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calc. 8.65, found 8.73, 8.73. N-cetylpyridinium picrate, CPPic, was
prepared from picric acid and N-cetylpyridinium chloride (×1 mol
H2O, Merck, purity 99%). The initial reagents with molar ratio 1.2:1
were dissolved in appropriate amount of distilled water; the mixture
was heated to 50–55 °C, cooled, stored 20–24 h, and filtrated the
precipitate. The latter was dried at room temperature and then twice
re-crystallized from AC. The salt was dried and stored at room
temperature in the desiccator over silicagel. The melting point was
49.2–49.6 and 48.7–49.1 °C, as measured with two samples within a
month; elemental analysis: % N calc. 10.52, found 10.47; % C calc.
60.89, found 60.79; % H calc. 7.57, found 7.60.
Physico-chemical properties of AC–Hex mixtures at 25 °C.
Content of AC/mass %
εr
103η/Pa s
ρ/g cm−3
100
80
70
60
50
40
27
20.53
15.23
12.88
10.72
8.76
0.3030
0.2896
0.2851
0.2818
0.2798
0.2791
0.2804
0.7845
0.7505
0.7350
0.7206
0.7071
0.6946
0.6799
6.99
4.99
AC was stored with KMnO4 and after distilling it was boiled 4–5 h
with dried K2CO3 or MgSO4, again distilled and the middle fraction
was used. The reagent grade Hex was purified as described in the
literature [2], after making sure of the absence of unsaturated
hydrocarbons [3]. After distillation, the middle fraction was
collected. The purity of solvents was checked by conductivity and
density.
in media with very low polarity (εr b10) the formation of ion triplets
becomes possible [7]:
Ctþ + CtþAn–⇄ CtþAn–Ctþ; KT+
An– + CtþAn–⇄ An–CtþAn–; KT−
ð2aÞ
ð2bÞ
:
2.2. Apparatus and procedure
Electrical resistance of solutions was measured using an automatic
digital AC bridges R5058, R5083 or Precision LCR Meter GW Instek
LCR-817 at 25.0 0.05 °C at a frequency of 1000 Hz. Conductance cells
were calibrated using a set of aqueous KCl solutions within the
concentration range of c=2×10−4–6×10−3 M.1 The temperature
For AC–Hex mixtures with AC content of 80 and 70%, we took into
account only the equilibrium [Eq. (1)]; this variant of calculations is
designated here as type “A”. Therefore, three parameters (Λ∘, KA and
R) were to be fitted in this case. By this type of calculations we also
processed the experimental data of Reynolds and Kraus [8] for pure
AC. The calculations were successful, but estimation errors of R
parameter were considerable in all the cases. Additionally we
performed series of testing calculations with two (Λ∘, KA) fitted
parameters and several fixed R values in the range of 0.8–2.0 nm. The
results indicated that the influence of R value on the calculation
results is negligible, if the body of the experimental data in the series
is big enough. Finally, the Λ∘ and KA values were calculated with the
constant value of R=1.0 nm as a mean value for all the above
systems.
For AC–Hex mixtures with AC content of 60% (εr =10.72) and less,
we used a more complex procedure of data processing (type “B”). As a
first step, the preliminary three-parameter (Λ∘, KA and R) optimization
(type “A”) was performed using data for the diluted concentration
range. Then the formation of ion triplets [Eqs. (2a), (2b)] was taken
into account. For simplifying, the assumption KT+ =KT− =KT [7,9]
was used. Therefore, only a sole value of the limiting conductivity of
triplets (ΛT∘ =Λ∘T + +ΛT∘ −) can be used. Consequently, four para-
meters (Λ∘,ΛT∘, KA and KT) were to be fitted, while the value of R
parameter was taken from preliminary calculation. The results of
was maintained with an accuracy of
0.05 °C using an aqueous
thermostat. The correction for pure solvent conductance was used in
the calculations of molar conductance values, Λ; the last-named were
obtained with uncertainty of (0.05–0.1) %. The values of relative
permittivity, viscosity, and density of pure solvents at 25.0 °C were
taken from the literature [4]. The kinematic viscosity of AC–Hex
mixtures was determined using a capillary viscosimeter VPZh-2,
utilizing freshly distilled water, AC, Hex, and BA as reference liquids.
The density of the mixed solvents was measured by picnometric
method. All the stock and working solutions were prepared directly
before measurements and kept protected from light before
measurements.
3. Results
3.1. Physico-chemical properties of mixed solvent
The known literature data [5] on the physico-chemical properties
of AC–Hex mixed solvent were compiled together with our experi-
mental data. The interpolated equations were obtained to calculate
density (ρ), viscosity (η) and εr values of AC–Hex mixtures (see
Supplementary data). The values necessary for conductance data
processing are gathered in Table 1.
2.4
2.0
1.6
1.2
0.8
0.4
0.0
3.2. Conductance data processing
The experimental data on molar conductivities are deposited in
the Appendix A: Supplementary data. The phoreograms are typified in
Fig. 1.
The main principles of data processing have been described earlier
[1]. The extended version of Lee–Wheaton conductance equation [6]
and the second approach of Debye–Hückel theory for ionic activity
coefficients were used in all calculations. Depending on εr value of the
solvent, various models of the ion equilibrium can be used. Along with
generally known ion association equilibrium,
0
3
6
9
12
15
Ctþ + An–⇄ CtþAn–; KA
ð1Þ
c
100
Fig. 1. The dependence of molar conductivities of TBAPic on concentration in AC–Hex
mixtures: ⋄ — 70 mass % AC; □ — 50 mass % AC; × — 27 mass % AC.
1
1 M=1 mol dm−3
.