Condensed and gas phase enthalpies of formation of 3:4,5:6-dibenzo-2-hydroxymethylene-cyclohepta-3,5-dienenone (1, f H • m ( − 199.1 ± 16.4), ( − 70.5 ± 20.5) kJ mol −1 , respectively) and 3,4,6,7-dibenzobicyclo[3.2.1] nona-3,6-dien-2-one (2, ( − 79.7 ± 22.9), (20.1 ± 23.1) kJ mol −1 ) are reported. Sublimation enthalpies at T = 298.15 K for these compounds were evaluated by combining the fusion enthalpies at T = 298.15 K (1, (12.5 ± 1.8); 2, (5.3 ± 1.7) kJ mol −1 ) adjusted from DSC measurements at the melting temperature (1, (T fus , 357.7 K, 16.9 ± 1.3 kJ mol −1 )); 2, (T fus , 383.3 K, 10.9 ± 0.1) kJ mol −1 ) with the vaporization enthalpies at T = 298.15 K (1, (116.1 ± 12.1); 2, (94.5 ± 2.2) kJ mol −1 ) measured by correlation-gas chromatography. The vaporization enthalpies of benzoin ((98.5 ± 12.5) kJ mol −1 ) and 7-heptadecanone ((94.5 ± 1.8) kJ mol −1 ) at T = 298.15 K and the fusion enthalpy of phenyl salicylate (T fus , 312.7 K, 18.4 ± 0.5) kJ mol −1 ) were also determined for the correlations. The crystal structure of 1 was determined by X-ray crystallog-