IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Nitromethane with Water
Components:
   (1) Nitromethane; CH3NO2; [75-52-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
Original Measurements:
   Schuberth, H., Z. Phys. Chem.(Leipzig) 225, 305-12 (1964).

 Variables:
   Temperature = 293 K to 358 K

 Prepared By:
   V. P. Sazonov

 Experimental Remarks:
   The solubility of nitromethane in water: x1 = 9.14·10-6(T/K)2-51.75·10-4(T/K)+76.58·10-2.
The solubility of water in nitromethane: x2 =41.61·10-6(T/K)2-233.37·10-4(T/K)+333.01·10-2.

 Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  
Mutual solubility of nitromethane and water
t/°CT/K102 * Mass Fraction w1 (compiler) Mole Fraction x1Comment(s)
20.0293.210.710.0342Water-rich phase
20.0293.298.000.9353Nitromethane-rich phase
30.0303.211.520.0370Water-rich phase
30.0303.297.510.9205Nitromethane-rich phase
40.0313.212.790.0415Water-rich phase
40.0313.296.750.8975Nitromethane-rich phase
50.0323.214.590.0480Water-rich phase
50.0323.295.640.8661Nitromethane-rich phase
60.0333.216.760.0561Water-rich phase
60.0333.294.160.8264Nitromethane-rich phase
70.0343.219.390.0663Water-rich phase
70.0343.292.240.7783Nitromethane-rich phase
80.0353.222.300.0781Water-rich phase
80.0353.289.790.7220Nitromethane-rich phase
85.0358.223.890.0848Water-rich phase
85.0358.288.320.6906Nitromethane-rich phase
 Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The synthetic method and the titration method were used. No further details were reported.

 Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Source not specified; purity not specified; distilled over a column of 40 theoretical plates; b. p. = 101.2 °C, n(20 °C, D) = 1.3819, d(20 °C) = 1139 g·L-1.
   (2) Twice distilled.

 Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: Not reported.
   Temperature: Not reported.
   Pressure: Not reported.