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NIST Standard Reference Database 106

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 Solubility System: 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene with Water

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Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene; C9H12; [526-73-8]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Evaluator:
   G.T. Hefter, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, W.A., Australia. December 1986

Critical Evaluation:

   Quantitative solubility data for 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene (1) in water (2) have been reported in the publications listed in Table 1. No data have been reported on the solubility of water in 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene.

The original data in both of these publications are compiled in the Data Sheets immediately following this Critical Evaluation.

The available data are summarized in Table 2. At 298K, the only temperature where comparison is possible, the data of Sutton and Calder (ref 1) and Sanemasa et al. (ref 2) are in reasonable agreement (Table 2) and their average may be considered as the Tentative solubility.

At other temperatures, only the data of Sanemasa et al. are available so no Critical Evaluation is possible. Nevertheless, it may be noted that for other hydrocarbons in water the data of Sanemasa et al. are normally reliable.



Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)

Table 1. Quantitative Solubility Studies of 1, 2, 3-Trimethylbenzene (1) in Water (2)

Author	T/K	Reference	Method
Sutton and Calder	298	1	GLC
Sanemasa et al.	288-318	2	spectrophotometry

Table 2. Tentative Values of the Solubility of 1, 2, 3-Trimethylbenzene (1) in Water (2)

T/K	Reference	Sol. Power	Solubility	Best Sol. Power	Best Solubility	Best Sol. Note	x1 Power	x1	x1 Note
288	2	3	5.99 g(1)/100g sln	3	6.0 g(1)/100g sln	a	6	9.0	a
298	1, 2	3	7.52, 6.27 g(1)/100g sln	3	6.9 ± 0.5 g(1)/100g sln	a	6	10	a
308	2	3	7.22 g(1)/100g sln	3	7.2 g(1)/100g sln	a	6	11	a
318	2	3	8.52 g(1)/100g sln	3	8.5 g(1)/100g sln	a	6	13	a

Notes:
Table 2^a  Obtained by averaging where appropriate; σ_n has no statistical significance.

References: (Click a link to see its experimental data associated with the reference)

   1  Sutton, C.; Calder, J.A., J. Chem. Eng. Data 1975, 20, 320-2.

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