IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: 1,1,2,2-Tetrabromoethane with Water.
Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) 1,1,2,2-Tetrabromoethane; C2H2Br4; [79-27-6]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
Original Measurements:
   Gross, P.M.; Saylor, J.H.; Gorman, M.A., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1933, 55(2), 650-2.

 Variables:
   Temperature = 303 K

 Prepared By:
   A. L. Horvath

 Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  
t/°C103 * g1/g2102 * Mass Fraction w1 (compiler) 105 * Mole Fraction x1 (compiler)
300.6516.51 x 10-23.39
 Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The saturated solution was prepared in a flask and placed in a waterbath thermostat. The samples were analyzed using a Zeiss combination liquid and gas interferometer described elsewhere.1 A detailed description of the complete  procedure is given in a M. A. A. thesis.2

 Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Eastman Kodak Co., purified by fractional distillation before use, b. p. range 124.6 - 125.0 °C.
   (2) Distilled.

 Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: ± 2.0 %.
   Temperature: ± 0.02 K.

 References:
   1P. M. Gross and J. H. Saylor, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 53, 1744 (1931).
   2M. A. Gorman, M. A. thesis, Duke University, Durham, NC 1932.