THERMODYNAMICS OF TRIMETHYLINDIUM ADDUCTS OF N,N',N''-TRIALKYL-1,3,5-TRIAZACYCLOHEXANES

Adducts of formula InMe3 . C3H6N3R3, where R = Me, Pr-i or Bu-t, have been prepared. The adduct bonding of three lone pairs is shown to be o nly slightly stronger than a standard one lone-pair adduct bond, and e stimated to be between 85 and 90 kJ mol(-1). The vapour pressures of t hese adducts have been determined and interpreted by statistical mecha nical techniques to show the presence of disorder within the molecules , both in the alkyl groups and in the adduct bonding. The former is sh own to affect the solid phases; its use in modelling the disorder in a crystal structure and in predicting the entropy of phase change to di sordered phases is outlined. The latter appears in the liquid and vapo ur phases and is used to explain melting points and entropies of vapor isation.