Part 3 Data 885

Table 9C.3a Bond dissociation enthalpies, ΔH (A–B)/(kJ mol−1) at 298 K*

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Diatomic molecules
H–H 436 F–F 155 Cl–Cl 242 Br–Br 193 I–I 151
O=O 497 C=O 1076 N≡N 945
H–O 428 H–F 565 H–Cl 431 H–Br 366 H–I 299

Polyatomic molecules
H–CH3 435 H–NH2 460 H–OH 492 H–C6H5 469
H3C–CH3 368 H2C=CH2 720 HC≡CH 962
HO–CH3 377 Cl–CH3 352 Br–CH3 293 I–CH3 237
O=CO 531 HO–OH 213 O2N–NO2 54
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* To a good approximation bond dissociation enthalpies and dissociation energies are related by ΔH = NA hcDe + 2 RT with
hcDe = hcD0 + 12 ħ ω . For precise values of NA hcD0 for diatomic molecules, see Table 11C.1.
Data: HCP, KL.

Table 9C.3b Mean bond enthalpies, ΔH (A–B)/(kJ mol−1)* ⦵

H C N O F Cl Br I S P Si
H 436
C 412 348(i)
612(ii)
838(iii)
518(a)
N 388 305(i) 163(i)
613(ii) 409(ii)
890(iii) 946(iii)
O 463 360(i) 157 146(i)
743(ii) 497(ii)
F 565 484 270 185 155
Cl 431 338 200 203 254 242
Br 366 276 219 193
I 299 238 210 178 151
S 338 259 496 250 212 264
P 322 201
Si 318 374 466 226

* Mean bond enthalpies are such a crude measure of bond strength that they need not be distinguished from dissociation energies.
(i) Single bond, (ii) double bond, (iii) triple bond, (a) aromatic.
Data: HCP and L. Pauling, e nature of the chemical bond. Cornell University Press (1960).