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IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106
Solubility System:
Nitromethane with Benzene and Cyclohexane
Components:
(1) Benzene; C6H6; [71-43-2]
NIST Chemistry WebBook
for detail
(2) Nitromethane; CH3NO2 ; [75-52-5]
NIST Chemistry WebBook
for detail
(3) Cyclohexane; C6H12; [110-82-7]
NIST Chemistry WebBook
for detail
Original Measurements:
Weck, H. I.;Hunt, H.; Ind. Eng. Chem. 46, 2521 (1954).
Variables:
Temperature = 298 K
Prepared By:
V. P. Sazonov
Experimental Data:
(Notes on the Nomenclature)
Table 1. Mutual solubility of nitromethane, benzene and cyclohexane
t/°C
T/K
Mass Fraction w
1
Mass Fraction w
2
Mole Fraction x
1
(compiler)
Mole Fraction x
2
(compiler)
25.00
298.15
0.0220
0.0000
0.0301
0.0000
25.00
298.15
0.0329
0.0509
0.0446
0.0540
25.00
298.15
0.0456
0.1046
0.0613
0.1099
25.00
298.15
0.0657
0.1703
0.0873
0.1767
25.00
298.15
0.0967
0.2266
0.1265
0.2315
25.00
298.15
0.1517
0.2719
0.1939
0.2716
25.00
298.15
0.2452
0.2986
0.3030
0.2883
25.00
298.15
0.3113
0.2974
0.3762
0.2808
25.00
298.15
0.3781
0.2719
0.4477
0.2516
25.00
298.15
0.4041
0.2863
0.4741
0.2624
25.00
298.15
0.4973
0.2672
0.5671
0.2381
25.00
298.15
0.5781
0.2387
0.6441
0.2078
25.00
298.15
0.6803
0.1891
0.7372
0.1601
25.00
298.15
0.7972
0.1140
0.8386
0.0937
25.00
298.15
0.8476
0.0773
0.8807
0.0627
25.00
298.15
0.8683
0.0612
0.8977
0.0494
25.00
298.15
0.9490
0.0000
0.9625
0.0000
Table 2. Compositions of equilibrium liquid phases of the ternary system
t/°C
T/K
Mass Fraction w
1
Mass Fraction w
2
Mole Fraction x
1
(compiler)
Mole Fraction x
2
(compiler)
Comment(s)
25.00
298.15
0.893
0.044
0.918
0.035
nitromethane-rich phase
25.00
298.15
0.789
0.120
0.832
0.099
nitromethane-rich phase
25.00
298.15
0.705
0.175
0.759
0.147
nitromethane-rich phase
25.00
298.15
0.047
0.122
0.063
0.117
cyclohexane-rich phase
25.00
298.15
0.068
0.182
0.090
0.189
cyclohexane-rich phase
25.00
298.15
0.135
0.263
0.174
0.263
cyclohexane-rich phase
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
Refractive index and density measurements were used for the analysis of equilibrium mixtures. No experimental details given.
Composition: ± 0.3 mass %.
Source and Purity of Materials:
(1) Commercial Solvents Corp.; technical grade; distilled on a column of 12 theoretical plates;
n
(20 °C, D) = 1.3818,
d
(20 °C, 4 °C) = 1.1352.
(2) Source not specified; purified by crystallization;
n
(20 °C, D) = 1.5012,
d
(20 °C, 4 °C) = 0.8784.
(3) Philips; technical grade; purified by crystallization;
n
(20 °C, D) = 1.4262,
d
(20 °C, 4 °C) = 0.7774.
Estimated Errors:
Temperature: control to ± 0.01 K.