webster, D.E., J. Organometal. Chem., 1979, 178, 177. [all data]

Tel'noi and Rabinovich, 1977
Tel'noi, V.I.; Rabinovich, I.B., Russ. Chem. Rev., 1977, 46, 689. [all data]

Tel'noi, Kirynov, et al., 1975
Tel'noi, V.I.; Kirynov, K.V.; Ermolaev, V.I.; Rabinovich, I.B., Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR, 1975, 220, 1088. [all data]

Pedley and Rylance, 1977
Pedley, J.B.; Rylance, J., Computer Analysed Thermochemical Data: Organic and Organometallic Compounds, University of Sussex, Brigton, 1977. [all data]

Cotton and Wilkinson, 1952
Cotton, F.A.; Wilkinson, G., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1952, 74, 5764. [all data]

Cox and Pilcher, 1970
Cox, J.D.; Pilcher, G., Thermochemistry of Organic and Organometallic Compounds in Academic Press, New York, 1970. [all data]

Ogasahara, Sorai, et al., 1981
Ogasahara, K.; Sorai, M.; Suga, H., Thermodynamic properties of ferrocene crystal, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 1981, 71, 189-211. [all data]

Edwards and Kington, 1962
Edwards, J.W.; Kington, G.L., Thermodynamic properties of ferrocene. Part 3. Thermodynamic functions from 0 to 300°K, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1962, 58, 1334-1340. [all data]

Tomassetti, Curini, et al., 1981
Tomassetti, M.; Curini, R.; D'Ascenzo, G.; Ortaggi, G., Heat capacities of ferrocene, acetyl-, 1,1'-diacetyl-, benzoyl-, and 1,1'-dibenzoylferrocene by DSC, Thermochim. Acta, 1981, 48, 333-341. [all data]

Azokpota, Calvarin, et al., 1976
Azokpota, C.; Calvarin, G.; Pommier, C., Heat capacity of molecular compounds with order-disorder transition: nickelocene, Ni(C5H5)2, and ferrocene, Fe(C5H5)2, J. Chem. Thermodynam., 1976, 8, 283-287. [all data]

Baev, Barkatin, et al., 1979
Baev, A.K.; Barkatin, A.A.; Gubin, S.P.; Dyagileva, S.P., Thermodynamics of phase transitions and vapor state of some compounds of elements with incomplete d-shells in Vses. Konf. po Kalorimetrii i Khim. Termodinamike, 8th, Ivanovo, p 386-389, 1979. [all data]

Murray, Cavell, et al., 1980
Murray, J.P.; Cavell, K.J.; Hill, J.O., A DSC study of benzoic acid: a suggested calibrant compound, Thermochimica Acta, 1980, 36, 1, 97-101, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(80)80114-6 . [all data]

Nisel'son, Sokolova, et al., 1972
Nisel'son, L.A.; Sokolova, T.D.; Nikolaev, R.K., Vestn. Mosk. Univ., Ser. 2: Khim., 1972, 13, 4, 432. [all data]

Emel'yanenko, Verevkin, et al., 2007
Emel'yanenko, Vladimir N.; Verevkin, Sergey P.; Krol, Olesya V.; Varushchenko, Raisa M.; Chelovskaya, Nelly V., Vapour pressures and enthalpies of vaporization of a series of the ferrocene derivatives, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 2007, 39, 4, 594-601, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jct.2006.09.001 . [all data]

Stephenson and Malanowski, 1987
Stephenson, Richard M.; Malanowski, Stanislaw, Handbook of the Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds, 1987, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3173-2 . [all data]

Dykyj, Svoboda, et al., 1999
Dykyj, J.; Svoboda, J.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Frenkel, M.L.; Hall, K.R., Vapor Pressure of Chemicals: Part A. Vapor Pressure and Antoine Constants for Hydrocarbons and Sulfur, Selenium, Tellurium and Hydrogen Containing Organic Compounds, Springer, Berlin, 1999, 373. [all data]

Barkatin, Gaidym, et al., 1977
Barkatin, A.A.; Gaidym, I.L.; Baev, A.K., Khim. Khim. Technol. (USSR), 1977, 12, 44. [all data]

Kaplan, Kester, et al., 1952
Kaplan, Louis; Kester, William L.; Katz, Joseph J., Some Properties of Iron Biscyclopentadienyl, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1952, 74, 21, 5531-5532, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01141a518 . [all data]

Lousada, Pinto, et al., 2008
Lousada, Cláudio M.; Pinto, Susana S.; Canongia Lopes, José N.; Minas da Piedade, M. Fátima; Diogo, Hermínio P.; Minas da Piedade, Manuel E., Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of the Sublimation and Vaporization Energetics of Iron Metalocenes. Crystal Structures of Fe(η 5 -C 5 H 4 CH 3 ) 2 and Fe[(η 5 -(C 5 H 5 )(η 5 -C 5 H 4 CHO)], J. Phys. Chem. A, 2008, 112, 13, 2977-2987, https://doi.org/10.1021/jp7107818 . [all data]

Monte, Santos, et al., 2006
Monte, Manuel J.S.; Santos, Luís M.N.B.F.; Fulem, Michal; Fonseca, José M.S.; Sousa, Carlos A.D., New Static Apparatus and Vapor Pressure of Reference Materials: Naphthalene, Benzoic Acid, Benzophenone, and Ferrocene, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2006, 51, 2, 757-766, https://doi.org/10.1021/je050502y . [all data]

Rojas-Aguilar, Orozco-Guareño, et al., 2001
Rojas-Aguilar, Aarón; Orozco-Guareño, Eulogio; Martínez-Herrera, Melchor, An experimental system for measurement of enthalpies of sublimation by d.s.c., The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 2001, 33, 10, 1405-1418, https://doi.org/10.1006/jcht.2001.0857 . [all data]

Da Silva and Monte, 1990
Da Silva, Manuel A.V. Ribeiro; Monte, Manuel J.S., The construction, testing and use of a new knudsen effusion apparatus, Thermochimica Acta, 1990, 171, 169-183, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(90)87017-7 . [all data]

Torres-Gómez, Barreiro-Rodríguez, et al., 1988
Torres-Gómez, Luis Alfonso; Barreiro-Rodríguez, Guadalupe; Méndez-Ruíz, Francisco, Vapour pressures and enthalpies of sublimation of ferrocene, cobaltocene and nickelocene, Thermochimica Acta, 1988, 124, 179-183, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(88)87020-5 . [all data]

Beech and Lintonbon, 1971
Beech, Graham; Lintonbon, Roger M., The measurement of sublimation enthalpies by differential scanning calorimetry, Thermochimica Acta, 1971, 2, 1, 86-88, https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-6031(71)85027-X . [all data]

Cordes and Schreiner, 1959
Cordes, J.F.; Schreiner, S., Dampfdruckmessungen bei einigen Aromatenkomplexen, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 1959, 299, 1-2, 87-91, https://doi.org/10.1002/zaac.19592990111 . [all data]

Da«807»browski, Misterkiewicz, et al., 2001
Da«807»browski, Marek; Misterkiewicz, Boguslaw; Sporzynski, Andrzej, Solubilities of Substituted Ferrocenes in Organic Solvents, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2001, 46, 6, 1627-1631, https://doi.org/10.1021/je010197q . [all data]

Jons and Gjaldbaek, 1969
Jons, O.; Gjaldbaek, JC., Dan. Tidsskr. Farm., 1969, 43, 7, 151. [all data]

Pommier and Azokpota, 1976
Pommier, C.; Azokpota, C., Study of phase transitions in metallocenes by determining specific heat curves, J. Calorim. Anal. Therm. [C.R.], 1976, 3-6, 1-8. [all data]

Edwards, Kington, et al., 1960
Edwards, J.W.; Kington, G.L.; Mason, R., The thermodynamic properties of ferrocene. Part 1. The low-temperature transition in ferrocene crystals, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1960, 56, 660-669. [all data]

Meot-Ner (Mautner), 1989
Meot-Ner (Mautner), M., Ion DChemistry of Ferrocene. Thermochemistry of Ionization and Protonation and Solvent Clustering. Slow and Entropy - Driven Proton - Transfer Kinetics, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1989, 111, 8, 2830, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00190a014 . [all data]

Dias, Salema, et al., 1982
Dias, A.R.; Salema, M.S.; Martinho Simões, J.A., Organometallics, 1982, 1, 971. [all data]

Calhorda, Dias, et al., 1987
Calhorda, M.J.; Dias, A.R.; Minas da Piedade M.E.; Salema, M.S.; Martinho Simões J.A., Organometallics, 1987, 6, 734. [all data]


Notes

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