IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Nitromethane with Heptane and Water

Components:
   (1) Nitromethane; CH3NO2 ; [75-52-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Heptane; C7H16; [142-82-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (3) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Rezanova, E. N.; A. M. Toikka, and Markuzin, N. P.;Vest Leningr. Univ., Fiz., Khim. 18, 53 (1991).

Variables:
   Temperature = 298 K to 333 K

Prepared By:
   V. P. Sazonov

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  
Compositions of three coexisting liquid phases for the system nitromethane + heptane + water
t/°CT/KMass Fraction w1 (compiler) Mass Fraction w2 (compiler)Mole Fraction x1Mole Fraction x2Comment(s)
25.0298.20.9880.0030.9700.002nitromethane-rich phase
30.0303.20.9800.0080.9580.005nitromethane-rich phase
40.0313.20.9710.0120.9360.007nitromethane-rich phase
50.0323.20.9590.0200.9200.012nitromethane-rich phase
60.0333.20.9490.0210.9040.015nitromethane-rich phase
25.0298.20.0200.9750.0320.941heptane-rich phase
30.0303.20.0240.9690.0370.925heptane-rich phase
40.0313.20.0280.9620.0430.903heptane-rich phase
50.0323.20.0320.9550.0480.885heptane-rich phase
60.0333.20.0350.9490.0520.865heptane-rich phase
25.0298.20.1060.0100.0340.002water-rich phase
30.0303.20.1160.0200.0380.004water-rich phase
40.0313.20.1260.0340.0420.007water-rich phase
50.0323.20.1380.0480.0470.010water-rich phase
60.0333.20.1460.0610.0510.013water-rich phase
Notes:

Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The titration method was used. A glass flask with volume 100 mL and a microburette with scale division 0.01 mL were used. Five heterogeneous mixtures of two components were prepared and titrated by the third component until the third liquid phase separated. The solutions were mixed by a magnetic stirrer. The tie lines were plotted across the points obtained by titration. These five points corresponded the five initial solutions. The compositions of three coexisting liquid phases were determined by the crossing of the above mentioned tie lines.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Source not specified, pure grade reagent; dried over CaCl2 and repeatedly distilled in a laboratory packed column of 20 theoretical plates;b. p. = 101.20 °C; n(20 °C, D) = 1.3820.
   (2) Source not specified, CP reagent; distilled; b. p. = 98.42 °C; n(20 °C, D) = 1.3877.
   (3) Twice distilled.

Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: ± 0.003 mole fraction.
   Temperature: control to ± 0.02 K.