Concentration and temperature dependent interaction studies using dielectric and thermodynamic methods on mixtures of anisole with o-toluidine and m-toluidine

Abstract

Molecular interactions in mixtures of anisole with o-toluidine and anisole and m-toluidine have been studied at three different temperatures using the dielectric method with measurements of the static permittivity and permittivity at optical frequency. From the measured values, the Kirkwood correlation parameter, Bruggeman parameter, excess permittivity and thermodynamic excess free energy were computed for the mixtures. Positive and negative values of excess permittivity were obtained for both mixtures. The excess free energy for the anisole+o-toluidine mixture is positive at all three temperatures, whereas mixed values (positive and negative) are obtained for the anisole+m-toluidine mixture. Alignment of the dipoles in both mixtures was identified by Kirkwood factors. The investigation shows that the interaction between the components changes systematically with concentration and temperature and the change is minimum.