Enthalpy of solution of tigogenin saponin in dioxane and the temperature dependence of its heat capacity

The heats of solution of tigogenin C₂₇H₄₄O₃ in dioxane at dilutions equal to 1: 9000, 1: 18 000, and 1: 36 000 (mol solute/mol solvent) have been studied by isothermal calorimetry. The standard enthalpy of C₂₇H₄₄O₃ solution in dioxane at infinite dilution was derived by the mathematical processing of the calorimetric data. Dynamic calorimetry over the range 173–423 K has been used to study the heat capacity of tigogenin. The C _p ^o ～ f(T) plot has a jump at 298.15. K. The standard enthalpies of formation and combustion and the heat of melting of tigogenin have been indirectly calculated.