Solvent Considerations
100
C
Table C-5 Solvent Miscibility
Polarity
Index
Solvent
Viscosity
CP, 20 °C
Boiling
Point °C
(@1 atm)
Miscibility
Number
(M)
λ
Cutoff
(nm)
–0.3
N-Decane
0.92
174.1
29
––
–0.4
Isooctane
0.50
99.2
29
210
0.0
N-Hexane
0.313
68.7
29
––
0.0
Cyclohexane
0.98
80.7
28
210
1.7
Butyl ether
0.70
142.2
26
––
1.8
Triethylamine
0.38
89.5
26
––
2.2
Isopropyl ether
0.33
68.3
––
220
2.3
Toluene
0.59
100.6
23
285
2.4
P-Xylene
0.70
138.0
24
290
3.0
Benzene
0.65
80.1
21
280
3.3
Benzyl ether
5.33
288.3
––
––
3.4
Methylene chloride
0.44
39.8
20
245
3.7
Ethylene chloride
0.79
83.5
20
––
3.9
Butyl alcohol
3.00
117.7
––
––
3.9
Butanol
3.01
177.7
15
––
4.2
Tetrahydrofuran
0.55
66.0
17
220
4.3
Ethyl acetate
0.47
77.1
19
260
4.3
1-Propanol
2.30
97.2
15
210
4.3
2-Propanol
2.35
117.7
15
––
4.4
Methyl acetate
0.45
56.3
15, 17
260
4.5
Methyl ethyl ketone
0.43
80.0
17
330
4.5
Cyclohexanone
2.24
155.7
28
210
4.5
Nitrobenzene
2.03
210.8
14, 20
––
4.6
Benzonitrile
1.22
191.1
15, 19
––
4.8
Dioxane
1.54
101.3
17
220
5.2
Ethanol
1.20
78.3
14
210
5.3
Pyridine
0.94
115.3
16
305
5.3
Nitroethane
0.68
114.0
––
––
5.4
Acetone
0.32
56.3
15, 17
330
