Volumetric, acoustic, and optical properties of binary mixtures of diethyl ether with alkanol at T = 293.15 K to 303.15 K

Abstract

Density (ρ), ultrasonic speed (u), and refractive index (nD) of binary liquid mixtures such as diethyl ether (DEE) (1) + alkanol (isomers of propanol and 1-butanol) (2) were experimentally measured at T = 293.15 K to 303.15 K and at 0.1 MPa pressure. By using these measurements excess molar volume (VmE), deviation in ultrasonic speed (Δu), excess isentropic compressibility (κsE), and deviation in refractive index (ΔnD) were computed and associated with the Redlich-Kister polynomial equation. It was found that deviation parameters are influenced by H–bonding, interstitial accommodation, and dipole–dipole molecular interactions between binary mixtures. The VmE values have been interpreted by the Prigogine–Flory–Patterson (PFP) theory and the Flory–Treszczanowicz–Benson (FTB) model. The FTB model and PFP theory anticipated the VmE curves and were able to depict the perfect shape and magnitude of VmE values. The numeric values of u and nD were computed by using several empirical correlations and mixing rules. This study discusses the comparative significance of these relationships with the measured values of u and nD.