Standard Enthalpies of Formation for Solid Complexes of Chromium Chloride with L-α-Amino Acids

The solid complexes of Cr(AA) 2Cl 3·nH 2O of CrCl 3 with L-α-amino acids (AA=Val, Leu, Thr, Met, Arg, Phe, Try and His) have been prepared in 95% EtOH medium, and characterized structurally by elemental analysis, chemical analysis, IR spectra and TG-DTG. The constant-volume combustion energies of the complexes have been determined by RBC-II type rotating-bomb calorimeter. The standard enthalpies of formation of the complexes have been calculated as well, which are ( -2543.16± 3.71) (Val), ( -2561.32± 4.06) (Leu), ( -2284.02± 2.95) (Thr), ( -1418.77± 4.60) (Met), ( -3218.91± 4.67) (Arg), ( -2643.90± 5.02) (Phe), ( -1707.18± 3.23) (Try) and ( -2838.05±3.45) (His) kJ/ mol, respectively.