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The dielectric dispersion and absorption spectra of formamide (FA), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and their binary mixtures are investigated in the frequency range of 500 MHz to 20 GHz at 30°C in view of the organic synthesis by microwaves heating using amides solvents. The concentration dependent values of molecular reorientation relaxation times lower than that of the ideal mixing behaviour have been attributed to the cooperative dynamics of H-bonded FA-DMF structures. The molar ratio of stable adduct is 2:1 of FA to the DMF, which is determined from the concentration dependent excess static dielectric constant and the relaxation time plots of these binary mixtures. Electrode polarization effect and ionic conduction in FA and DMF were investigated from their dielectric dispersion spectra in the low frequency region of 20 Hz to 1 MHz.
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Dimethylformamide/chemistry , Electrodes , Electromagnetic Radiation , Hydrogen Bonding , Ions , Light , Microwaves , Molecular Conformation , Solvents/chemistry , Spectrophotometry/methods , TemperatureABSTRACT
Broadband dielectric measurements for blends of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) and ethylene glycol oligomer (EGO) from 0 to 40 wt % PVP were carried out at 25 degrees C in the frequency range from 20 Hz to 20 GHz. The EGOs used in this study were ethylene glycol (EG), diethylene glycol (2EG), and PEG400 (MW = 400). For the PVP-EG, -2EG, and -PEG400 blends, relaxation processes caused by the motion of EGO in the GHz range and the micro-Brownian motion of the PVP chain at 10 kHz-1 MHz were observed. Although the PVP-EGO blend is miscible, relaxation processes caused by the molecular motion of EGO and the local chain motion of PVP were observed individually. The relaxation time of the local chain motion of PVP showed a strong PVP concentration dependence and a solvent viscosity dependence, which are similar to those reported so far for the solutions in nonpolar solvents.
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The dielectric properties of biologically and pharmaceutically important low-molecular weight ethylene glycols H(-OCH2CH2-)n -OH (n = 1,2,4,6) were investigated to clarify the effect of chain length on the dielectric properties. The measurement of dielectric constant and dielectric loss was carried out over the frequency range 200 MHz to 20 GHz at temperatures of 25 degrees C to 55 degrees C. It is found that in these molecules microwave dielectric losses are significant. The dispersion behaviour of these molecules can be represented by Cole-Cole equation. The dielectric properties of these homologous ethylene glycols are discussed in terms of the effects of chain length and intermolecular hydrogen bonds regarding the molecular conformations. These wide frequency range dielectric data have also been discussed in view of the suitable selection of the oligomer of ethylene glycol for cosmetic preparations and other pharmaceutical applications with the intention of protection of the skin from weak microwave radiations present in the surrounding environment. These systematic microwave dielectric data with frequency and temperature variation are not available and are provided in this paper.