Excess enthalpies of dilute aqueous solutions of model peptides and urea at 25°C

Excess enthalpies of four dilute aqueous solutions each containing urea and a model peptide (N-acetyl-N-methylamides of either glycine or L-alanine, N-acetylamides of either L-valine or L-proline) have been determined by calorimetry. These results are compared with the excess enthalpies of aqueous solutions of amides and other uncharged peptides. The second enthalpic virial coefficients are discussed on the basis of McMillan-Mayer theory and additivity of group interactions. The results confirm the preliminary conclusions of previous works in this series, i.e., that peptideurea interactions are water assisted, and an extra contribution appears when more than one peptidic or amidic group is present on the same molecule.     

Dilution enthalpies of alkanols in concentrated aqueous solutions of urea at 25°C

Enthalpies of dilution of some aliphatic alcohols were determined at 25°C in aqueous 7M urea solutions by flow microcalorimetry. The excess enthalpies were expressed as power expansion series in molalities referred to 1 kg of constant composition urea-water mixture. This urea-water mixture was utilized throughout as a mixed solvent. The values of the second enthalpic virial coefficients were all found to be positive and generally lower than the corresponding values in water. Large differences were encountered, as in water, by comparing normal and branched isomeric propanols and butanols. For one system it was possible to measure the third coefficients, which were also positive. The second enthalpic coefficients were found to increase with the molecular weight of the alkanols. These facts suggest that in the presence of a large concentration of urea, the excess enthalpies are mainly determined by apolar interactions. This is surprising and potentially rich in consequences for a better understanding of the interactions among amino acid residues distantly situated in the primary sequences but topologically near in the loops of globular proteins. An analysis, carried out using the Savage-Wood additivity group method, shows that the enthalpic contributions (that appear to play a crucial role in water in making the polar interaction to be favorable) become essentially unfavorable in urea-water solvent. The hypothesis that the peptide-peptide interactions are prevented by the preferential solvation of urea is also discussed.     

Thermodynamic properties of transition metals in aqueous solution: 1. The enthalpies of dilution of some aqueous transition metal chloride solutions at 25°C

Enthalpies of dilution H _D of aqueous solutions of the transition metal chlorides CdCl₂, CoCl₂, CuCl₂, MnCl₂, and NiCl₂ were measured from 1.0 molal to dilute solution at 25°C. The apparent molal enthalpy equations of Pitzer were then fit to the resulting H _D data and the parameters for these equations are presented. The heat of dilution data for CdCl₂ and CuCl₂ were in good agreement with results by other workers.     

Diffusion of levodopa in aqueous solutions of hydrochloric acid at 25 °C

Ternary mutual diffusion coefficients (D₁₁, D₂₂, D₁₂ and D₂₁) measured by the Taylor dispersion method are reported for aqueous solutions of {levodopa (l-dopa) + HCl} solutions at 25 °C and HCl concentrations up to 0.100 mol · dm⁻³. The coupled diffusion of l-dopa (1) and HCl (2) is significant, as indicated by large negative cross-diffusion coefficients. D₂₁, for example, reaches values that are larger than D₁₁, the main coefficient of l-dopa. Combined Fick and Nernst–Planck equations are used to analyze the proton coupled diffusion of l-dopa and HCl in terms of the binding of H⁺ ions to l-dopa and ion migration in the electric field generated by l-dopa and HCl concentration gradients.     

Excess Molar Volumes of Binary Mixtures of Hexanol and Polyethers at 25°C

Excess molar volumes V_m^E at 25°C and atmospheric pressure over the entire composition range for binary mixtures of 1-hexanol with n-polyethers: 2,5-dioxahexane, 3,6-dioxaoctane, 2,5,8-trioxanonane, 3,6,9-trioxaundecane, 5,8,11-trioxapentadecane, 2,5,8,11-tetraoxadodecane, and 2,5,8,11,14-pentaoxapentadecane are reported from densities measured with a vibrating-tube densimeter. Systems containing 2,5-dioxahexane, 2,5,8-trioxanonane, 2,5,8,11-tetraoxadodecane or 2,5,8,11,14-pentaoxapentadecane are characterized by V_m^E > 0, probably due to predominant positive contributions to V_m^E from the disruption of H bonds of 1-hexanol and to physical interactions. In contrast, mixtures with 3,6-dioxaoctane, 3,6,9-trioxaundecane, and 5,8,11-trioxapentadecane are characterized by V_m^E < 0, indicating that the negative contribution to V_m^E from interstitial accommodation is more important.     

Differential calorimetric enthalpies of adsorption ofp-xylene andm-xylene on y faujasites at 25°C

The differential enthalpies of adsorption ofp-xylene andm-xylene on NaY, KY and BaY zeolites were measured by isothermal calorimetry coupled with isothermal volumetry at 25C. Whatever the zeolite, the enthalpies of adsorption ofp-xylene andm-xylene at low filling were of the same order of magnitude. They did not show significantly the effect of the dipolar moment ofm-xylene. Their absolute values varied in the sequence Q ₀(pX/NaY)<Q ₀(pX/KY) =Q ₀(mX/KY)<Q ₀(pX/BaY)<Q ₀(mX/NaY) =Q ₀(mX/BaY)During the adsorption of the third molecule of xylene per -cage, BaY zeolite exhibited specific behaviour: the differential enthalpies of adsorption decreased with the filling of the -cages in such a way that they became lower than those of the other two zeolites. Some arguments concerning the structures of the zeolite and xylene molecules can explain such behaviour. Whatever the zeolite, the adsorption capacity of the -cages was 3.5 molec.^–1. For relative pressures ranging from 0.2 to 0.5, an additional adsorption of about 0.1 molec.^–1 occurred on the external surface.     

Molecular interactions in aqueous solutions of polyborates at different acidity based on the Raman spectroscopy data at 25°C

Investigation of aqueous solutions of polyborates LiB(OH)₄, Li₂B₄O₅(OH)₄, and LiB₅O₆(OH)₄ at different acidity has been performed by Raman spectroscopy at 25°C. The geometries and Raman vibrational frequencies of H₃BO₃ in aqueous phase were calculated at different basis sets, and verified the veracity. The calculated characteristic Raman shifts of B(OH)₃, B(OH)₄ ^?, B₃O₃(OH)₄ ^?, B₃O₃(OH)₅ ^2?, B₄O₅(OH)₄ ^2?, and B₅O₆(OH)₄ ^? were assigned to 880.0, 735.33, 599.06, 740.16, 551.67, and 521.04 cm^?1, respectively. Assignments of the bands were tentatively ascribed by comparing the calculated Raman spectrum. The chemical species distribution and the relevant molecular interaction mechanisms in the polyborates solutions were suggested.     

Thermodynamic properties of transition metals in aqueous solution. 2. The enthalpies of mixing of aqueous solutions of CoCl2, CuCl2, and MnCl2 with NaCl at varying ionic strength at 25°C

Enthalpies of mixing (_m H) aqueous solutions of CoCl₂, CuCl₂, and MnCl₂ with NaCl solutions were measured at constant ionic strengths of 0.5, 1.0, and 3.0 molal at 25°C. The excess enthalpy equations of Pitzer were then fit to the resulting _m H data. The resulting parameters are the temperature derivatives of the activity coefficient mixing parameters in the Pitzer system. The heat of mixing data for CoCl₂ and CuCl₂ were in agreement with earlier isomolal results by other workers.     

Chiral recognition in aqueous solutions. Preferential configurations of α-aminoacids bearing substituted alkyl chains at 25°C

Calorimetric measurements were carried out at 25°C on binary and ternary aqueous solutions containing L and D forms fo the following -aminoacids: tryptophan, cysteine, methionine, phenylalanine, histidine, threonine, and citrulline, which contain both hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains. Differences were found between the values of the homochiral and heterochiral pairwise enthalpic interaction coefficients for tryptophan, cysteine, and methionine. To the contrary, chiral recognition was not detected for phenylalanine, histidine, citrulline, and threonine. The data were interpreted in terms of a preferential configuration model. Chiral recognition is detected only when the interactions of the side chains in the homo- and heterochiral configurations are different. Chiral recognition disappears when a competition exists between zwitterion-zwitterion interactions and side chain-side chain interactions. In some cases, such as for citrulline, compensation effects can occur due to thermal contributions from different domains which mask chiral recognition.     

Volumetric, rheological, and optical properties of Na-alkylsulfonates aqueous solutions at 29°C

Present paper reports density, relative viscosity and refractive index of sodium salt of 1-heptanesulfonic acid and 1-octanesulfonic acid at 29°C. Density data has been fitted to Masson empirical relation and limiting apparent molar volumes were evaluated. Viscosity A and B coefficients characterizing ion-ion and ion-solvent interactions have been evaluated by fitting viscosity data in Jone-Doles equation. Experimental and calculated properties support the strong ion-solvent interactions in solution.     

Excess Molar Enthalpies of Binary Mixtures of Trichloroethylene with Six 2-Alkanols at 25°C

Excess molar enthalpies H^E have been measured for the binary mixtures trichloroethylene + 2-propanol, + 2-butanol, + 2-pentanol, + 2-hexanol, + 2-heptanol, and + 2-octanol using an isothermal microcalorimeter at 25°C. All the mixtures present exothermic events and showed minimum negative H^E values around 0.50–0.60 mole fraction of trichloroethylene. Minimum values of H^E vary from 450 J-mol^-1 up to 530 J-mol^-1 depending on the molecular weight of alkanol. The results are explained in terms of the strong self-association exhibited by the 2-alkanols and the formation of aggregates between unlike molecules through O···HO hydrogen bonding. The experimental results for mixtures are well represented by the Redlich–Kister, NRTL, and Wilson equations, respectively.     

Thermodynamics of aqueous gallium chloride. Heats of solution and dilution at 25°C

The heat of solution of GaCl₃ and heats of dilution of single GaCl₃ solutions in water and of mixed GaCl₃−HCl solutions in HCl solutions (with a fixed HCl concentration of 0.1337 mol-kg⁻¹ HCl) up to 4 mol-kg⁻¹ GaCl₃ were measured at 25°C. While in the acid solutions hydrolysis is suppressed to below 0.5% of total gallium concentration, the measurements in water allow evaluation of the effect of hydrolysis on the relative enthalpy. The Pitzer interaction model for excess properties of aqueous electrolytes was used to interpret the change in relative enthalpy with concentration. Pitzer parameters were derived by statistical inference using ridge regression. Their physical significance is supported by the heat of solution data. The measurements yield the following results for standard heats of formation and Pitzer parameters for the relative molar enthalpy at 25°C: With these parameters the overall variance in the partial molar heat of solution at infinite dilution, extrapolated from the present experiments, is minimized to 0.35 kJ²-mol⁻², while the experimental apparent molar heats of dilution are reproduced on average within 2.7 kJ-mol⁻¹.     

Volumetric study on a Co(III) rotaxane complex in aqueous solutions at 25°C

Résumé The standard partial molar volumes have been determined for [(en)₂ClCo(III)(don) Co(III)CL(en)₂] Br₄-[-CDX]-rotaxane (Rotaxane) and its component compounds, [(en)₂ClCo(III)(don)Co(III)Cl(en)₂] Br₄ (Co(III)-II), and -CDX, in aqueous solution at 25°C V^o (Rotaxane) is smaller than the sum of V^o (CO(III)-II) and V^o (-CDX) by about 28 cm³-mol^–1. Some estimations were attempted; the number of methylene groups in the cavity of -CDX, was estimated to be six and the number of water molecules expelled from -CDX cavity by hydrocarbon chain of the Rotaxane, is around four.     

The enthalpies of interaction of glycine with some amides and ureas in water at 25°C

Measurement of solution enthalpyiesof glycine in aqueous solutions of formamide (F), N-methylformamide (NMF), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), monomethylurea (MMU), 1,3-diethylurea (DEU) and tetramethylurea (TMU) at 25°C have been undertaken. On the basis of the results, enthalpic coefficients of heterotactic interactions between a glycine zwitterion and a molecule of organic substance in aqueous solutions have been calculated. Using the additivity of groups concept by Savage and Wood (SWAG), contributions of each functional group of studied amides and ureas have been estimated. In this model a zwitterion of glycine has been considered as an individual equal to a single functional group.     

Excess Molar Volumes and Excess Partial Molar Volumes of Triethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether–n-Alcohol Mixtures at 25°C

We have measured excess molar volumes V^E _m of binary mixtures of triethylene glycol monoethyl ether with methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 1-pentanol, and 1-hexanol over the full range of compositions at 25°C. The measurements were carried out with a continuous-dilution dilatometer. The excess molar volumes V^E _m are negative over the entire range of composition for the systems triethylene glycol monoethyl ether + methanol, + ethanol, and + 1-propanol and positive for the remaining systems, triethylene glycol monoethyl ether + 1-pentanol, and + 1-hexanol. The excess V^E _m increases in the positive direction with increasing chain length of the n-alcohol. The measured excess volumes have been compared to our previous published data with an effort to assess the effects of replacing methyl by ethyl groups and of inserting oxyethylene groups. The results have been used to estimate the excess partial molar volumes V^E _m,i of the components. The behavior of V^E _m and V^E _m,i with composition and the number of carbon atoms in the alcohol molecule is discussed.     

Enthalpies of dilution of tris-ethylenediaminocobalt(III) chloride in aqueous solution at 25°C

The enthalpies of dilution for aqueous solutions of [Co(en)₃]Cl₃, where en=1,2-diaminoethane, have been measured at 25°C, and up to m=1 mol-kg^–1, using a new large isoperibol calorimeter by the long-jump method. Relative apparent molar enthalpies L have been extracted as an empirical equation relating L and m. Comparison with other 31 and 13 aqueous systems confirms the previously suggested hydrophobic character of the [Co(en)₃]³⁺ cation.     

Excess Molar Volumes and Excess Partial Molar Volumes of Triethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether–n-Alcohol Mixtures at 25°C

The excess molar volumes V ^E have been measured for binary mixtures of triethylene glycol monomethyl ether with methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 1-pentanol, and 1-hexanol as a function of composition using a continuous–dilution dilatometer at 25°C at atmosphere pressure. V ^E are negative over the entire range of composition for the systems triethylene glycol monomethyl ether + methanol, + ethanol, and + 1-propanol, and positive for the remaining systems, containing 1-pentanol and + 1-hexanol. V ^E increases in a positive direction with increasing carbon chain length of the n-alcohol. The excess partial molar volumes V _i ^E of the components were evaluated from the V ^E results. The behavior of V ^E and V _i ^E with composition and the number of carbon atoms in the alcohol molecule is discussed.     

Excess Enthalpies of Ethyl tert-Butylether + 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane + Decane or Dodecane at 25°C

Measurements of excess molar enthalpies at 25°C in a flow microcalorimeter, are reported for the two ternary mixtures ethyl tert-butylether + 2,2,4-trimethylpentane + n-decane and ethyl tert-butylether + 2,2,4-trimethylpentane + n-dodecane. Smooth representations of the results are described and used to construct constant-enthalpy contours on Roozeboom diagrams. It is shown that useful estimates of the ternary enthalpies can be obtained from the Liebermann–Fried model using only the physical properties of the components and their binary mixtures.     

Dependence of the volume characteristics and viscosity of solutions of methanol-octane-naphthalene on composition at 25°C

The limiting solubility of naphthalene in a mixture of methanol-octane at 25°C is determined via isothermal saturation. The kinematic viscosity of a mixture of methanol-octane-naphthalene is measured at 25°C. Data on the density of triple mixtures of methanol-octane-naphthalene, used to calculate the partial and apparent molar volumes of naphthalene, are obtained with a high degree of accuracy. The obtained results are discussed in terms of the interactions that occur in solution.