IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: 2-Propanol with Heptane and Water

Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) 2-Propanol (isopropanol, isopropyl alcohol); C3H8O; [67-63-0]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (3) Heptane (n-heptane); C7H16; [142-82-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Letcher, T.M.; Wootton, S.; Shuttleworth, B.; Heyward, C., J. Chem. Thermodyn 18, 1037 (1986).

Variables:
   Temperature = 298 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 x1Mole Fraction x2
25298.20.1470.0000.0490.000
25298.20.3260.0090.1280.002
25298.20.4560.0330.2090.009
25298.20.5520.1030.3130.035
25298.20.5830.2050.4130.087
25298.20.4720.4290.4440.242
25298.20.3210.6350.3780.449
25298.20.1110.8810.1670.793
Compositions of coexisting phases
t/°CT/KMass Fraction w1 (compiler) Mass Fraction w2 (compiler)Mole Fraction x1Mole Fraction x2Comment(s)
25298.20.1750.8090.2450.680hydrocarbon-rich phase
25298.20.1020.8930.1550.817hydrocarbon-rich phase
25298.20.0650.9320.1020.880hydrocarbon-rich phase
25298.20.5220.0620.2680.019water-rich phase
25298.20.4010.0200.1710.005water-rich phase
25298.20.2860.0090.1080.002water-rich phase
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The titration method, adapted from Ref. 1, was used to determine the coexistence curve. The third component was added from a weighted gas-tight syringe to a weighed mixture of the other two components in 100 mL long-neck flask until one drop (weighing less than 0.01 g) resulted in cloudiness. The flask was immersed in a well controlled water bath and shaken continuously. Refractive indexes of these mixtures were measured at 298.3 K to ensure that  separation did not take place. Tie lines were determined from mixtures of known composition in the immiscible region. The flasks were shaken well and the phases allowed to separate. Refractive indexes of samples of both phases were measured and related to compositions on the coexistence curve. Each tie line was checked to ensure that it passed through the composition of the overall mixture.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Aldrich, Gold label, 99.5 mole %; dried with potassium carbonate, distilled.
   (2) Analytical Carbo Erba, purity 99.5 mole %; purified by passing through columns containing silica gel and basic alumina.
   (3) De-ionized.

Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: Not reported.
   Temperature: Composition ±0.005 mole fraction for measured points, ±0.01 mole fraction for tie-lines extremities in the worst case (authors).

References:
   1 S. W. Briggs and E. W. Comings, Ind. Eng. Chem. 35, 411 (1943).