Water-methanol-benzene ternary system. Thermochemical experiment and computer simulation

Solution heats have been measured for benzene dissolved in mixtures of water with methanol at 25°C. The resulting values are compared with data for water-methanol-aniline, water-acetonitrile-benzene, and water-acetonitrile-aniline systems. Computer simulations have been performed for binary mixtures of water with methanol and dilute solutions of benzene in these mixtures. Thermodynamic and structural characteristics of solutions were obtained by calculations. The enthalpy of benzene transfer from water into a mixed solvent correlates with the relative deviation of the local composition from the mean composition of the mixture.