Thermodynamic properties of aqueous solutions of tetraalkylammonium salts: Dependence of the hydrophobic hydration effect on the cation size

The heats of solution of tetrahexylammonium and tetraheptylammonium bromides in water were measured at 318.15 and 328.15 K. The standard enthalpies and specific heats of solution and the temperature changes in the free energy and entropy of solution were calculated. A comparison of the thermodynamic properties of solutions for the homologous series of tetraalkylammonium salts demonstrated that the enthalpic, entropic, and specific heat characteristics of solution are positive and increase almost linearly up to tetrapentylammonium bromide. On passing to larger homologues, these parameters decrease, suggesting that the hydrophobic hydration effect is substantially weaker in solutions of tetraalkylammonium salts with larger cations. Original Russian Text ? A.V. Kustov, 2009, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 368–373.     

Thermochemical study of complex formation reactions between cadmium(II) and gllycylglycine in water solution

The heats of reactions between a gllycylglycine solution and a cadmium(II) nitrate solution at various pH values and [metal]: [ligand] ratios were measured by direct calorimetry. Temperature was varied from 288.15 to 308.15 K; KNO₃ was used as a background electrolyte. The heats of dilution of cadmium nitrate solution in background electrolyte solutions were also measured in order to make the proper corrections. The standard thermodynamic parameters of complex formation between the peptide and cadmium(II) ion in water solution were calculated.     

Temperature effect on the heats of copper(II) ion complex formation with L-phenylalanine in aqueous solution

The heats of complex formation in the L-phenylalanine-copper(II) ion system in aqueous solution were determined calorimetrically at 288.15, 298.15, and 308.15 K for an ionic strength of 0.5 (KNO₃ supporting electrolyte). The thermodynamic parameters of formation of phenylalaninatocopper(II) complexes were calculated for various temperatures.     

两种四氨基锌酞菁异构体的简易合成及其表征

分别从4-硝基邻苯二甲酰亚胺和3-硝基邻苯二甲酸酐出发,经过两步反应,不经色层分离,制得了纯净的2,9,16,23-四氨基锌酞菁和1,8,15,22-四氨基锌酞菁两种异构体.对所合成的产物进行了质谱、¹HNMR及紫外可见光谱表征.结果表明,两种异构体在其DMF溶液中有二聚现象,其分子上的氨基不易氧化.前者分子上的氨基动力学稳定性强,后者分子上的氨基热力学稳定性强,且后者分子中存在分子内氢键.     

Thermodynamic characteristics of the formation of Cd2+ ion-L-serine complexes in aqueous KNO3 solutions at 288–308 K

The heats of formation of complexes of L-serine and doubly charged cadmium ions are determined by calorimetry. The heat effects of the reaction between an amino acid solution and a cadmium(II) solution and the respective heats of dilution of cadmium nitrate solution are measured at temperatures of 288.15, 298.15, and 308.15 K and ionic strengths of 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75 against the background of KNO₃. The standard thermodynamic characteristics of complexation are calculated. Standard enthalpies of formation of mono-, bis-, and tris-coordinated complexes of cadmium(II) in an aqueous solution are found.     

Interactions in SMA-SAN blends

Styrene/maleic anhydride (SMA) and styrene/acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymers have previously been shown to form miscible blends when the MA and AN contents do not differ too greatly. It is shown here that this is the result of a weak exothermic interaction between the MA and AN units by measuring the heats of mixing for appropriate liquid analogs of the various monomer units. The region of copolymer compositions for miscibility of SMA-SAN blends is predicted from the Sanchez-Lacombe mixture theory using net interaction parameters calculated from the analog calorimetry results via a simple binary interaction model for copolymers. Lower critical solution temperature behavior was observed for blends of copolymers having compositions near the edge of the miscibility region. Various glass transition, volumetric, and FTIR results are discussed in terms of the interactions observed.     

Peroxide-initiated crosslinking of maleic anhydride-modified low-molecular-weight polybutadiene. I. Mechanism and kinetics of the reaction

The crosslinking mechanism and kinetics of low-molecular-weight polybutadiene, its mixtures with maleic anhydride, and the products of its grafting with maleic anhydride and styrene, using dicumyl peroxide (DCP) as an initiator, were studied. It was shown that for all systems crosslinking is a radical polymerization of the double bonds. Modification of polybutadiene changes only the kinetic parameters of the crosslinking reaction and causes mainly a decrease of the termination step velocity. From DSC data the crosslinking reaction order, activation energy, and reaction heats were calculated.     

聚氧化乙烯和聚醋酸乙烯酯共混热力学参数的理论估算

实验测定了聚氧化乙烯（ＰＥＯ）和聚醋酸乙烯酯（ＰＶＡｃ）的共混热以及共混组分的热压系数和热膨胀系数．并由上述实测值计算了状态方程参数．用Ｈａｍａｄａ~［１－２］等改进的Ｆｌｏｒｙ状态方程理论估算了ＰＥＯ／ＰＶＡｃ混体系的交换能参数（Ｘ_１２）、相互作用参数（ｘ_１２／ｒ_１）和剩余混合体积（Ｖ~Ｅ／Ｖ~０）．     

Calorimetric investigation of the adsorption of nitrogen bases and nucleosides on a hydrophobic interaction sorbent

Heats of adsorption for nitrogen bases and nucleosides on Sepharose CL-6B, a hydrophobic interaction adsorbent, were collected through flow microcalorimetry in order to ascertain the thermodynamic driving force for adsorption in each case. It was determined that enthalpy changes associated with base stacking self-interactions can contribute significantly to the observed heats of adsorption. Accordingly, the observed heats were the net effect of the adsorbate/adsorbent interactions and the adsorbate stacking self-interactions. Since base stacking proceeds beyond the dimer stage, multi-layer adsorption of these compounds is possible, even at low solution concentrations.     

New Physico-Chemical Properties of Extremely Diluted Aqueous Solutions

The extremely diluted solutions are anomalous solutions obtained through the iteration of two processes: a dilution 1:100 in mass and a succussion. The iteration is repeated until extreme dilutions are reached (less than 1·10^-5mol kg^-1) to the point that we may call the resulting solution an extremely diluted solution, namely the composition of the solution is identical to that of the solvent used (e.g. twice distilled water). We conducted thermodynamic and transport measurements of the solutions and of the interaction of those solutions with acids or bases. The purpose of this study is to obtain information about the influence of successive dilutions and succussions on the water structure of the solutions under study. We measured the heats of mixing of acid or basic solutions with such extremely diluted solutions, their electrical conductivity and pH, comparing with the analogous heats of mixing, electrical conductivity and pH of the solvent. We found some relevant exothermic excess heats of mixing, higher electrical conductivity and pH than those of the untreated solvent. The measurements show a good correlation between independent physico-chemical parameters. Care was taken to take into account the effect of chemical impurities deriving from the glass containers. Here we thus show that successive dilutions and succussions can permanently alter the physico-chemical properties of the water solvent. The nature of the phenomena here described still remains unexplained, nevertheless some significant experimental results were obtained. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Thermodynamic parameters of complexation reactions between nickel(II) ion and L-serine in aqueous solutions

A thermochemical study of coordination equilibria in the nickel(II) ions-L-serine system was carried out. The heats of reaction between solutions of an amino acid and nickel(II) nitrate at 288.15, 298.15, and 308.15 K and ionic strength of 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75 (KNO₃) were measured. The heats of dilution of nickel nitrate solution in background electrolyte solutions were determined under identical conditions to make proper corrections. The results were processed with allowance for stepwise equilibria. The standard thermodynamic parameters of the complexation processes were calculated. The effect of temperature on heats of complexation reactions in the L-serine-nickel(II) ions was studied. The standard enthalpies of formation of NiSer⁺, NiSer₂, and NiSer ₃ ^? complexes in aqueous solutions were determined.     

Influence of alkyl substituents on the solution- and surface-organization of hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes

Three hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronenes (HBCs) with branched, bulky alkyl substituents of different lengths in the periphery of the aromatic core have been synthesized to tune the self-association properties in solution. 1H NMR and photophysical measurements were used to probe the solution organization in comparison to the known hexa-dodecyl-substituted HBC in different solvent systems. Thermodynamic parameters for the self-association in solution, obtained by curve fitting of the concentration- and temperature-dependent NMR data using van't Hoff analysis, indicated that the self-association is an enthalpically driven process that is entropically disfavored. Photoluminescence and NMR results were both employed to determine the critical concentration where no self-association for different compounds occurred. The interactions between the molecules could be controlled by varying the nonsolvent content in the solvent mixtures, supporting the model of solvophobic effects. The spatial demand of the solubilizing side chains modulated the self-association in solution. This behavior was translated into the solution casting process, where the kinetic in addition to the thermodynamic parameters played an essential role for structure formation. The study illuminates the relationship between the solution association of HBCs and the morphology, when processed on a surface. These results are essential for the application of these materials in devices.     

Thermodynamic analysis of autonomous parallel beta-sheet formation in water

We report the first thermodynamic analysis of parallel beta-sheet formation in a model system that folds in aqueous solution. NMR chemical shifts were used to determine beta-sheet population, and van't Hoff anaysis provided thermodynamic parameters. Our approach relies upon the d-prolyl-1,1-dimethyl-1,2-diaminoethane unit to promote parallel beta-sheet formation between attached peptide strands. The development of a macrocyclic reference molecule to provide chemical shift data for the fully folded state was crucial to the quantitative anaylsis.     

Monolayer properties of fatty acids : III. Thermodynamics of mixing

The thermodynamic properties of mixed fatty acids have been studied in the region of the surface vapor pressure. Using myristic acid as a common component various saturated and unsaturated fatty acid mixtures have been compared with regard to their tendency to be miscible or immiscible. Deviations from expected ideal behavior have allowed estimation of activity coefficients. Measurement of surface heats of vaporization has led to the determination of solubility parameters for each fatty acid. Applying regular solution theory or using activity coefficients allows independent estimation of , the partial molar enthalpy of mixing, and the two approaches are in good agreement. Therefore, it is possible to predict mixing tendencies for any combination of fatty acids used in this study.     

Detecting solid-state reactivity in 10-hydroxy-10,9-boroxophenanthrene using NMR spectroscopy

Solid-state NMR spectroscopy and computational methods are used to probe the transformation of 10-hydroxy-10,9-boroxophenanthrene to its corresponding anhydride in the solid state. DFT calculations are used to assist the assignment of the NMR spectra of both these boron-containing heteroaromatic compounds, in solution and in the solid state. Solid-state NMR spectroscopy reveals that the dehydration of crystalline 10-hydroxy-10,9-boroxophenanthrene proceeds at relatively low temperatures—a transformation, that is, undetectable by X-ray diffraction and gravimetric analysis. Computational methods are used to elucidate a plausible reaction pathway for this transformation and to explain its detection only by NMR methods.     

Theoretical aspects and computer simulations of flexible charged oligomers in salt-free solutions

The structural and thermodynamic properties of a model solution containing flexible charged oligomers and an equivalent number of counterions were studied by means of the canonical Monte Carlo simulation and integral equation theory. The oligomers were represented as freely jointed chains of charged hard spheres. In accordance with the primitive model of electrolyte solutions, the counterions were modeled as charged hard spheres and the solvent as a dielectric continuum. Simulations were performed for a set of model parameters, independently varying the chain length and concentration of the oligomers. Structural properties in the form of pair distribution functions were calculated as functions of model parameters. In addition, thermodynamic properties such as the excess energy of solution and the excess chemical potential of counterions were obtained. These properties were correlated with the conformational averages of oligomers as reflected in the end-to-end distances and radii of gyration obtained from the simulations. The relation with the experimental data for heats of dilution and for the activity coefficient is discussed. Finally, theories based on Wertheim's integral equation approach (product reactant Ornstein-Zernike approach) [J. Stat. Phys. 42, 477 (1986)] in the so-called polymer mean spherical and polymer hypernetted chain approximations were tested against the new and existing computer simulations. For the values of parameters examined in this study, the integral equation theory yields semiquantitative agreement with computer simulations.     

Counterion-counterion correlation in the double layer around cylindrical polyions: counterion size and valency effects

Monte Carlo simulation and Poisson-Boltzmann results on some aspects of structure and thermodynamics of aqueous polyelectrolyte solutions are presented. The polyelectrolyte solution is described by an infinitely long cylindrical polyion surrounded by counterions modeled as rigid ions moving in a continuum dielectric. Ion-ion correlations in the form of volume average of the counterion-counterion distribution function in the double layer surrounding the polyion are reported for mono- and divalent counterions and for a range of polyion concentrations and charge density parameters in each case. These results confirm again strong influence of the charge density parameter of polyions on properties of polyelectrolyte solutions. The structural information is supplemented by the calculated thermodynamic properties such as osmotic coefficients and heats of dilutions; the latter quantity has not been examined yet in detail by computer simulations. The results are discussed in view of the existing experimental data from the literature for these properties.     

Thermochemical study of coordination equilibria in the zinc(II)-β-alanine-water system in aqueous solution

The heats of formation of β-alanine (HAla) complexes with Zn²⁺ ion at temperatures of 288.15, 298.15, and 308.15 K and ionic strengths of 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75 mol/l (KNO₃) were determined by calorimetry; the heats of dilution of a zinc nitrate solution in supporting electrolyte solutions were found for introduction of appropriate corrections. The standard heats of complexation in the zinc(II)-β-alanine-water system were determined. The standard thermodynamic characteristics of zinc(II) complexation with β-alanine and standard enthalpies of formation of ZnAla⁺ and ZnAla₂ complex species were calculated.     

The thermodynamic parameters of complex formation between the copper(II) Ion and β-alanine in aqueous solution

The heats of formation of β-alanine complexes with the doubly charged copper(II) ion were determined calorimetrically. The heat effects of interaction of a solution of the amino acid with a solution of copper(II) were measured at 288.15, 298.15, and 308.15 K and ionic strengths of 0.50, 0.75, and 1.00 against the background of KNO₃. The heats of dilution of a solution of copper nitrate with solutions of the background electrolyte were also determined for the introduction of the corresponding corrections. The standard thermodynamic characteristics of complex formation were calculated. The influence of temperature on the thermal effects of complex formation in the β-alanine-copper(II) ions system were considered. The standard enthalpies of formation of CuAla⁺ and CuAla₂ complex particles in aqueous solution were calculated.     

Solvent effect on heats of protonation of some amines

The heats of protonation of n-pentylamine, dipentylamine, tributylamine and heats for the first protonation step of 1,8-diamino-3,6-dioxaoctan, diazacrownether 22 and cryptand 222 in pure acetonitril and propylene carbonate and of diazacrownether 22 and dibenzosubstituted ligand 22BB in water + acetonitrile mixtures have been measured at 298.15 K using calorimetric titrations. The values of the reaction enthalpies in the solvents as well as the data in aqueous and methanol solutions reported in literature are analysed in terms of the simple electrostatic model and thermodynamic parameters of transfer (solvation) of the reactants. Estimation of the electrostatic and covalent contributions to standard enthalpy of transfer of the reactions from water to non-aqueous and mixed solvents has been made.