Thermodynamics of solution of nonmesomorphic solutes at infinite dilution in the isotropic and nematic phases of p-cyanophenyl p-n-alkylbenzoates

Ghassan A. Oweimreen*, Ali M. Al-Tawfiq

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Abstract

Infinite-dilution activity coefficients (γ2) and partial molar excess enthalpies and entropies obtained using gas-liquid chromatography are reported for 10 solutes, varying in molecular size, shape and flexibility, in the isotropic and the nematic phases of the ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, and heptyl members of the p-cyanophenyl p-n-alkybenzoate homologous series of liquid crystals. General trends in the six solvents are identified. The results, which corroborate earlier results, demonstrate the effects that the solute structure and the length of the flexible alkyl tail on the solvent molecule have on the solution process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)996-1003
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Chemical and Engineering Data
Volume42
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering

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