RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Preferential solvation and mixing behaviour of the essential oil 1,8-cineole with short–chain hydrocarbons A1 Navarro Cuñado, A. Marta A1 García Ruiz, Begoña A1 Hoyuelos Álvaro, Fco. Javier A1 Peñacoba Maestre, Indalecio A. A1 Leal Villalba, José María K1 Essential oils K1 1,8-Cineole K1 Hydrocarbon K1 Excess properties K1 Preferential solvation K1 Química física K1 Chemistry, Physical and theoretical AB This work deals with the structure and solvation ability of the binary mixtures of the essential oil 1,8-cineole with n-hexane, n-octane and n-decane. The relevant derived properties excess isobaric heat capacity, molar excess volume, mixing viscosity, excess isentropic compressibility and activation Gibbs free energy were calculated from the measurements of the respective thermophysical properties carried out at atmospheric pressure in a wide range of temperatures. The data obtained were correlated with the solvent composition over the whole range and interpreted in terms of structural features and molecular interactions. The observed effect of temperature and the underlying interactions stress the propensity of the pure hydrocarbons for packing and folding. The solvation ability of the mixed solvents was assessed with the preferential solvation model, using the solvatochromic probes 2-nitroanisole and 4-nitroaniline, and the Hansen solubility parameters as well, the mixtures displaying stronger solvation power than the pure constituents. PB Elsevier SN 0378-3812 YR 2016 FD 2016-12 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8230 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/8230 LA eng NO The financial support of the projects OSLC-2012-007 Obra Social “la Caixa” and CTQ 2014-58812-C2-2-R MINECO, Spain, is gratefully acknowledged. DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 08-may-2024