Ultrasonic study of the phase diagram of methanol

The phase diagram of methanol is studied by an ultrasonic technique over the temperature range 90-290 K at pressures up to 1.2 GPa. The pressure and temperature dependence of the velocity of longitudinal ultrasonic waves and the density of crystalline and liquid phases has been determined. Weak anomalies in the velocity of ultrasound in the liquid phase of methanol and the corresponding anomalous additional compression of the liquid at 230-250 K and 0.2-0.6 GPa have been found, and they are likely attributable to structural changes in the liquid phase. (C) 2004 MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica.