The interaction between 4-aminoazobenzene and C. I. Disperse Red 17, and sodium alkyl sulfates in aqueous solution was studied spectrophotmetrically using Scott's and Lang's equation. A pronounced spectral change in the dye solution occures by addition of surfactant. The change has definite isosbestic points, and a new absorption band appears at about 500nm. This absorption band is attributed to the formation of 1:1 complex between the azo dye and the surfactant. The free energy (
ΔG°), enthalpy (
ΔH°), and entropy changes (
ΔS°) for the complex formation were determined.
The value of the
ΔH° was always negative. The value of the
ΔG° decreases with an increase in the alkyl chain length of the surfactant, whereas the
ΔH° and
ΔS° become larger. Therefore, the decrease in the
ΔG° with an increase in hydrophobic nature of the component is ascribed to the increase in
ΔS°.
These results were explained in terms of the change in the structure of water around the hydrophobic parts of the components before and after the complex formation.
From these results it may be deduced that there is a important contribution of the hydrophobic interaction between the dye and the surfactant in the complex formation.
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