Enthalpy of solution of tris(2,4-pentanedionato)cobalt(III) in aqueous mixed solvents of 1,4-dioxane and 2-methyl-2-propanol
The solubilities Xs of tris(2,4-pentanedionato)cobalt(III) (Co(acac)3) in water – 1,4-dioxane (D) and water – 2-methyl-2-propanol (TBA) mixtures were determined over the temperature range of 15–60 °C and 20–43 °C, respectively. These data were fitted to [Formula: see text] and the enthalpy of solution [Formula: see text] of Co(acac)3 was estimated by differentiating the equation. For the water–D system, a linear correlation was found between the excess enthalpy of solution [Formula: see text] of Co(acac)3 and the excess internal pressure [Formula: see text] of the mixtures. [Formula: see text] of Co(acac)3 in the water–TBA mixtures showed complicated composition dependence due to microheterogeneity in the mixtures. The enthalpy of hydrophobic hydration [Formula: see text] of Co(acac)3 in the water–D mixtures was also estimated from the solubility curves and it was found that [Formula: see text] decreased exponentially with decreasing mole fraction of water.