From the density (ρ) and speed
of sound (c) measurements, the interactions of drug
chloramphenicol with l-leucine and the dipeptide glycyl-l-leucine, have
been examined in aqueous medium at T = (288.15–318.15)
K and experimental pressure p = 0.1 MPa. For l-leucine and the dipeptide, the apparent molar volume (V
ϕ), the apparent partial molar volume
(V
ϕ
o), and the apparent partial molar volumes of
transfer (ΔV
ϕ
o), from water to aqueous chloramphenicol
have been calculated from density data. We have also calculated the
limiting apparent molar expansibilities. From the speed of sound data,
apparent molar isentropic compression (K
ϕ,s), apparent partial molar isentropic compression (K
ϕ,s
o),
and apparent partial molar isentropic compression of transfer (ΔK
ϕ,s
o) have been calculated. The pair and triplet interaction coefficients
are determined from apparent partial molar volumes of transfer and
apparent partial molar isentropic compression of transfer. For the
present mixtures, the absorption spectra have also been recorded with
the help of UV–visible spectrophotometer. Through the perusal
of these calculated parameters, a detailed insight into the physicochemical
interactions, for example, ion–hydrophilic, hydrophilic–hydrophilic,
and hydrophilic–hydrophobic interactions in the l-leucine/glycyl-l-leucine-drug system, along with the structure-making/structure-breaking
tendency of the l-leucine and the dipeptide, have been obtained.