IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Phenanthrene with Benzoic Acid
Components:
   (1) Phenanthrene; C14H10; [85-01-8]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Benzoic Acid; C7H6O2; [65-85-0]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
Original Measurements:
   Rai, U.S.; Shekhar, H., Cryst. Res. Technol. 1990, 25, 771-779.

 Variables:
   Temperature = N/A

 Prepared By:
   W.E. Acree, Jr.

 Experimental Remarks:
   Phase equilibrium data not given in cited paper. Authors report that the binary system has a single eutectic point which occurs at x1 = 0.54 and T/K = 353.7.

 Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
   Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   Binary mixtures were prepared by weight.
Melting and thaw point temperatures determined using a Toshiniwal Melting Point Apparatus equipped with a precision thermometer.

 Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Purity unknown, Thomas Backer & Co., Bombay, India, was recrystallized from ethanol.
   (2) Purity unknown, E. Merck, India, was recrystallized from boiling water.

 Estimated Errors:

   Temperature: T/K: ± precision 0.2. x1: ± 0.01 (compiler).