Physics – Chemical Physics
Scientific paper
2005-05-30
Physics
Chemical Physics
30 pages, 5 figures, journal contribution
Scientific paper
Chemical theories involving thermodynamical equilibrium states invariably utilize statistical mechanical equilibrium density distributions. Here, a definition of heat-work transformation termed thermo mechanical coherence is first made, and it is conjectured that most molecular bonds have the above heat-work transformation property, which models a chemical bond as a "`centrifugal heat engine"' . Expressions are derived for the standard Gibbs free energy, enthalpy, and entropy where the bond coordinates need not conform to a non degenerate Boltzmann state, since bond breakdown and formation are processes that have direction, whereas equilibrium distributions are derived when the Hamiltonian is of fixed form, which is not the case for chemical reactions using localized Hamiltonians. The empirically determined Gibbs free energy from a known molecular dynamics simulation of a dimer reaction 2A--> A_2, accords rather well with the theoretical estimate. A relation connecting the rate of reaction with the equilibrium constant and other kinetic parameters is derived and could place the commonly observed linear relationship between the logarithms of the rate constant and equilibrium constant on a firmer theoretical footing. These relationships could include analogues of the Hammett correlations used extensively in physical organic chemistry, as well as others which are temperature dependent.
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