IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Ethanol with Mesitylene (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene) and Water

Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Ethanol (ethyl alcohol); C2H6O; [64-17-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (3) Mesitylene (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene); C9H12; [108-67-8]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Bonner, W.D., J. Phys. Chem. 14, 738 (1909-1910).

Variables:
   Temperature = 273 K

Prepared By:
   A. Skrzecz

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  
Compositions along the saturation curve
t/°CT/KMass Fraction w1 (compiler) Mass Fraction w2 (compiler)Mole Fraction x1 (compiler)Mole Fraction x2 (compiler)Comment(s)
0.0273.20.32430.65540.51700.4004Plait Point
0.0273.20.34040.63520.52670.3767
0.0273.20.49520.45940.62890.2236
0.0273.20.59560.33810.66570.1448
0.0273.20.67000.23170.66320.0879
0.0273.20.70280.16970.64250.0595
0.0273.20.72750.07790.57970.0238
0.0273.20.71350.05700.53960.0165
0.0273.20.69920.03310.50070.0091
0.0273.20.61760.01950.39770.0048
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   In a tube 1 cm diameter and 12 cm long known amount, by weight, of hydrocarbon and water were placed into a temperature controlled bath. The contents of the tube were stirred and alcohol was added gradually until a homogeneous solution was obtained. Observations were made visually through the telescope of a cathetometer. The samples were always weighed immediately before and  after each experiment. Concentrations were reported as weight of water in 1 g of binary water-hydrocarbon mixture and the weight of alcohol necessary to make a homogenous solution. The mass of binary water-hydrocarbon mixture was about 1 g; the mass of alcohol-up to 5 g.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Kahlbaum; presumably dried and distilled.
   (2) Kahlbaum; presumably dried and distilled.
   (3) Source not specified.

Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: Not reported.
   Temperature: Accuracy of weighing 0.0001 g.