The Paradox of Thermodynamic Instability

William B. Jensen, Roger W. Kugel and Allan R. Pinhas

International Journal of Chemistry, 2024, vol. 16, issue 2, 34

Abstract: The constraints on the Gibbs free energy equation required to intercompare the stabilities of chemical species are reviewed, and the concept of thermodynamically unstable but kinetically stable compounds is defined. A method for synthesizing these compounds is then discussed based on a rule first stated by the French chemist, Pierre Macquer, in 1749, and its modern application illustrated using several concrete examples. A simple graphical method for visualizing trends in thermodynamically stable versus thermodynamically unstable compounds is then introduced and illustrated with example plots. The paper concludes with a brief note on terminology.

Date: 2024
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