%0 Journal Article %T Estimation of standard enthalpy of formation of alkanes in gaseous state by calculating size, structural and electronic parameters in the molecules %A Verma %A P.S %A Gorsi %A B.L %A Kalwania %A G.S %A Lovel %J Ecl¨¦tica Qu¨ªmica %D 2010 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.1590/S0100-46702010000300007 %X a quantitative analysis is made on the correlation ship of thermodynamic property, i.e., standard enthalpy of formation (¦Äh fo) with kier's molecular connectivity index(1xv),vander waal's volume (vw) electrotopological state index (e) and refractotopological state index (r) in gaseous state of alkanes. the regression analysis reveals a significant linear correlation of standard enthalpy of formation (¦Äh fo) with 1xv, vw, e and r. the equations obtained by regression analysis may be used to estimate standard enthalpy of formation (¦Äh fo) of alkanes in gaseous state. %K kier's molecular connectivity (1xv) %K vander waal's volume (vw) %K electrotopological state index (e) %K refractotopological state (r). %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0100-46702010000300007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en