For the first time a GLC determination of thermodynamic parameters using solutions of one reactant on the column has been coupled with full corrections for adsorption effects to obtain an accurate enthalpy and entropy for an acid-base reaction in the liquid phase. The system studied involved the interaction of the Lewis base triethylamine with the Lewis acid bis(7,7,11 , I l-tetramethylheptadecane-8,lO-dionato)nickel(II) in squalane. The equilibrium constants, enthalpy, and entropy all compare favorably with those obtained in solution using spectrophotometric methods. Previous studies have yielded different values for the equilibrium constants obtained by the GLC method than from other solution techniques (i.e., spectrophotometric and calorimetric procedures). A new modification of the method for elimination of adsorption contributions has been developed which significantly shortens the time required for analysis. The success of this experiment indicates that data from the GLC experiment may be used in a complementary fashion to standard procedures to determine the reactivity of transitionmetal compounds in solution.For some time gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) has been used to obtain thermodynamic data for acid-base reactions.' Two basic methods have evolved: the neat liquid method, which employs one reactant as a neat liquid phase on the G L C column,* and the solution method, which involves a solution phase on the c o l~m n .~ (This should not be confused with the use of "solution dominated" peaks advocated by Martire and Liao' I for correction of adsorption effects.) Three basic techniques have been developed for adsorption effect corrections without which the thermodynamic data obtained by the G L C methods have little quantitativeRecently we showed that enthalpies of hydrogen-bonding interactions obtained by the neat liquid method for long-chain aliphatic donors are in agreement with those obtained by calorimetric or infrared frequency shift technique^.^ The G L C method used involved pure base on the column and corrections for interfacial effects were made using the solution-dominated approach.8 This study demonstrated that the same enthalpies could be obtained by the G L C method as those for a comparable system in solution.It has been shown that both of the basic G L C methods give the same equilibrium constant for certain systems.I0 It has also been established that the various methods for correction of adsorption effects give the same results.'' However, to our knowledge, no one has coupled the use of the solution method with corrections for interfacial effects to obtain enthalpies that are comparable to those obtained from solution calorimetric or spectrophotometric methods.We are primarily interested in utilizing the G L C technique to determine accurate solvation-minimizedl* enthalpies for acid-base interactions in which the acid is a transition-metal complex. For this reason we have prepared the squalane-soluble compound bis(7,7,11,11 -tetramethylheptadecane-8, IO-dionato)nickel(II), Ni(THDD)2.I3 T...