Dielectric Relaxation of Methyl Methacrylate and Ethyl Methacrylate on Complexation with Phenols

Dielectric absorption studies of H-bonded complexes of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and ethyl methacrylate (EMA) with p-cresol, p-chlorophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, and p-bromophenol were studied at microwave frequency 9.37 GHz in dilute solution of carbon tetrachloride at 308 K. Different dielectric parameters like dielectric constantε′ and dielectric loss ε″ at microwave frequency, static dielectric constant ε_0 and dielectric constant ε_∞ at optical frequency were determined. The validity of the single frequency equation of Higasi et al. for multiple relaxation time τ_(1) was found to be a function of the hydrogen bonding strength of phenolic hydrogen, whereas the group rotation relaxation time τ_(2) was a function of the steric interaction of proton donor. The relaxation time was the maximum at 50∶50 (molar ratio) of methacrylates with phenols.