IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

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 Solubility System: Acetonitrile with Butane

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Components:
   (1) Acetonitrile; C2H3N; [75-05-8]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Butane; C4H10; [106-97-8]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Pavlov, S.Yu.; Gorshkov, V.A.; Zaikina, T.G.; Bushin, A.N.; Skorikova, V.V., Khim. Prom.-st (Moscow) 11, 810 (1970).

Variables:
   Temperature = 276 K to 335 K

Prepared By:
   Valerii P. Sazonov

Experimental Remarks:

   The mutual solubilities of acetonitrile (1) and butane (2) in mass percent over the specified temperature range were reported in graphical form in the original publication. The data presented here were extracted from the published graphs by the compiler.

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  

Mutual solubility of acetonitrile (1) and butane (2)

t/°C	T/K	102 * Mass Fraction w1	Mole Fraction x1	Comment(s)
3.2	276.4	-	-	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
17.9	291.1	-	-	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
26.5	299.7	7.2	0.099	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
30.0	303.2	-	-	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
35.0	308.2	9.0	0.123	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
43.1	316.3	-	-	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
49.6	322.8	-	-	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
53.2	326.4	15.8	0.210	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
55.9	329.1	17.5	0.231	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
57.0	330.2	-	-	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
58.2	331.4	21.5	0.279	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
60.0	333.2	26.8	0.341	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
60.5	333.7	-	-	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
60.8	334.0	32.3	0.403	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
61.0	334.2	-	-	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
62.0	335.2	39.3	0.478	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
3.2	276.4	87.0	0.905	Acetonitrile-rich phase
17.9	291.1	83.4	0.877	Acetonitrile-rich phase
26.5	299.7	-	-	Acetonitrile-rich phase
30.0	303.2	80.0	0.850	Acetonitrile-rich phase
35.0	308.2	-	-	Acetonitrile-rich phase
43.1	316.3	72.3	0.787	Acetonitrile-rich phase
49.6	322.8	68.2	0.752	Acetonitrile-rich phase
53.2	326.4	-	-	Acetonitrile-rich phase
55.9	329.1	-	-	Acetonitrile-rich phase
57.0	330.2	58.0	0.662	Acetonitrile-rich phase
58.2	331.4	-	-	Acetonitrile-rich phase
60.0	333.2	-	-	Acetonitrile-rich phase
60.5	333.7	48.7	0.573	Acetonitrile-rich phase
60.8	334.0	-	-	Acetonitrile-rich phase
61.0	334.2	42.8	0.514	Acetonitrile-rich phase
62.0	335.2	39.3	0.478 (UCST)	Acetonitrile-rich phase

Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The synthetic method was used. No experimental details were reported.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Source not specified; purity not specified.
   (2) Source not specified; purity not specified.

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

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Last updated: February 18, 2015 (Created: August 17, 2007)