The vaporization enthalpies of a series of heterocyclic compounds some suspected of showing evidence of a higher degree of self-association in comparison to many other nitrogen heterocycles have been measured both by correlation gas chromatography (CGC) and for comparison by transpiration. The compounds share some structural similarities. They include 2- and 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine, 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine and imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine. The vaporization enthalpies of the first three of the compounds are well reproduced by a standard series of reference compounds, mainly pyridine derivatives. The latter two compounds and 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine exhibit vaporization enthalpies approximately 7 kJ·mol(-1) larger. Their values are reproduced by using standards previously shown to exhibit stronger but similar self-association properties. The crystal structure of 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine has been determined in an effort to understand the nature of the self-association. The molecule crystallizes in planar stacks slightly offset with a stacking distance of 3.24 Å.

Vapor pressures for four N-methyl-substituted ethane-1,2-diamines were measured using the transpiration method. Enthalpies of vaporization were derived from the temperature dependence of the vapor pressures. Consistency of the experimental data was assessed and confirmed with group-additivity (GA) and quantum-chemical (QC) methods. Further confirmation of the results is provided through combined assessment with properties reported in the literature for the parent compound ethane-1,2diamine and a group of alkyl-substituted alkane-1,2-diamines. The effective application of modern QC methods in critical evaluation of enthalpies of vaporization and enthalpies of formation is demonstrated.

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