Determining the main thermodynamic parameters of caffeine melting by means of DSC
E. V. Agafonova, Yu. V. Moshchenskii, Михаил Лукич Ткаченко
Abstract
E. V. Agafonova, Yu. V. Moshchenskii, Михаил Лукич Ткаченко
Abstract
The temperature and enthalpy of the melting of caffeine, which are 235.5 ± 0.1°C and 19.6 ± 0.2 kJ/mol, respectively, are determined by DSC. The melting entropy and the cryoscopic constant of caffeine are calculated.
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The temperature and enthalpy of the melting of caffeine, which are 235.5 ± 0.1°C and 19.6 ± 0.2 kJ/mol, respectively, are determined by DSC. The melting entropy and the cryoscopic constant of caffeine are calculated.
Key concepts: Enthalpy, Thermodynamics, Caffeine, Chemistry, Melting point, Melting temperature, Enthalpy of fusion, Entropy (arrow of time)