The energetics
of the C-F, C-Cl, C-Br, and C-I b
onds in 2-hal
oethan
ols was investigated by using ac
ombinati
on
of experimental and the
oretical meth
ods. The standard m
olar enthalpies
of formati
on
of 2-chl
or
o-,2-br
om
o-, and 2-i
od
oethan
ol, at 298.15 K, were determined as
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f">(ClCH
2CH
2OH, l) = -315.5 ± 0.7kJ·m
ol
-1,
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f">(BrCH
2CH
2OH, l) = -275.8 ± 0.6 kJ·m
ol
-1,
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fh/111/i09/eqn/jp0675678e10003.gi
f">(ICH
2CH
2OH, l) = -207.3 ± 0.7kJ·m
ol
-1, by r
otating-b
omb c
ombusti
on cal
orimetry. The c
orresp
onding standard m
olar enthalpies
ofvap
orizati
on,
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f">(ClCH
2CH
2OH) = 48.32 ± 0.37 kJ·m
ol
-1,
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f">(BrCH
2CH
2OH) = 54.08 ± 0.40kJ·m
ol
-1, and
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f">(ICH
2CH
2OH) = 57.03 ± 0.20 kJ·m
ol
-1 were als
o obtained by Calvet-dr
opmicr
ocal
orimetry. The c
ondensed phase and vap
orizati
on enthalpy data lead t
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f">(ClCH
2CH
2OH, g) =-267.2 ± 0.8 kJ·m
ol
-1,
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fh/111/i09/eqn/jp0675678e10008.gi
f">(BrCH
2CH
2OH, g) = -221.7 ± 0.7 kJ·m
ol
-1, and
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f">(ICH
2CH
2OH, g) =-150.3 ± 0.7 kJ·m
ol
-1. These values, t
ogether with the enthalpy
of selected is
odesmic and is
ogyric gas-phase reacti
ons predicted by density
functi
onal the
ory (B3LYP/cc-pVTZ) and CBS-QB3 calculati
ons wereused t
o derive the enthalpies
of formati
on
of gase
ous 2-
flu
or
oethan
ol,
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fh/111/i09/eqn/jp0675678e10010.gi
f">(FCH
2CH
2OH, g) = -423.6 ±5.0 kJ·m
ol
-1, and
of the 2-hydr
oxyethyl radical,
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f">(CH
2CH
2OH, g) = -28.7 ± 8.0 kJ·m
ol
-1. The
obtained therm
ochemical data led t
o the
foll
owing carb
on-hal
ogen b
ond diss
ociati
on enthalpies:
DHo(X-CH
2CH
2OH) = 474.4 ± 9.4 kJ·m
ol
-1 (X = F), 359.9 ± 8.0 kJ·m
ol
-1 (X = Cl), 305.0 ± 8.0 kJ·m
ol
-1 (X =Br), 228.7 ± 8.1 kJ·m
ol
-1 (X = I). These values were c
ompared with the c
orresp
onding C-X b
ond diss
ociati
onenthalpies in XCH
2COOH, XCH
3, XC
2H
5, XCH=CH
2, and XC
6H
5. In view
of this c
omparis
on thec
omputati
onal meth
ods menti
oned ab
ove were als
o used t
o obtain
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f">(FCH
2COOH, g) = -594.0 ± 5.0kJ·m
ol
-1 fr
om which
DHo(F-CH
2COOH) = 435.4 ± 5.4 kJ·m
ol
-1. The
order
DHo(C-F) >
DHo(C-Cl) >
DHo(C-Br) >
DHo(C-I) is
observed
for the hal
oalc
oh
ols and all
other RX c
omp
ounds. It is
finally c
oncludedthat the maj
or qualitative trends exhibited by the C-X b
ond diss
ociati
on enthalpies
for the series
of c
omp
oundsstudied in this w
ork can be predicted by Pauling's electr
ostatic-c
ovalent m
odel.