Densities
and viscosities of sugar alcohols (meso-erythritol,
xylitol, and d-sorbitol) in glycylglycine–water
mixtures were measured at T = (293.15, 303.15, 313.15,
323.15, and 333.15) K under atmospheric pressure. Furthermore, the
apparent molar volume, the limiting partial molar volume, the limiting
partial molar volume of transfer, the viscosity B coefficient, and the free energies of activation per mole of solvent
and solute were obtained through the experimental data. Moreover,
the limiting partial molar volume of transfer was analyzed based on
the co-sphere overlap model, and the transition-state theory was applied
to determine the active free energies. The results indicate that the
ion–hydrophilic interaction between the sugar alcohols and
glycylglycine molecules occupies a dominant position in the solution, d-sorbitol tends to act as a structural breaker in the glycylglycine–water
mixtures, and meso-erythritol and xylitol tend to
act as structural makers in the glycylglycine–water mixtures.