Heats of vaporization of esters by the gas chromatography–calorimetry method

A recently developed gc–calorimetry procedure involving a combination of gas chromatography and heat of solution measurements has been used to measure heats of vaporization of 17 esters, including methyl 2,2-dimethylpropanoate, butyl acetate, glyceryl triacetate, diethyl phthalate, methyl 9-octadecenoate, and 12 methyl esters of C3- to C15-fatty acids. Comparison with measurements of ΔHv reported in the literature indicates that the gc–calorimetry method often has smaller uncertainties in measurements (0.25 to 1.00 kJ mol−1) and more consistent methylene increments for the series of fatty acid methyl esters. Two of the experimental ΔHv measurements which differ appreciably from recent literature values have been verified by vaporization calorimetry.