1H and 2H NMR Studies of Mixtures 2,6-Lutidine/Water Near the Lower Critical Solution Point
AbstractDeuteron spin-lattice relaxation time (TJ measurements of binary mixtures 2,6-lutidine/D20 have been done near the lower critical solution point (TC, L), ε = (T - TC, L)/TC, L ≧10-5. Singularities are observed at TC, L. The changes in the slope of T1 (2H) = ƒ ( T ) can be interpreted as due to the effect of concentration changes on Ty and simultaneously strong overlaping of 2H NMR signals from coexisting phases. In the two-phase region, ca. 2°C above TC, L two D2O signals with very strong temperature evolution have been detected. Similar doubling of 2,6-lutidine 1H NMR signals has been observed already at T - TC, L ≦ 1 °C. It is shown that the two signals arise from the nuclei in two coexisting phases; they are not due to pecularities of hydrogen bond. The difference between chemical shifts of both D2O signals δ’ - δ” possess the property of an order parameter, i.e. δ’ - δ” ~ εβ with β = 0.336±0.030