The bond dissociation energy (enthalpy) is also referred to as bond disruption energy, bond energy, bond strength, or binding energy (abbreviation: BDE, BE, or D). It is defined as the standard enthalpy change of the following fission: R−X → R + X. The BDE, denoted by D°(R−X), is usually derived by the thermochemical equation, D°(R−X) = ΔfH° (R) + ΔfH°(X) – ΔfH°(RX). The enthalpy of formation ΔfH° of a large number of atoms, free radicals, ions, clusters, and compounds is available from the Web sites of NIST, NASA, CODATA, and IUPAC. Most authors prefer to use the BDE values at 298.15 K.
The following seven tables provide essential information of experimental BDE values of R−X and R+−X bonds. The data in these tables have been revised through September 2021.
The BDEs in diatomic species have usually been measured by spectroscopy or mass spectrometry. In the absence of data on the enthalpy function, the values at 0 K, D°(A−B), are converted to D°298 by the approximate equation:
D°298(A−B) ≈ D°(A−B) + (3/2)RT = D°(A−B) + 3.7181 kJ mol–1
Column definitions for Table 1 are as follows.
Column heading | Definition |
Mol. form. | Molecular formula for diatomic molecule A–B; table has been arranged in alphabetical order of atom A |
D°298 | Bond dissociation energy, in units kJ mol-1 |
Ref. | Reference number |
Mol. form. | D°298/kJ mol–1 | Ref. |
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Ac−O | 794 | 1 |
Ac–S | 505 ± 68 | 22 |
Ag−Ag | 162.9 ± 2.9 | 1 |
Ag−Al | 183.7 ± 9.2 | 1 |
Ag−Au | 202.5 ± 9.6 | 1 |
Ag−Bi | 192 ± 42 | 1 |
Ag−Br | 280.3 ± 1.3 | 1 |
Ag−Cl | 279.1 ± 8.4 | 1 |
Ag−Cu | 171.5 ± 9.6 | 1 |
Ag−D | 226.8 | 1 |
Ag−Dy | 130 ± 19 | 1 |
Ag−Eu | 127 ± 13 | 1 |
Ag−F | 356.9 ± 5.8 | 1 |
Ag−Ga | 159 ± 17 | 1 |
Ag−Ge | 174.5 ± 21 | 1 |
Ag−H | 202.4 ± 9.1 | 1 |
Ag−Ho | 124 ± 19 | 1 |
Ag−I | 234 ± 29 | 1 |
Ag−In | 166.5 ± 4.9 | 1 |