Bond dissociation energies of organic molecules

Stephen J Blanksby; G Barney Ellison

doi:10.1021/ar020230d

Bond dissociation energies of organic molecules

Acc Chem Res. 2003 Apr;36(4):255-63. doi: 10.1021/ar020230d.

Authors

Stephen J Blanksby¹, G Barney Ellison

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia. blanksby@uow.edu.au

PMID: 12693923
DOI: 10.1021/ar020230d

Abstract

In this Account we have compiled a list of reliable bond energies that are based on a set of critically evaluated experiments. A brief description of the three most important experimental techniques for measuring bond energies is provided. We demonstrate how these experimental data can be applied to yield the heats of formation of organic radicals and the bond enthalpies of more than 100 representative organic molecules.