Thermochemistry of solvation of 18-crown-6 ether in binary methanol-acetonitrile solvents

Heat effects of the dissolution of 18-crown-6 ether (18C6) over a wide range of compositions of mixed methanol-acetonitrile solvents are determined via calorimetry at 298.15 K. It is found that passing from methanol to acetonitrile to x _AN = 0.6 mole fraction is accompanied by a sharp increase in the exothermicity of 18C6 solvation. It is concluded that a further increase in the aprotic component of a binary mixture leads to no appreciable changes in the enthalpy of solvation of the macrocycle.