Zinc compounds thermodynamic properties

Thermochemical attention in this chapter is directed towards compounds with carbon—zinc bonds, i.e. species that are usually labeled organometallic. The thermodynamic properties that we discuss are restricted to the enthalpy of formation (often called the heat of formation ), enthalpy of vaporization and carbon—zinc bond energies. We forego discussion of other thermochemical properties such as entropy, heat capacity or excess enthalpy. The energy units are kJmoU where 4.184 kJ is defined to equal 1 kcal. 

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