Volumetric Properties of Aqueous Binary Mixtures of 1-Butanol,Butanediols, 1,2,4-Butanetriol and Butanetetrol at 298.15 K

Excess molar volumes, V _m ^E, and partial molar volumes, ↕ ₂, have been determined for dilute aqueous solutions of 1-butanol, 1,2-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,2,4-butanetriol and 1,2,3,4-butanetetrol (erythritol) at 298.15 K, as a function of composition from density measurements. The limiting partial molar volumes, ↕ ₂∞, of alcohols in aqueous solution are evaluated through extrapolation. Interactions of the different solutes with water are discussed in terms of the relationship among polar and non-polar groups on water structure and the effect of the position of hydroxyl groups in the molecule.