Excess molar volumes and excess partial molar volumes of triethylene glycol monoethyl ether-n-alcohol mixtures at 25°C

We have measured excess molar volumes V-m(E) of binary mixtures of triethylene glycol monoethyl ether with methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 1-pentanol, and 1-hexanol over the full range of compositions at 25 degrees C. The measurements were carried out with a continuous-dilution dilatometer. The excess molar volumes V-m(E) are negative over the entire range of composition for the systems triethylene glycol monoethyl ether + methanol, + ethanol, and + 1-propanol and positive for the remaining systems, triethylene glycol monoethyl ether + 1-pentanol, and + 1-hexanol. The excess V-m(E) increases in the positive direction with increasing chain length of the n-alcohol. The measured excess volumes have been compared to our previous published data with an effort to assess the effects of replacing methyl by ethyl groups and of inserting oxyethylene groups. The results have been used to estimate the excess partial molar volumes V-m,i(E) of the components. The behavior of V-m(E) and V-m,i(E) with composition and the number of carbon atoms in the alcohol molecule is discussed.