THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF MOLECULAR COMPLEXES: III. UREA INCLUSION COMPOUNDS OF MONOSUBSTITUTED ALIPHATIC SERIES

Abstract

Examination of the thermal decomposition of urea inclusion compounds has been extended to complexes of the even-numbered members of the following aliphatic series: n-alcohols, n-alkylamines, n-alkyl bromides, and n-carboxylic acids. The decomposition has been studied primarily by differential thermal analysis and an attempt made to correlate the observed decomposition temperatures and heats of decomposition with the particular guest species. The decomposition mechanism appears to involve acquisition of sufficient energy by the guest molecule to permit its diffusion from the canal, the decomposition temperature being related to the activation energy required for this diffusion process.