Calorimetric study of deuterium isotope effects in water-acetone systems

Abstract

Molar excess enthalpies of H20 + (CH3),CO, H20 + (CD3),C0, D20 + (CH3)2C0 and D20+ (CD3)2CO at 298.15 K are reported and, in the case of the first system, compared with earlier studies. The results are comparable to those reported for deuterium isotope effects in the molar excess enthalpies of other systems containing (CH3)2CO and (CD3)2CO; they do not suggest the occurrence of any deuterium exchange reactions. A calorimetric study of the mixing of (CD3)2CO with H2O containing a small quantity of NaOH indicates the occurrence of slow, exothermic reaction(s).