IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106


Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Nitroethane with 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane

Components:
   (1) 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane; C8H18; [540-84-1]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Nitroethane; C2H5NO2; [79-24-3]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Battler, J.R.; Rowley, R.L., J. Chem. Eng. Data 35, 334-8 (1990).

Variables:
   Temperature = 293 K and 302 K

Prepared By:
   V. P. Sazonov

Experimental Remarks:

   The solubility of nitroethane (1) in 2,2,4-trimethylpentane (2) at 293 K was reported to be x1 = 0.20. The corresponding mass percentage calculated by the compiler is 100 w1 = 14.1.
The solubility of 2,2,4-trimethylpentane (2) in nitroethane (1) at 293 K was reported to be x2 = 0.17. The corresponding mass percentage calculated by the compiler is 100 w2 = 23.8.
The upper critical solution temperature was reported to be 302.15 K.

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
   Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   No experimental details given.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Source not specified; spectrophotometric grade; 99.9 mole % purity.
   (2) Source not specified; spectrophotometric grade; 99.9 mole % purity.

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