Synthesis, Characterization and Thermochemistry of the Hydrated Barium Nicotinate

Abstract

A new compound. barium nicotinate trihydrate, wits synthesized by the method of room temperature solid phase synthesis and ball grinder. FTIR, chemical and elemental analyses, and X-ray powder diffraction techniques were applied to characterize the structure and composition of the complex. Low-temperature heat capacities of the solid coordination compound were measured by it precision automated adiabatic calorimeter over the temperature range from 78 to 400 K. A phase transition process occurred in the temperature range of 312-332 K in the heat capacity curve, and the peak temperature, molar enthalpy and entropy of the solid-to-solid phase transition of the complex were determined to be its follows: T-trs=(327.097+/-1.082) K, Delta H-trs(m)=(16.793+/-0.084) kJ center dot mol(-1) and Delta S-trs(m) =(51.340+/- 0.164) J center dot K-1 center dot mol(-1). The experimental values of the molar heat capacities in the temperature regions of 7 8-311 K and 333-400 K were respectively fitted to two polynomial equations. The polynomial fitted values of the molar heat capacities and fundamental thermodynamic functions of the sample relative to the standard reference temperature of 298.15 K were calculated and tabulated at an interval of 5 K. In accordance with Hess law, it thermochemical cycle was designed, the reaction enthalpy of the solid phase reaction was determined its Delta H-t(m)0 =-(84.12+/-0.38) kJ center dot mol(-1), and the standard molar enthalpy of formation of the complex was calculated as Delta H-f(m)0 [Ba(Nic)(2) center dot 3H(2)O(s)]=-(2115.13+/-1.90) kJ center dot mol(-1) by using an isoperibol solution-reaction calorimeter.