The enthalpies of solution
were determined for 1,1,3,3-
tetramethylurea in ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol, and
t-butanol (2-methyl-2-propanol). Measurements were made at 298.15 K and molalities
m (0.007 to 0.036) mol · kg
−1 with a precise isoperibol ampoule-type calorimeter. Standard enthalpies of solution
and transfer
from one alkanol to the other (including methanol) were calculated. The obvious relationship between the enthalpic and volumetric effects of solution of
tetramethylurea in the
n-alkanols (C
1–C
4) was discovered. The enthalpic effects of transfer caused by branching of the alkanol molecules, 1-propanol → 2-propanol, and 1-butanol →
t-butanol, are opposite in sign and dominated by the configurational changes in the solvation environment of
tetramethylurea.