Feeling and investigating blue: On the enthalpy of formation of indigo

Margarida S. Miranda, James S. Chickos, Joaquim C.G. Esteves da Silva, Joel F. Liebman

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Abstract

The enthalpy of formation of indigo, as a solid, was reported in 1893. The enthalpy of sublimation at a mean temperature of 577 K ( ca.  298 °C) was reported some 90 years later, and corrected herein to 298 K. These values were summed to result in a standard gas phase enthalpy of formation. We have also performed quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p) level and analyzed them using (not quite) isodesmic and isomerisation reactions. From these disparate calorimetric and computational approaches, we hereby present a recommended enthalpy of formation of gaseous indigo of (35 ± 16) kJ · mol −1 .
Original languageAmerican English
JournalThe Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics
Volume73
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 6 2014

Keywords

  • DFT calculations
  • Enthalpy of formation
  • Enthalpy of sublimation
  • Indigo

Disciplines

  • Physical Chemistry

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