Abstract
Isothermal calorimetric titration of 18-crown-6 ether with BaCl2 in pure aqueous solution over the temperature range 7-40 degrees C gives precise binding constants and enthalpy changes. Nonlinear least-squares fitting of the binding constants to the integrated van't Hoff equation, including a temperature-independent change in heat capacity, leads to van't Hoff enthalpies that differ significantly from the observed calorimetric enthalpies. This perplexing discrepancy appears at present to be very widely occurring.
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