THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF MOLECULAR COMPLEXES: I. UREA-n-PARAFFIN INCLUSION COMPOUNDS
- 1 December 1962
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry
- Vol. 40 (12), 2195-2203
- https://doi.org/10.1139/v62-341
Abstract
The molecular complexes of urea and even-numbered n-paraffins up to C28 undergo thermal decomposition below the melting point of urea at temperatures which increase with the n-paraffin chain length. The decomposition is endothermal and is accompanied by changes in crystal structure, appearance, and by loss of the n-paraffin. Based on the enthalpy change a mechanism for the decomposition process is proposed.Keywords
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