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Thermochemical Isotope Effects II
Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Wayne C. Duer
  • Gary L. Bertrand, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Alternative Title
CH₃OH-CH₃OD, C₂H₅OH-C₂H₅OD, and H₂O-D₂O in selected solvents
Abstract

Standard heats of solution at 25° have been determined for the isotopic pairs methanol-methanol-d, ethanol-ethanol-d, and water-heavy water in a variety of solvents. In every case, the transfer of the deuterated compound from an inert solvent (in the case of water, from the gaseous state) to a hydrogen-bonding solvent is more exothermic than the transfer of the parent compound. The isotope effect on the enthalpy of transfer shows a rough correlation with the difference between the reduced masses of the solvent-solute pair. The isotope effect on the enthalpy of the O-H bond in methanol has also been determined.

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Chemistry
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Article - Journal
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English
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© 1975 American Chemical Society (ACS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-1975
Publication Date
01 Jan 1975
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Wayne C. Duer and Gary L. Bertrand. "Thermochemical Isotope Effects II" Journal of the American Chemical Society (1975) ISSN: 0002-7863
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gary-bertrand/55/