RELATIVE THERMODYNAMIC STABILITIES OF THE ISOMERIC PROPENYLBENZENES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/poc.610070507

The relative thermodynamic stabilities of 2-propenylbenzene (allylbenzene), and the E and Z forms of 1-propenylbenzene were determined over the temperature range 50-170 deg C by chemical equilibration in DMSO solution with t-BuOK as catalyst.The values of the thermodynamic parameters ΔG<*>, ΔH<*> and ΔS<*> at 298.15 K for each isomerization reaction between the title compounds were evaluated.