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2 Thermochemistry<br />

2.1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS<br />

<strong>In</strong> the gas phase, homolytic bond dissociation enthalpies (DH) relate the<br />

thermochemical properties <strong>of</strong> molecules to those <strong>of</strong> radicals while ionization<br />

potentials (IP) and electron aff<strong>in</strong>ities (EA) tie the thermochemistry <strong>of</strong> neutral<br />

species to those <strong>of</strong> their correspond<strong>in</strong>g ions. For example, Scheme 2.1 represents<br />

the relationships between R3SiH and its related radicals, ions, and radical<br />

ions. This representation does not def<strong>in</strong>e thermodynamic cycles (the H fragment<br />

is not explicitly considered) but it is rather a thermochemical mnemonic<br />

that affords a simple way <strong>of</strong> establish<strong>in</strong>g the experimental data required to<br />

obta<strong>in</strong> a chosen thermochemical property.<br />

<strong>In</strong> Scheme 2.1 the horizontal arrows represent the IPs and EAs while the<br />

vertical arrows def<strong>in</strong>e homolytic cleavages. The diagonal arrows that ascend<br />

from left to right imply the formation <strong>of</strong> H þ while for those that ascend from<br />

right to left it is the H that results. Seven pieces <strong>of</strong> experimental data are<br />

required to def<strong>in</strong>e the eleven thermodynamic properties <strong>of</strong> Scheme 2.1.<br />

<strong>In</strong> the liquid phase, the equivalents <strong>of</strong> IPs and EAs are the electrochemical<br />

oxidation and reduction potentials and analogous thermochemical cycles have<br />

been used <strong>in</strong> the literature to calculate pK values. However, oxidation and<br />

reduction potentials <strong>of</strong> R3Si: radicals are not yet established experimentally<br />

and, therefore, the solution thermochemical cycles suffer from these limitations.<br />

<strong>In</strong> this chapter, we have collected and discussed the available data <strong>in</strong> both gas<br />

and liquid phases related to Scheme 2.1. Emphasis will be given to homolytic bond<br />

dissociation enthalpies <strong>of</strong> silanes. Generally, DH values are extrapolated from the<br />

gas phase to solution without concern<strong>in</strong>g solvent effects (particularly <strong>in</strong> the<br />

<strong>Organosilanes</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Radical</strong> <strong>Chemistry</strong> C. Chatgilialoglu<br />

# 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd ISBN: 0-471-49870-X

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