Relationship between free molecules and molecules involved in various heteroassociates in HF-Me2CO solution

The experimental and computational methods to acquire the data on the relationship between free molecules and molecules involved in various heteroassociates (HA) in the HF—organic solvent binary liquid system (BLS) were developed and applied to the series of HF solutions in acetone. The first method is appropriate at the component molar ratios from 0 : 1 to 6 : 1 under the condition that the IR spectrum of the solvent molecule contains a band, whose frequency and intensity can be measured as the molecule passes from the free state to the composition of all HA formed in the BLS. The second method is based on the consideration of the balance between free molecules and molecules involved in HA of the solvent and HF. This method requires the knowledge of molar ratios of the components of the solution at which each HA appears in the solution. It is shown that in an HF-Me₂CO solution the main part of the molecules is involved in the HA composition starting from the HF content ～0.25 molar fraction, whereas 90–100% molecules are associated at an HF content of ～0.50–0.93 molar fraction.