Thermodynamic studies of octyltrimethylammonium chloride in water

Densities, heat capacities, enthalpies of dilution at 298 K and osmotic coefficients at 310 K of octyltrimethylammonium chloride were measured as functions of concentration. From the experimental data, the partial molar volumes, heat capacities, relative enthalpies, nonideal free energies and entropies at 298 K were derived as functions of concentration. A comparison between the above data and those of dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride reported in the literature shows that the increase of the alkyl chain length shifts the apparent molar volumevs. concentration curves towards greater values and the heat capacity, relative enthalpy and free energyvs. concentration curves towards smaller values. By assuming the pseudo-phase transition model the properties of micellization (Y_m) were graphically evaluated. TheY_m values of OTAC compared with those of DTAC are consistent with the increase of the hydrophobicity by increasing the alkyl chain length.The authors are grateful to the National Research Council of Italy (CNR, Progetto Finalizzato Chimica Fine II) and to the Ministry of University and of Scientific and Technological Research (MURST) for financial support.     

Thermodynamic properties of N-octyl-, N-decyl- and N-dodecylpyridinium chlorides in water

Densities, heat capacities and enthalpies of dilution at 25°C and osmotic coefficients at 37°C were measured for N-octyl-, N-decyl- and N-dodecyl-pyridinium chlorides in water over a wide concentration region. Conductivity measurements were performed in order to evaluate the cmc and the degree of counterion dissociation. Partial molar volumes, heat capacities, relative enthalpies and nonideal free energies and entropies at 25°C were derived from the experimental data as functions of the surfactant concentration. The changes with concentration of these properties are quite regular with the exception of the heat capacities which display anomalies at about 0.9, 0.25 and 0.12 mol-kg^–1 for the octyl, decyl and dodecyl compounds, respectively. At these concentrations there were also changes in the slopes of the specific conductivity and of the product of the osmotic coefficients and the molality vs. concentration. These peculiarities can be ascribed to micelle structural transitions. The thermodynamic functions of micellization were graphically evaluated on the basis of the pseudo-phase transition model. These data have been compared to those for alkyltrimethylammonium bromides and alkylnicotinamide chlorides. It is shown that the introduction of the hydrophilic CONH₂ group lowers the hydrophilic character of the pyridinium ring.     

Thermodynamic properties of some N-alkyl-N-methylpiperidinium chlorides and N-alkylpiperidine hydrochlorides in water

Densities and heat capacities at 25°C were measured for N-octyl-, N-decyl- and N-dodecyl-N-methylpiperidinium chlorides and for N-octyl- and N-dodecylpiperidine hydrochlorides in water as functions of concentration. Enthalpies of dilution at 25°C and osmotic coefficients at 37°C of the N-methyl-N-alkylpiperidinium chlorides were also measured as functions of concentration. The partial molar volumes, heat capacities, relative enthalpies, nonideal Gibbs energies and entropies at 25°C were derived as functions of the surfactant concentration. By increasing the alkyl chain length of the surfactant, both the apparent molar volume vs. concentration curves are shifted toward greater values while the corresponding ones for the heat capacity are moved toward more negative values. These results are consistent with the higher hydrophobicity the longer the alkyl chain of the surfactant is. In the micellar region, the entropy and enthalpy vs. log m/m _cmc curves increase in a parallel manner by decreasing the alkyl chain length of the surfactant. Consequently, the negligible effect of the hydrophobicity of the surfactant on the Gibbs energy vs. log m/m _cmc trends is due to the enthalpy-entropy compensative effect. The thermodynamic functions of micellization were graphically evaluated on the basis of the pseudo-phase transition model. The absolute values of both the volume and heat capacity of micellization increase with an increasing number of carbon atoms in the alkyl chain (n _c ). The enthalpy and entropy of micellization vs. n _c are convex curves. Comparisons are also made between the present data and those of some alkylpyridinium chlorides reported elsewhere.     

Thermodynamic properties and conductivities of some dodecylsurfactants in water

Densities, heat capacities, enthalpies of dilution, osmotic coefficients and conductivities are reported for dodecylamine hydrochloride, dodecyldimethylammonium and dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride in water over a wide range of concentration. The last two properties were also measured for dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide. From the thermodynamic data partial molar volumes, heat capacities and relative enthalpies and nonideal free energies and entropies were derived as a function of the surfactant concentration. The cmc's and degree of counterion dissociation were also calculated from the transport properties. It is shown that the trends of volumes, enthalpies, free energies and entropies are quite regular whereas heat capacities present maxima and minima at concentrations which depend on the nature of surfactants. Corresponding changes were observed in the osmotic coefficients and specific conductivities. The thermodynamic functions of micellization were evaluated on the basis of the pseudo-phase transition model. Finally, the effects of the introduction of methyl groups in the hydrophilic moiety of the surfactant and of the nature of the counterion on the thermodynamic properties of monomers and micelles are examined.     

Thermodynamic properties of N-octyl- and N-dodecylnicotinamide chlorides in water

Densities, heat capacities and enthalpies of dilution at 25°C and osmotic coefficients at 37°C were measured for N-octyl- and N-dodecylnicotinamide chlorides in water over an extended concentration region. Partial molar volumes, heat capacities, relative enthalpies and nonideal free energies and entropies at 25°C were derived as a function of the surfactant concentration. For both surfactants, plots of volumes, enthalpies and free energies vs. concentration are regular whereas those of heat capacities and entropies present anomalies at about 0.8 and 0.1m for the octyl and dodecyl compounds, respectively. Changes in the slope of a plot of osmotic coefficients times molality vs. molality were also observed at these same concentrations. These peculiarities are ascribed to micelle structural transitions. The nonideal free energies do not seem to depend on the alkyl chain length when they are plotted vs. m/C _cmc . Also, a plot of the nonideal free energy vs. logm/C _cmc is roughly independent of the nature of the surfactant because of the constant activity of surfactants in micellar solutions. Nonideal free energies, enthalpies and entropies have been calculated at 15 and 35°C. At each concentration the nonideal free energy is temperature independent as a result of a compensatory effect between enthalpy and entropy. The thermodynamic functions of micellization were graphically evaluated on the basis of the pseudo-phase transition model. These data suggest that the nicotinamide group possesses less hydrophilic character than the ammonium group.     

Salting out of alcohols by alkali halides at the freezing temperature

The freezing-point depression of the ternary systems water-alkali halidesalcohols was measured with a precision Advanced Instrument osmometer. From the corresponding freezing-point depression of the binary systems the salting-out constantsk _s were calculated. The effect of ionic size was investigated withtert-butanol, and the effect of alcohol chain length with NaCl. The trends ofk _s with ionic size are similar to those of typical nonelectrolyte systems, andk _s varies linearly with the volumes of the normal alcohols.     

Excess enthalpies and excess heat capacities of the binary mixtures of acetonitrile,dimethylformamide, and benzene at 298.15 K

Excess enthalpies and excess isobaric heat capacities of binary mixtures consisting of acetonitrile, dimethylformamide and benzene were measured at 298.15 K. Excess enthalpy of acetonitrile + benzene is positive and that of acetonitrile + dimethylformamide is negative. That of dimethylformamide + benzene is positive and nearly equals to zero as shown in the previous report [1]. Excess heat capacities of acetonitrile + benzene and benzene + dimethylformamide change sign from negative to positive with increase of benzene. That of acetonitrile + dimethylformamide is not simple. It is slightly positive near both ends of mole fraction and not so large negative in the middle of mole fraction. The curve tends to flatten in that region.

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Zusammenfassung An binären Gemischen aus Acetonitril, Dimethylformamid und Benzol wurden bei 298.15 K die Überschußenthalpien und die isobaren Überschußwärmekapazitäten gemessen. Die Überschußenthalpie von Acetonitril + Benzol ist positiv, die von Acetonitril + Dimethylformamid ist negativ. Die Überschußenthalpie ist bei Dimethylformamid positiv und wie bereits berichtet [1] annähernd Null. Die Überschußwärmekapazität von Acetonitril + Benzol und Benzol + Dimethylformamid wechselt bei Zunahme von Benzol das Vorzeichen von negativ zu positiv. Die von Acetonitril + Dimethylformamid ist nicht einfach. An beiden Enden der Molenbruchskaie ist sie leicht positiv und nicht allzu negativ in der Mitte der Molenbruchskale. Die Kurve flacht in dieser Region ab.

     

Thermodynamic and19F NMR studies of antimony trifluoride in water

Densities, specific heat capacities per unit volume and enthalpies of dilution at 25°C and osmotic coefficients at 37°C were measured for antimony trifluoride in water as functions of concentration. From the first three properties the apparent and partial molar volumes, heat capacities and relative enthalpies were derived. As well, pH measurements in water at 25°C and¹⁹F NMR spectra in water and methanol at 33°C were also carried out. All the thermodynamic properties together with the chemical shifts abruptly change in the very dilute concentration region (<0.1m) and, then, tend to a constant value. These trends have been rationalized through a simple model based on an equilibrium of dissociation of SbF₃ into two ionic species. From the simulation of all the data it is derived that two concomitant equilibria are present in solution: the hydrolysis process of SbF₃ which explains the pH values and the ionic dissociation of SbF₃ which accounts for the¹⁹F NMR data.     

Thermodynamic properties of alkali halides. II. Enthalpies of dilution and heat capacities in water at 25°C

The enthalpies of dilution and volumetric specific heats of most alkali halides were measured in water at 25°C with flow microcalorimeters in the concentration range 0.01 to 1m. Apparent molal relative enthalpies _L, derived from the enthalpies of dilution, can be represented by a parametric equation in molality. Combining _L with osmotic data, excess entropies can be calculated. Excess free energies, enthalpies, and entropies are compared at 0.5m, and the observed trends are consistent with a model of structural interactions in aqueous alkali halide solutions. The apparent molal heat capacities _C were fitted with the equation _C= _C ^° +A_C(d₀m)^1/2+B _C m. The _C ^° are, in general, additive to better than 1 J-K^–1-mole^–1 and reflect mostly the structural part of ion-solvent interactions. Taking _C ^° (H⁺)=0, conventional ionic _C ^° are obtained. The parameterB _C for different pairs of ions follows approximately the same trends as the corresponding parameterB _V for apparent molal volumes and seems to reflect structural interactions between the ions.     

Free energies of transfer of alkali metal halides in isodielectric acetonitrile and ethylene glycol mixtures at 25°C

Standard free energies of transfer (G _t ^o ) of alkali metal chlorides MCl (M=Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs) and of potassium bromide and iodide from ethylene glycol to its isodielectric mixtures containing 20, 40, and 60 wt. % acetonitrile have been determined from emf measurements at 25°C. The standard potentials of the M/M⁺, the Ag–AgBr, and the Ag–AgI electrodes have been calculated using auxiliary emf measurements. All electrolytes were found to be increasingly destabilized in mixed solvents of increasing acetonitrile content; the relative order of cation destabilization is Li⁺>Na⁺>K⁺>Rb⁺>Cs⁺ and that of anion destabilization is Cl^–>Br^–>I^–, both following (a) the order of increasing softness of ions and increasing interaction with the soft base, acetonitrile,and (b) the order of decreasing hydrogen-bonding propensity of ions and decreasing interactions with the hard base, ethylene glycol.     

Thermodynamic study of polyethylene-glycols in micellar solutions water+sodium dodecylsulfate

Interactions of a series of polyethyleneglycols (PEG) in aqueous micellar solutions of sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) were investigated through thermodynamic properties. Volumes, heat capacities and enthalpies of dilution were measured at 25°C. The resulting transfer properties of PEG are reflecting hydrophobic interactions which increase with the polymer length and the hydrophilic interactions occurring in the aqueous polar layer of the micelles. Typically heat capacities clearly evidence various structural changes taking place in the micellar solutions.     

Thermodynamic properties of electrolyte solutions: An EMF study of the activity coefficients of KCl in the system KCl−KNO3−H2O at 25, 35 and 45°C

Electromotive force measurements were carried out on the system KCl–KNO₃–H₂O at constant total ionic strengths of 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 mol-kg^–1 and at 25, 35 and 45°C using a cell consisting of a potassium ionselective electrode and a Ag/AgCl electrode. The Harned coefficients and the Pitzer binary and ternary interaction parameters for the system have been evaluated at each temperature. The osmotic coefficients, excess free energies of mixing and heats of mixing of the system have been predicted at each of the experimental temperatures and ionic strengths. The solubility data at 25°C are also interpreted.     

Freezing points,osmotic coefficients,and activity coefficients of some salts in ethylene carbonate: A high dielectric constant solvent without hydrogen bonding

The freezing points, conductivities, and densities of NaI, KI, CsI, Bu₄NCl, Bu₄NBr, Bu₄NI, Et₄NBr, and Pr₄NBr (where Et = ethyl, Pr = propyl, and Bu =n-butyl) in ethylene carbonate have been measured. Osmotic and activity coefficients were calculated from the results. All of the salts studied are strong electrolytes. The trends in the osmotic coefficients of the alkali metal iodides are NaI>KI>CsI, showing that Na⁺ is more solvated by ethylene carbonate than Cs⁺. For the tetraalkylammonium halides, the order of osmotic coefficients are Et₄NBrPr₄NBrBu₄NCl>Bu₄NBr>Bu₄NI. This is the same order as observed in two other high-dielectric-constant solvents, water andN-methylacetamide. The results indicate that the smaller anions are more solvated than the larger anions in ethylene carbonate in contrast to the usual behavior of dipolar aprotic (basic) solvents, such as dimethyl sulfoxide.     

Thermodynamic and spectroscopic properties of 2-pyrrolidinones. 2. Dielectric properties of 2-pyrrolidinone in binary mixtures

Dielectric permittivities of 2-pyrrolidinone - acetone, -dimethyl sulfoxide,-2-propanol, -dichloromethane and -water systems were measured as a function of mole fraction over the whole composition range at 30 and 50°C. The excess dielectric permittivities are predominantly negative for all the mixtures and the excess molar polarizations are negative except for 2-pyrrolidinone - water and 2-pyrrolidinone - dimethyl sulfoxide mixtures. The large negative excess quantities are indicative of the strong specific interactions between the like and unlike components of the solution mixtures.     

Vapor pressure of dimethyl sulfoxide and water binary system

The total vapor pressures of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and water mixtures have been measured at 15, 20, 25 and 30°C. The activity coefficients and molar excess Gibbs energies of the system have been calculated. Possible association interaction in the system are discussed.     

Free energies of transfer of alkali halides from water to urea-water mixtures at 25°C from EMF measurements

The standard potentials_s E ^o of M/M⁺ (M=Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs) electrodes in aqueous urea solutions containing 12, 20, 30 and 37% by weight of urea have been determined at 25°C from emf measurements on the cell M(Hg)/MCl (m), solvent/AgCl–Ag, from the activities of metals in amalgams by use of a similar type of cell in water, and from the values of_s E ^o of the Ag/AgCl electrode determined earlier. The standard free energies of transfer of MCl, G _t ^o (MCl), from water to the mixed solvents, computed by use of these values and those for the Ag–AgCl electrode, rise sharply from Li⁺ to Na⁺ but fall from Na⁺ to K⁺ and rather sharply from K⁺ to Cs⁺ with a maximum at Na⁺ in all the solvent compositions. This has been attributed to the superimposition of soft-soft interactions on the electrostatic interactions between the ions and the negative charge centers of the possible hydrogen-bonded solvent complexes in the mixed solvents. Comparison of G _t ^o (i) values for individual ions, obtained by a simultaneous extrapolation procedure, with those in aqueous mixtures of methanol,t-butanol, and dimethyl sulfoxide leads to the conclusion that the solvation of these ions in all these solvents is chiefly dictated by the acid-base type of ion-solvent interactions.     

Conductance studies on the interaction of D-glucose with alkali halides in water and formamide

The interaction of D-glucose with alkali halide in aqueous and formmide solutions has been studied by employing conductance measurements. Our results showed a break at the saturation temperature indicating a transition in the conductance values. This behaviour is explained in terms of solute-solvent interactions involved in the electrolyte-solvent-nonelectrolyte systems.     

Freezing points and related properties of electrolyte solutions. II. Mixtures of lithium chloride and sodium chloride in water

The freezing points of aqueous lithium chloride and its mixtures with sodium chloride have been measured from 0.1 to 1.5m. From these measurements, calorimetric enthalpies of mixing, and osmotic coefficients of the pure salts at 298°K, osmotic and activity coefficients of the mixtures have been calculated up to 6.0m at 298°K. Excellent agreement with the literature values is found over the entire range of composition. This method of computation is considered to be superior to the analysis of only isopiestic results in the calculation of activity coefficients in mixed electrolytes.