IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Nitromethane with Heptane
Components:
   (1) Nitromethane; CH3NO2; [75-52-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Heptane; C7H16; [142-82-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
Original Measurements:
   Rolla, M.; Franzosini, P.; Riccardi, R. L., Bottelli, Z. Naturforsch. 22A, 48-53 (1967).

 Variables:
   Temperature = 373 K to 381 K

 Prepared By:
   V. P. Sazonov

 Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  
Mutual solubility of nitromethane and heptane
t/°CT/K102 * Mass Fraction w1 (compiler) Mole Fraction x1Comment(s)
99.5372.7--Hydrocarbon-rich phase
99.5372.778.90.860Nitromethane-rich phase
105.4378.635.10.470Hydrocarbon-rich phase
105.4378.6--Nitromethane-rich phase
107.2380.4--Hydrocarbon-rich phase
107.2380.465.00.753Nitromethane-rich phase
107.4380.643.40.557Hydrocarbon-rich phase
107.4380.6--Nitromethane-rich phase
107.8381.0--Hydrocarbon-rich phase
107.8381.057.00.685Nitromethane-rich phase
107.8381.0--Hydrocarbon-rich phase
107.8381.055.90.675Nitromethane-rich phase
107.8381.052.00.640Hydrocarbon-rich phase
107.8381.052.5 (UCST)0.640Nitromethane-rich phase
 Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The synthetic method1 was employed. No further details were reported.

 Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Carlo Erba; RP; distilled through a tube filled with P2O5; f. p. = -29.15 °C.
   (2) Fluka AG; purist grade; purification as above.

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

 References:
   1 P. Franzosini, Z. Naturforsch. 18A, 224 (1963).