Spectral insights, thermal stability, and physicochemical properties of aliphatic acid (C6, C8, and C10)-based hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents
摘要
Hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents (HDESs) have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional solvents because of their tunable structures and ecologically benign nature. The present study focuses on a series of carboxylic acid-based HDESs synthesized using hexanoic acid (HA), octanoic acid (OA), and decanoic acid (DA), combined with di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (DEHPA)/Citronellal. Their structural, thermal stability, and physicochemical properties were systematically investigated. 1H NMR and FTIR spectroscopy confirmed H bonding interactions between HBDs (hydrogen bond donors) and HBAs (hydrogen bond acceptors), as indicated by characteristic shifts and broadening in the -C=O, -O–H, and -P=O stretching regions. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) reveals that DA-based HDESs exhibit superior thermal stability relative to HA-based analogues, as reflected by significantly higher decomposition temperatures of 439.21 K for DEHPA:DA and 385.70 K for Citronellal:DA, compared to 350.64 K for DEHPA:HA and 375.18 K for Citronellal:HA. Physicochemical properties, including density (ρ), dielectric constant (ε), refractive index (nD), and viscosity(η), were estimated in a range of temperatures 298.15 K to 328.15 K. In all systems, density, dielectric constant, refractive index, and viscosity decreased with increasing temperature. The results highlight that DEHPA:HA and Citronellal:HA show the highest density and dielectric constant values among their respective systems. In the case of refractive index and viscosity, DEHPA:DA and Citronellal:DA exhibit the highest values with respect to their OA and HA combinations.