By analogy with the known mode of vaporization of Zn.3P2, Cd3As2 and Cd3P2, the Knudsen cell pressure measurements on Zn3As2 of Nesmeyanov et aI. between 601 ~ and 751~ have been reinterpreted according to the reaction Zn~As2(s) -~ 3Zn(g) + 1/~As4(g)The derived free energy change for this reaction, given by AG ~ (kcal) ----139 --99.8 >< 10-3T is consistent with the fragmentary thermochemical data for Zn3As2. In addition, the free energy change for the dissociation reaction ZnP2(s) = 1/3 Zn3P2(s) q-1/3 P4(g) has been estimated as ~G ~ (kcal) --21.4 --18.4 X 10-3T Finally, the entropies of fusion of Zn3As2 and Cd.~As2 have been evaluated by applying the Clausius-Clapeyron equation to recent data, yielding 28.7 and 29.5 eu/g-mole, respectively.The importance of the group II-V compounds ZnAs_~, Zn3As2, ZnP2, and Zn3P2 in the interpretation of the Ga-As-Zn and Ga-P-Zn ternary phase diagrams has been emphasized by Panish (1, 2). Recently, Casey and Panish (3) lacked thermodynamic data for Zn3As2 in their analysis of Zn diffusion in GaAs from an invariant ternary source. Moreover, thermodynamic data for Zn3P~ and ZnP2, if available, are thought to be useful to design and interpret Zn diffusion experiments in GaP from a ternary source. The diffusion of Zn into GaxInl-xP from Zn~P2 has been accomplished by Hakki (4).In addition, there is also an intrinsic interest in the properties of the II-V compounds. For example, Rubenstein and Dean (5) have very recently observed the luminescence of ZnP2. Other semiconducting II-V compounds such as ZnAs2, CdAs2, Zn3As2, and Cd3As2 have also been investigated (6-8).The volatilities of ZnAse, CdAs2, Cd3As2, and Zn:~P2 have been the subjects of several thermochemical studies. However, there are no thermodynamic data for ZnP2 and the information on Zn3Ase is fragmentary and incorrectly interpreted. The primary objective of this paper is the derivation of consistent thermodynamic data for Zn3As2 by the reinterpretation of available measurements. Then, the standard heat of formation and entropy of ZnP2 are estimated by comparison with the properties of other arsenides and phosphides. These thermodynamic data for Zn~Ase and ZnP2 were found to be useful in recent work (9) concerned with the solid solubility of Zn in GaP and GaAs. In addition, the entropies of fusion of Zn3As2 and Cd3As2 are evaluated by the Clausius-Ciapeyron equation from existing pressure-temperature and density data. Finally, the entropies of fusion of ZnAs2, ZnP2, and Zn3P2 are estimated.