The Group Contribution to the Function Derived from Density and Speed-of-Sound Measurements for Glymes in N,N-Dimethylformamide + Water Mixtures

The density and speed of sound of pentaglyme and hexaglyme in the N,N-dimethylformamide + water mixture at four temperatures are presented. The limiting apparent molar volumes ([Formula: see text]), the isobaric molar thermal expansion ([Formula: see text]), the isentropic compressibility ([Formula: see text]), and the limiting partial molar isentropic compression ([Formula: see text] = [Formula: see text]) were calculated. Changes in the values obtained from the physicochemical parameters, as functions of composition and temperature, were analyzed in terms of the molecular interactions and structural differentiation of the investigated systems. The hydrophobic hydration process of the studied glymes was visible in the area of high water content in the mixture. The hydration number of glymes in water at four temperatures was calculated and analyzed. The contribution of the –CH(2)– and –O– group to the functions describing the volume and acoustic properties of the investigated system was calculated. The calculated values of the functions analyzed using the group contribution are in agreement with the values obtained from the experimental data. Thus, such contributions are valuable for wide ranges of data, which can be used to analyze the hydrophobic hydration and preferential solvation processes, as well as to calculate the values of these functions for other similar compounds.