Deep eutectic solvents on a tightrope: balancing the entropy and enthalpy of mixing
Adriaan van den Bruinhorst, Chiara Corsini, Guillaume Depraetère, Nithavong Cam, Agı́lio A. H. Pádua, Margarida Costa Gomes
Abstract
We quantified the balance between excess enthalpy (interactions) and excess entropy (structure/disorder) of mixing that determines large melting point depressions in deep eutectic solvents (DESs), reformulating the role of hydrogen bonding in DESs.
Topics & Concepts
Eutectic systemEnthalpyThermodynamicsEnthalpy of mixingEntropy of mixingMelting pointChemistryMixing (physics)Entropy (arrow of time)Hydrogen bondMoleculeCrystallographyPhysicsOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsMicrostructureIonic liquids properties and applicationsPhase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsCrystallization and Solubility Studies