Vaporization Thermodynamics of Polymeric Cadmium Pivalate

Abstract

The vaporization of cadmium pivalate CdPiv₂ with a polymeric structure was studied by the Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry of the gas phase. The sublimation of this complex was found to be congruent and to be accompanied by thermal dissociation with the formation of metal atoms and organic compounds due to its polymeric character. The standard enthalpies of vaporization were found, and the standard formation enthalpy of condensed cadmium pivalate was calculated. Highly volatile cadmium compounds could be synthesized via the introduction of additional ligands able to saturate the coordination sphere of the central atom.