Densities
(ρ) and viscosities (η) of aqueous xylitol
solutions with glycine, l-alanine, l-valine, l-threonine, or l-arginine were measured at T = (293.15 to 323.15) K under atmospheric pressure. The
density values were utilized to further calculate the apparent molar
volume (V
φ), the limiting partial
molar volumes of amino acids (V
φ
0), the limiting partial molar volumes of transfer (Δtr
V
φ
0) and the
interaction coefficients V
ab, V
abb, V
abbb. The
viscosity data were used to obtain viscosity B-coefficient,
the free energies of activation per mole of solvent (Δμ1
0≠) and solute (Δμ2
0≠). The limiting partial molar volumes of transfer
and the free energies of activation per mole of both solvent (Δμ1
0≠) and solute (Δμ2
0≠) were analyzed based on the cosphere overlap
model and transition state theory, respectively. The hydration number
of amino acid was determined using the obtained limiting partial molar
volume and viscosity B-coefficient.