An examination of the thermodynamics of fusion, vaporization, and sublimation of ibuprofen and naproxen by correlation gas chromatography.

The vaporization enthalpies of (S)-ibuprofen and (S)-naproxen measured by correlation gas chromatography at  T  = 298.15 K are reported and compared with literature values. Adjustment of the fusion enthalpies of (RS)- and (S)-ibuprofen and (S)-naproxen to  T  = 298.15 K and combined with the vaporization enthalpy of the (S)-enantiomer of both  ibuprofen  and  naproxen  also at  T  = 298.15 K resulted in the sublimation enthalpies of both (S)-enantiomers. On the assumption that the vaporization enthalpy of the racemic form of ibuprofen is within the experimental uncertainty of the chiral form, the sublimation enthalpy of racemic ibuprofen was also evaluated. The vaporization and sublimation enthalpies compare favorably to the most of the literature values for the racemic form of ibuprofen but differ from the value reported for chiral ibuprofen. The literature values of (S)-naproxen are somewhat smaller than the values measured in this work. The following vaporization enthalpies were measured for (S)-ibuprofen and (S)-naproxen, respectively: Δ H vap (298.15 K), 106.0 5.5, 132.2 ± 5.0 kJ·mol −1 . Sublimation enthalpies of 122.7 ± 5.6 and 155.2 ± 7.1 kJ·mol −1  were calculated for the (S)-enantiomers of ibuprofen and naproxen and a value of 128.9 ± 5.8 kJ·mol −1  was estimated for the racemic form of ibuprofen. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. and the American Pharmacists Association.