In
this work, comprehensive investigations of l- and dl-methionine have been conducted by the methods of differential
scanning calorimetry (DSC), Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry (KEMS),
and quantum chemistry. Heat capacities of crystalline l-
and dl-methionine were measured by DSC in the temperature
range of 209–473 K and their thermodynamic functions (TFs)
have been determined. The structures and molecular parameters of 29
gaseous conformers were computed in the framework of DFT theory (B3LYP/cc-pVTZ)
and TFs of methionine in the ideal gas state have been obtained. Sublimation
of l- and dl-methionine was investigated by KEMS
in the temperature range 369–431 K. Both compounds were found
to sublime congruently in the form of monomers. The saturated vapor
pressure in the studied temperature range has been obtained as ln
(p/Pa) = −(16905 ± 166)/(T/K) + (38.145 ± 0.411) (l-methionine) and ln(p/Pa) = −(16969 ± 140)/(T/K)
+ (38.473 ± 0.350) (dl-methionine). Sublimation enthalpies
Δsub
H°(298.15 K) equal to 147.9
± 1.2 kJ·mol–1 (l-methionine)
and 148.7 ± 2.6 kJ·mol–1 (dl-methionine)
have been determined by the second and third law techniques.