The values of the enthalpy (53.3; 51.3; 20.0 kJ mol−1), entropy (−106; −122; −144 J mol−1K−1), and volume of activation (−29.1; −31.0; −cm3 mol−1), the reaction volume (−25.0; −26.6; −cm3 mol−1) and reaction enthalpy (−155.9; −158.2; −150.2 kJ mol−1) have been obtained for the first time for the ene reactions of 4‐phenyl‐1,2,4‐triazoline‐3,5‐dione 1, with cyclohexene 4, 1‐hexene 6, and with 2,3‐dimethyl‐2‐butene 8, respectively. The ratio of the values of the activation volume to the reaction volume (∆V≠corr/ΔVr − n) in the ene reactions under study, 1 + 4→5 and 1 + 6→7, appeared to be the same, namely 1.16. The large negative values of the entropy and the volume of activation of studied reactions 1 + 4→ 5 and 1 + 6→7 better correspond to the cyclic structure of the activated complex at the stage determining the reaction rate. The equilibrium constants of these ene reactions can be estimated as exceeding 1018 L mol−1, and these reactions can be considered irreversible. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.