IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Fluoranthene with Water
Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Fluoranthene; C16H10; [206-44-0]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
Evaluator:
   G.T. Hefter, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, W.A., Australia. June 1986.

 Critical Evaluation:
   Quantitative solubility data for fluoranthene (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 fluoranthene.

The original data in all of these publications are compiled in the Data Sheets immediately following this Critical Evaluation. They are also summarized in Table 2. The values at 298 K are in reasonable agreement given the low solubility and the average value is Recommended. The remaining data are regarded as Tentative only.



 Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
Table 1. Quantitative Solubilty Studies of Fluoranthene (1) in Water (2)
AuthorT/KReferenceMethod
Davis et al.3001nephelometric
Klevens2982spectrophotometric
Mackay and Shiu2983spectrofluorometric
May et al.298, 3024chromatographic
Table 2. Recommended and Tentative Solubility Values of Fluoranthene (1) in Water (2)
T/KReferenceSol. PowerSolubilityBest Sol. PowerBest SolubilityBest Sol. Notex1 Powerx1x1 Note
2982, 3, 452.65, 2.6, 2.06 g(1)/100g sln52.4 ± 0.3 (R) g(1)/100g slna82.1 (R)a
300152.40 g(1)/100g sln52.4 g(1)/100g slna82.1a
302452.64 g(1)/100g sln52.6 g(1)/100g slna82.3a
 Notes:
Table 2a  Obtained by averaging where appropriate; σn has no statistical significance.

 References: (Click a link to see its experimental data associated with the reference)
   1  Davis, W.W.; Krahl, M.E.; Cloves, G.H.A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1942, 64, 108-10.
   2  Klevens, H.B., J. Phys. Chem. 1950, 54, 283-98.
   3  Mackay, D.; Shiu, W.Y., J. Chem. Eng. Data. 1977, 22, 399-402.