Abstract
The dependence of the hydroxyl stretching frequency of monomeric tert-butanol in cyclohexane and benzene solutions on concentration was studied at different temperatures. The -OH group in the monomeric form of the alcohol appears to experience very small or negligible alcohol concentration effects. This is attributed to the ability of tert-butanol to form dimers by hydrogen bonding, which in turn shield their polar groups from monomeric tert-butanol. As a result, the environment that the latter interacts with consists of weakly polar or nonpolar species (cyclohexane or benzene), and the nonpolar (methyl) groups of dimeric tert-butanol.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 901-909 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Solution Chemistry |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry