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Title: Why micelles form in water and hydrazine. A reexamination of the origins of hydrophobicity

Journal Article · · J. Phys. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100245a040· OSTI ID:6981161

Micelle formation, a typical ''hydrophobic process'' in water, has been studied in hydrazine. The standard free energies, ..delta..G, for micellization are similar in the two solvents (-9.6 kcal mol/sup -1/ for water and -7.8 kcal mol/sup -1/ for hydrazine for sodium dodecyl sulfate). The corresponding ..delta..H/sup 0/ values (-6.1 and -13.3 kcal mol/sup -1/, respectively) and ..delta..S values (11 and -18 gibbs mol/sup -1/, respectively) are very different. The differences between hydrazine and water are attributed to a large positive increment in both ..delta..H(H/sub 2/O) and ..delta..S(H/sub 2/O) accompanying the transfer of the surfactant hydrocarbon chain out of water. These increments nearly compensate each other and thus make only a small contribution to the free energy in the temperature range 25-45/sup 0/C. This interpretation is bolstered by the almost identical free energy of transfer of a methylene group from water (-0.76 kcal mol/sup -1/) and hydrazine (-0.71 kcal mol/sup -1/) to the micelle. These results suggest that the lipophobic properties of water and hydrazine are very similar and that the unique properties of water do not play a dominant role in the equilibrium properties of this liquid. The critical micelle concentrations (cmc) are reported for sodium, octyl, decyl, and dodecyl sulfates and decyl- and dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide in hydrazine at 25, 35, and 45/sup 0/C. 3 figure, 5 tables.

OSTI ID:
6981161
Journal Information:
J. Phys. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 87:22
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English