IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

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 Solubility System: Acetonitrile with Hexane

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Components:
   (1) Hexane; C6H14; [110-54-3]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Acetonitrile; C2H3N; [75-05-8]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Rusling, J.F.; Bertsch, R.J.; Barford, R.A.; Rothbart, H.L., J. Chem. Eng. Data 14, 169 (1969).

Variables:
   Temperature = 298 K

Prepared By:
   Valerii P. Sazonov and Nikolai V. Sazonov

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  

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

t/°C	T/K	102 * Mass Fraction w1	Mole Fraction x1 (compiler)	Comment(s)
25.0	298.2	4.2	0.084	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
25.0	298.2	85.5	0.925	Acetonitrile-rich phase

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

Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Source not specified; analytical grade; twice distilled; p(25 °C) = 777g·L^–1.
   (2) Source not specified; analytical grade; twice distilled; p(25 °C) = 664g·L^–1.

Estimated Errors:

   Temperature: ± 0.1 K.

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