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Area of Science:

Physical Chemistry
Thermodynamics
Computational Chemistry

Background:

Understanding thermophysical properties of multi-component systems is crucial for chemical process design.
Molecular-level interactions significantly influence bulk properties of mixtures.

Purpose of the Study:

To report thermophysical properties of hexane+1-chlorohexane (or hexanoic acid or diisopropylether)+methylbenzoate ternary systems.
To correlate macroscopic thermophysical measurements with molecular-level features using theoretical analyses.
To evaluate the predictive capability of computational models for these ternary systems.

Main Methods:

Experimental measurement of thermophysical properties at 298.15 K and 0.1 MPa.
Density functional theory (DFT) for optimizing gas-phase component geometries.
Scaled Particle Theory (SPT) and Kirkwood-Buff (KB) analyses for derived functions.
Application of semiempirical models and cubic equations of state with van der Waals mixing rules.

Main Results:

Detailed thermophysical data for binary and ternary systems across the entire composition range.
Identification of complex mixed structures due to hydrogen bonding, dipole interactions, and geometric effects.
Variable precision in predicting ternary properties using the applied computational models.

Conclusions:

Molecular structure and intermolecular forces dictate the thermophysical behavior of these ternary mixtures.
Computational models show potential for predicting thermophysical properties, though precision varies.
The study provides valuable data for understanding and modeling complex chemical mixtures.