Excess molar volumes of methyl alkanoate with n-alkanols at 298.15 K

Abstract

This work reports on the excess molar volumes at 298.15 K of fifteen binary systems formed by {xCmH2m+1CO2CH3 (m = 1, 2, 3) + (1 − x)CnH2n+1(OH) (n = 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)}. The [Formula: see text] values were calculated using densities obtained in a vibrating-tube densimeter, the excess molar volumes being positive for all these systems. A qualitative interpretation of the results is presented on the basis of the appearance of specific interactions between the —CO—O— groups of the ester and the —OH of the n-alkanol.