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• TITLE: The Zigzag Progression of Melting and Triple Point Properties of n-Alkanes, n-Alcohols, n-Alkanoic Amines and n-Alkanoic Acids

  AUTHORS: Boris Sedunov, Ilia Brondz

  KEYWORDS: n-Alkanes, n-Alcohols, n-Amines, n-Alkanoic Acids, Melting Temperature, Triple Point, Chemical Bond, Molecular Interaction, Intermolecular Bond, Group Contribution, Zigzag Line of Temperature Progression

  JOURNAL NAME: Voice of the Publisher, Vol.3 No.1, March 31, 2017

  ABSTRACT: In the paper, we discuss the phenomenon of melting and triple point properties deviations from regularity in tangent of slope and “zigzag” progression in n-alkanes, n-alcohols, n-alkanoic amines and n-alkanoic acids. The thermodynamics and chemical aspects of this intriguing phenomenon will be discussed. In graphs of melting and triple point properties of saturated alkanoic (fatty) acids, n-alcohols, n-amines and n-alkanes homologous series have been observed two segments, which are characterized by changes in tangent of slope from the fifth member of homologous series, and harmonic zigzag progression of melting and triple point temperatures and some other thermophysical parameters. The melting and triple point temperatures for even numbers of carbon atoms in homologous series of n-alkanes, n-alkanoic acids, n-alcohols, n-amines and some cyclic and polycyclic substances are larger than average values of the nearest odd numbers. A general character of this phenomenon for a wide number of substances motivates researchers to study the nature and mechanism of it and its implication.