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
Δfgas242.4 ± 2.5kJ/molReviewMartinho Simões 
Δfgas214.8 ± 5.3kJ/molReviewMartinho Simões 
Δfgas228.6 ± 4.6kJ/molReviewMartinho Simões 
Δfgas231.7 ± 4.1kJ/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
Δfsolid168.7 ± 2.3kJ/molReviewMartinho SimõesMS
Δfsolid141.1 ± 5.2kJ/molReviewMartinho SimõesMS
Δfsolid154.9 ± 4.5kJ/molReviewMartinho SimõesMS
Δfsolid158. ± 4.kJ/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-5891.5 ± 4.2kJ/molCC-SBTel'noi and Rabinovich, 1977MS
Δcsolid-5905.3 ± 1.7kJ/molCC-SBTel'noi, Kirynov, et al., 1975Please also see Pedley and Rylance, 1977.; MS
Δcsolid-5877.7 ± 5.0kJ/molCC-SBCotton and Wilkinson, 1952Please also see Cox and Pilcher, 1970.; MS
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
solid,1 bar211.85J/mol*KN/AOgasahara, Sorai, et al., 1981DH
solid,1 bar216.2J/mol*KN/AEdwards and Kington, 1962DH

Constant pressure heat capacity of solid

Cp,solid (J/mol*K) Temperature (K) Reference Comment
189.56298.15Ogasahara, Sorai, et al., 1981T = 13 to 300 K.; DH
192.5298.Tomassetti, Curini, et al., 1981T = 293 to 393 K. Equation given.; DH
131.200.Azokpota, Calvarin, et al., 1976T = 120 to 200 K.; DH
195.9298.16Edwards and Kington, 1962T = 0 to 300 K. Debye function used to evaluate heat capacity between 0 and 17 K.; DH

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
Δr50.kJ/molPHPMSMeot-Ner (Mautner), 1989gas phase; Entropy change calculated or estimated, ΔrH<, DG<; M
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr84.J/mol*KN/AMeot-Ner (Mautner), 1989gas phase; Entropy change calculated or estimated, ΔrH<, DG<; M

Free energy of reaction

ΔrG° (kJ/mol) T (K) Method Reference Comment
29.253.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-253.5 ± 4.5kJ/molRSCDias, Salema, et al., 1982Please also see Calhorda, Dias, et al., 1987.; MS

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]

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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