IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Benzene with Water
Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Benzene; C6H6; [71-43-2]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
Original Measurements:
   McCants, J.F.; Jones, J.H.; Hopson, W.H., Ind. Eng. Chem. 1953, 45, 454-6.

 Variables:
   Temperature = One temperature: 100 °F

 Prepared By:
   G.T. Hefter

 Experimental Remarks:
   The solubility of benzene in water at 100 °F (311 K) was reported to be 0.5 g(1)/ 100 g sln. The corresponding mole fraction, x1, calculated by the compiler, is 1.2 × 10–3.
The solubility of water in benzene at 100°F (311 K) was reported to be < 0.3 g(2)/100 g sln. The corresponding mole fraction, x2, calculated by the compiler, is < 1.3 x 10-2.

 Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
   Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The method was essentially that of ref. 1 and involved titration of the second component to the cloud point, in a constant temperature bath.

 Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Baker; thiophene free; used without further purification; n20D 1.5004.
   (2) Distilled.

 Estimated Errors:

   Temperature: Not specified.

 References:
   1Washburn, E.R.; Hnizda, V.; Vold, R.D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1931, 53, 3232.