IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: 2,4-Dimethylpentane with Water

Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) 2,4-Dimethylpentane; C7H16; [108-08-7]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Price, L.C., Am. Assoc. Petrol. Geol. Bull. 1976, 60, 213-44.

Variables:
   Temperature = One temperature: 25 °C

Prepared By:
   M.C. Haulait-Pirson

Experimental Remarks:

   The solubility of 2,4-dimethylpentane in water at 25°C and at system pressure was reported to be 4.41 mg(1)/kg(2). The corresponding mass percent and mole fraction, x1, calculated by the compiler are 4.41 x 10-4 g(1)/100 g sln and 7.92 x 10-7.

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
   Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The solubility was determined at laboratory temperatures by use of screw-cap test tubes. The (1) phase floated on top of the water and insured saturation of the (2) phase in 2 to 4 days. Analyses were carried out by GLC using a Hewlett-Packard model 5751 gas chromatograph with dual-flame ionization detectors. Many details are givern in the paper.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Phillips Petroleum Company; Chemical Samples Company or Aldrich Chemical Company; 99+%.
   (2) distilled.

Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: ± 0.05 mg(1)/kg(2)
   Temperature: ± 1 K