IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Phenanthrene with n-Octane
Components:
   (1) Phenanthrene; C14H10; [85-01-8]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) n-Octane; C8H18; [111-65-9]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
Original Measurements:
   Doane, E.P.; Drickamer, H.G., J. Phys. Chem. 1955, 59, 454-457.

 Variables:
   Temperature = 298 K
   Concentration = Pressure

 Prepared By:
   W.E. Acree, Jr.

 Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  
Pressure [atm]Mole Fraction x1Mole Fraction x2
10.04640.9536
4900.03810.9619
10000.02840.9716
19600.01970.9803
38500.01200.9880
52000.00880.9912
 Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   Constant temperature bath, analytical balance and high pressure equipment.
Excess solute and solvent allowed to equilibrate in a specially designed high pressure cell at constant temperature for 20-24 hours. Known amount of saturated solution removed, solvent evaporated to dryness, and concentration determined from weight of solid residue.

 Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Purest grade, Eastman Kodak Chemical Company, Rochester, New York, USA, was used as received.
   (2) Pure grade, Phillips Petroleum, was dried over phosphorous pentoxide and distilled.

 Estimated Errors:

   Temperature: T/K: ± precision 0.1. x1: ± 1-3 % at atmospheric pressure, and ± 10 % at the higher pressures.