Thermodynamics Research Center / ThermoML | Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

ABSTRACT

The standard molar enthalpies of solution of linear polyethers (LPs) such as 1,2-dimethoxyethane (monoglyme), diethyleneglycol dimethyl ether (diglyme), triethyleneglycol dimethyl ether (triglyme), tetraethyleneglycol dimethyl ether (tetraglyme), and pentaethyleneglycol dimethyl ether (pentaglyme) in a mixture of water and N,N-dimethylformamide were measured at a temperature of 298.15 K. The values of standard molar enthalpy of solution, ?solHmo, the enthalpic effect of hydrophobic hydration, Hb(H2O), and the enthalpic effect of cyclization of these glymes have been determined. The values of standard molar enthalpy of solution of LPs are more negative than those of their cyclic equivalents. The exothermic enthalpic effect of hydrophobic hydration of LPs increases linearly with the increase in the number of -CH2- groups. The values of the standard molar enthalpy of solution and the enthalpic effect of hydrophobic hydration of LPs calculated in this paper have been compared to those data for cyclic polyethers (CPs) obtained earlier. The contributions of particular groups (-CH2-, -O-, and -CH3) to the enthalpic effect of hydrophobic hydration have been calculated