Thermal properties of cycloalkanecarboxylates [Rh-2(O2CR)(4)] (R = C3H5, C4
H7, C5H9 and C6H11) were studied and the results compared with those obtain
ed for [Rh-2(O2CR)(4)] (R = CH3, C2H5 and C3H7). Thermogravimetry and diffe
rential scanning calorimetry were used as the techniques and the heats of r
eaction for the samples in open and closed crucibles were obtained, in diff
erent atmospheres. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.