Kinetic analysis of the thermal decomposition of Zn(II) 2-chlorobenzoate complex with caffeine

▸ Kinetics of the first two thermal decomposition steps of the complex [Zn(2-Clbenz)2(caf)2] is studied. ▸ The apparent activation energy was determined using isoconversional and non-isoconversional method. ▸ Kinetic analysis of the deconvoluted DTG data showed that both, the caffeine and (C6H4Cl)CO releases follow the first order kinetics.