On the Determination of Equilibrium Constant and Thermodynamic Parameters for the Association Process of Hydrogen Bond Complexes Using Relaxation Parameters

Abstract

A dielectric study of H-bond complexes of three acetates namely ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, and benzyl acetate with the proton donor (O-Cresol) has been made. The equilibrium constant and the thermodynamic parameters for the association process as well as the dielectric relaxation process have been determined from the dielectric data using an equation, proposed in our earlier paper. The results obtained being in agreement with the literature values thus support the validity of the proposed equation.