Apparent Molar Volumes and Heat Capacities of Aqueous Trifluoromethanesulfonic Acid and Its Sodium Salt from 283 to 328 K

Apparent molar heat capacities C_textp,fC_{{text{p}},phi } and volumes V_fV_phi of aqueous trifluoromethanesulfonic (triflic) acid, HCF₃SO₃ (aq.) were determined with a Picker flow microcalorimeter and vibrating-tube densimeter at temperatures from 283 to 328 K and molalities from 0.05 to 9.5 mol-kg^-1. Values of V_fV_phi and C_textp,fC_{{text{p}},phi } display a maximum near 0.8 mol-kg^-1. V_fV_phi also displays a shallow minimum at ~5 mol-kg^-1, while C_textp,fC_{{text{p}},phi } continues to decrease smoothly up to the limit of our measurements at 9.5 mol-kg^-1. We attribute this behavior to ion–ion interaction between triflate and the hydrated proton to form the aqueous complex H_2n+1O_n⁺ CF₃SO₃^- (aq.), n = 5. Standard partial molar properties C_p^o and V^o are consistent with results obtained from NaCF₃SO₃ (aq.) and yield values for the triflate anion CF₃SO₃^- (aq.), over this range.