Energétique des liaisons inter et intramoléculaires dans les trois isomères de l'aminophénol

Abstract

The prsesent work is concerned with a thermodynamic study of the three aminophenol isomers (general formula: C6H7NO). It was achieved using four techniques: combustion calorimetry of small amounts of substance (a few milligrams), sublimation calorimetry, differential thermal analysis, and heat capacity measurements. From this study, it was possible: to determine the enthalpies of combustion, sublimation, and fusion of these compounds; to discuss the relative stability of the three molecules; to determine the intermolecular enthalpy bonds; to determine the experimental resonance energies and to compare them with the theoretical values; to determine the atomization enthalpies and to compare them with the values calculated from the energetical contributions previously determined in our laboratory; to consider the existence of an intramolecular hydrogen bond in the ortho isomer. Key words: thermodynamics; thermochemistry; calorimetry; differential thermal analysis; 2-aminophenol or ortho-aminophenol; 3-aminophenol or meta-aminophenol; 4-aminophenol or para-aminophenol; enthalpy of combustion, of sublimation, of fusion, of atomization, enthalpy of inter and intramolecular bonds; hydrogen bond; resonance energy; triple point temperature.