Water,
alcohols, ketones, esters, and ionic liquids are usually
ranked as green solvents. There is still no consensus how to model
these substances in the best manner due to their strong polarities.
In this work, with a newly developed polar Cubic-Plus-Association
equation of state (PCPA EoS), the influence of the dipole–dipole
interaction on thermophysical properties is investigated for associating
fluids (water and alcohols), polar nonassociating fluids (hydrogen
sulfide, ketones, and esters), and ionic liquids. Special attention
is paid to the heat capacity, which is difficult to model as a so-called
second-order derivative property. The correlation capabilities of
PCPA and CPA are first compared for vapor pressure, liquid density,
and heat capacity for a primary evaluation of the dipole–dipole
interaction. Then the contributions to residual heat capacity are
estimated and compared for the individual terms of PCPA reflecting
different molecular interactions. It is found that the contributions
from the dipole–dipole interaction are negligible for associating
compounds, while they are very important for both polar nonassociating
fluids and ionic liquids as accurate heat capacities can be correlated
only after they are counted in the model.