The
densities ρ, speeds of sound u, and
molar heat capacities C
P of tetrahydropyran
or 1,4-dioxane (1) + cyclohexanone or cycloheptanone (2) mixtures
at 293.15, 298.15, 303.15, and 308.15 K, and excess molar enthalpies, H
E at 308.15 K and atmospheric pressure 0.1 MPa
have been measured over the entire composition range. The excess molar
volumes V
E, excess isentropic compressibilities
κS
E, and
excess heat capacities, C
P
E of the studied mixtures have been determined
using the measured experimental data. The observed V
E, κS
E, H
E, and C
P
E data have been
tested in terms of graph theory. The analyses of V
E data by graph theory suggest that while tetrahydropyran
or 1,4-dioxane exists as a mixture of monomer and dimer; cyclohexanone
or cycloheptanone exists as a mixture of open and cyclic dimer. Further,
(1 + 2) mixtures are characterized by interactions between oxygen
atom/s and hydrogen atom of tetrahydropyran or 1,4-dioxane with hydrogen
atom/s and oxygen atom of cyclohexanone or cycloheptanone. The quantum
mechanical calculations and analysis of IR spectral data of (1 + 2)
mixtures also support this viewpoint. It has been observed that graph
theory correctly predicts the V
E, κS
E, H
E, and C
p
E data of the present mixtures.