IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: 2-Butanol with Benzene and Water

Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) 2-Butanol (sec-butanol, sec-butyl alcohol, (RS)-2-butanol, dl-2-butanol, DL-2-butanol); C4H10O; [78-92-2]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (3) Benzene; C6H6; [71-43-2]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Davis, J.R.; Evans, L.R., J.Chem. Eng. Data 5, 401 (1960).

Variables:
   Temperature = 303 K

Prepared By:
   A. Skrzecz

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  
Compositions along the saturation curve
t/°CT/KMass Fraction w1Mass Fraction w2Mole Fraction x1 (compiler)Mole Fraction x2 (compiler)
30.0303.150.03110.96780.03260.9627
30.0303.150.05800.94030.06060.9321
30.0303.150.09910.89660.10240.8793
30.0303.150.19610.79350.19770.7591
30.0303.150.29640.69120.29540.6537
30.0303.150.38870.58410.36850.5254
30.0303.150.47600.47520.42210.3999
30.0303.150.56650.36020.46820.2825
30.0303.150.62850.27940.49390.2083
30.0303.150.69920.16910.49890.1145
30.0303.150.71870.06160.42750.0348
30.0303.150.11800.00060.03150.0002
30.0303.150.07830.00060.02020.0001
30.0303.150.04070.00070.01020.0002
30.0303.150.01860.00120.00460.0003
30.0303.150.66500.00000.32540.0000
30.0303.150.15230.00000.04180.0000
Compositions of coexisting phases
t/°CT/KMass Fraction w1Mass Fraction w2Mole Fraction x1 (compiler)Mole Fraction x2 (compiler)Comment(s)
30.0303.150.01540.98350.01620.9791organic-rich phase
30.0303.150.08810.90790.09120.8918organic-rich phase
30.0303.150.19400.79610.19590.7629organic-rich phase
30.0303.150.28980.69700.28820.6578organic-rich phase
30.0303.150.37760.59700.36010.5402organic-rich phase
30.0303.150.48270.46690.42600.3910organic-rich phase
30.0303.150.56170.36680.46660.2891organic-rich phase
30.0303.150.62710.27410.48470.2010organic-rich phase
30.0303.150.70030.16550.49680.1114organic-rich phase
30.0303.150.71820.05690.42310.0318organic-rich phase
30.0303.150.02180.00080.00540.0002water-rich phase
30.0303.150.05300.00080.01340.0002water-rich phase
30.0303.150.06900.00060.01770.0001water-rich phase
30.0303.150.07810.00060.02020.0001water-rich phase
30.0303.150.08490.00040.02210.0001water-rich phase
30.0303.150.09780.00050.02570.0001water-rich phase
30.0303.150.09990.00050.02630.0001water-rich phase
30.0303.150.10280.00040.02710.0001water-rich phase
30.0303.150.11540.00050.03070.0001water-rich phase
30.0303.150.13470.00030.03650.0001water-rich phase
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The solubilities and tie lines were measured in 25 mL glass-stoppered flasks, mounted in an air-shaker and immersed in a constant temperature bath by titration of weighed mixtures to the appearance of a permanent second phase. The third component was added by hypodermic syringe. Drops were 2-3 mg. The experimental results were accepted when the loss of vapors was smaller than 17 mg (about 0.2% of the total volume). Refractive indexes of the saturation solutions  were measured at 30 °C by an Abbe 3 L refractometer and plotted as a concentration function for each component. The tie lines were determined by adding alcohol to binary benzene-water mixtures. After separation, refraction indexes were measured for each phase and the concentrations were read from prepared plots. The sum of calculated concentration was always 1,000 ±0.001 of mass fraction.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Matheson Co.; dried over Na, distilled; n(20°C)=0.8050.
   (2) Source not specified; dried over Na, distilled; n(20°C)=1.5001, d(20°C)=0.8795.
   (3) De-ionized, distilled from KMnO4; n(20°C)=1.3343, d(20°C)=0.9979.

Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: Not reported.
   Temperature: Bath temp. ±0.05°C (solubility), ±0.02°C (tie line).