Determination and interrelation of bond heterolysis and homolysis energies in solution. Final report, January 1988-August 1991
Solution phase heats of heterolysis Delta H(sub(het)) and homolysis Delta H(sub(homo)) were determined for covalent bonds that can be cleaved to produce resonance-stabilized carbenium ions, anions, and radicals. Simple and broadly applicable correlation equations were developed which relate Delta H(sub(het)) to ion stabilization properties pK(sub(R+5)) and pK(sub a) and relate Delta H(sub(homo)) to radical stabilization properties (AOPs and CRPs). Important conclusions from the study are: (1) there is no general correlation between Delta H(sub(het)) and Delta H(sub(homo)) which implies that heterolytic bond cleavage pathways in coal will be quite different than the homolytic bond cleavage pathways associated with coal thermolysis; (2) many covalent bonds in coal which require high temperature for homolytic cleavage may be susceptible to heterolytic cleavage under mild conditions; and (3) coal conversion process chemistry based upon heterolytic bond cleavage may be more selective and controllable than homolytic bond cleavage associated with coal thermolysis.
- Research Organization:
- Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
- OSTI ID:
- 6864971
- Report Number(s):
- PB-93-162832/XAB; CNN: GRI-5088-260-1643
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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