IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene with Water

Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; C9H12; [95-63-6]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

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

Variables:
   Temperature = 25 °C

Prepared By:
   A. Maczynski and Z. Maczynska

Experimental Remarks:

   The solubility of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene in water at 25°C was reported to be 59.0 mg(1)/kg(2). The corresponding mass percent and mole fraction, x1, calculated by the compilers are 0. 00590 g(1)/100 g sln and 8.83 × 10–6.

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
   Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The concentration of (1) in (2) was determined by gas chromatography.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Aldrich Chemical Co. or Matheson Coleman and Bell 99+%.
   (2) distilled.

Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: 0.8 mg(1)/kg(2) (the standard deviation of the mean for six replicates)
   Temperature: ± 0.1°C