Thermodynamic, transport, and spectroscopic studies for mixtures of isomeric butanediol and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone

The thermodynamic parameters viz. excess molar volume V^E and speed of sound u, transport parameter viscosity η, and spectroscopic parameters viz. IR, ¹H, ¹³C NMR have been measured for the mixtures of isomeric butanediol (1,2-, 1,3-, 1,4-, and 2,3-butanediol) and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone over the whole composition range at 308.15 K. The partial molar quantities , isentropic compressibility , viscosity deviation Δη, deviation in Gibbs free energies of activation for viscous flow g(x), and excess NMR chemical shift δ^E have been estimated and analyzed. Results show that the interaction between unlike molecules takes place through hydroxyl groups of isomeric butanediol and CO group of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone. Excellent agreement between thermodynamic and spectroscopic measurements is observed.