Calorimetric study of the adducts CdBr2·nL (n = 1 and 2; L = ethyleneurea and propyleneurea)

A calorimetric study was performed for adducts of general formula CdBr2·nL (n=1 and 2; L=ethyleneurea (eu) and propyleneurea (pu)). The standard molar reaction enthalpy in condensed phase: CdBr2(c)+nL(c)=CdBr2·nL(c); ΔrHmθ, were obtained by reaction–solution calorimetry, to give the following values for mono- and bis-adducts: −19.54 and −34.59; −7.77 and −19.05 kJ mol−1 for eu and pu adducts, respectively. Decomposition (ΔDHmθ) and lattice (ΔMHmθ) enthalpies, as well as the mean cadmiumoxygen bond dissociation enthalpy, D〈CdO〉, were calculated for all adducts.