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Structure and dynamics of aqueous norspermidine solutions: anin situultrasonic relaxation spectroscopic study
S Tsigoias1, M G Papanikolaou2, T A Kabanos2
1Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110, Ioannina, Greece.
Abstract:
Anin situultrasonic relaxation spectroscopic study is presented in an effort to determine the structural changes and the dynamics involved when norspermidine (NSpd) is dissolved in water. Our aim is to elucidate the mechanism responsible for the observed relaxation mechanism in acoustic spectra and estimate the corresponding thermodynamic parameters and the associated volume change. The experimental spectra of aqueous NSpd solutions revealed a single Debye-type relaxation mechanism attributed to proton-transfer reaction. The concentration and temperature dependence of the acoustic parameters supports this assignment. The activation enthalpy and entropy were estimated equal to ΔH= 1.79 ± 0.20 kcal mol-1and ΔS= -18.31 ± 0.73 cal mol-1 K-1, respectively. The concentration and temperature dependence of the sound velocity and absorption in the solutions exhibit characteristic features that are related to alterations in the network rigidity due to variations in hydrogen-bonding interactions at molecular level. The volume change associated to proton-transfer reaction for NSpd has been estimated and compared with the volume change observed for an analogous guanidine, the 1,1,3,3 tetramethyl guanidine. The obtained results are discussed in the framework of an existing theoretical structural model highlighting the strong molecular association in these liquid mixtures leading to complementary information on the structure and dynamics of guanidine amines. A comprehensive model of the whole relaxation processes is presented and discussed in detail.
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