Table 3: Thermal decomposition steps, mass loss (%), proposed lost segments, final residue thermo-kinetic activation parameters of each decomposition step for the prepared complexes.
Comp. | Decomp. temp. (°C) | Mass loss (%) | Proposed segment | E* (KJmol−1) | A(S−1) | ΔH* (KJmol−1) | ΔG* (KJmol−1) | ΔS* (Jmol−1 K−1) | |
Found | Calc. | ||||||||
CrLA1 | 35–110 | 8.12 | 8.05 | 2H2O | 78.3 | 0.096 | 77.8 | 93.6 | −251.55 |
112–211 | 8.22 | 8.05 | 2H2O | 78.3 | 119.7 | −259.52 | |||
213–285 | 13.78 | 13.87 | NO3 | 76 | 141.7 | −262.97 | |||
287–399 | 31.65 | 31.77 | C10H6O | 75.5 | 165.8 | −265.5 | |||
401–567 | 26.52 | 26.60 | C7H5NO | 74.2 | 205.8 | −268.57 | |||
Residue | > 567 | 11.70 | 11.63 | Cr | — | — | — | ||