Table 2.

Thermodynamic parameters of the cTAR/TAR annealing reaction in the presence of NC(11–55) or SSHS₂ NC(11–55)

	kobsa (M−1 s−1)	ΔH‡b (kJ/mol)	Eac (kJ/mol)
NC(11–55)
Slow	2.5 ± 0.2 ×104	70 ± 8	72 ± 10
SSHS2NC(11–55)
Fast	1.9 ± 0.2 ×104	60 ± 4	62 ± 7
Slow	1.5 ± 0.4 ×103	108 ± 4	110 ± 6

^aDetermined at 20°C.

^bCalculated from Equation (1) and Arrhenius plot (Figure 6).

^cThe activation energy Ea is given by Ea = ΔH^‡ + RT for T = 293.15 K (70).