IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

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 Solubility System: Acetonitrile with Hexadecane

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Components:
   (1) Hexadecane; C16H34; [544-76-3]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Acetonitrile; C2H3N; [75-05-8]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail

Original Measurements:
   Stryjek, R.; Luszczyk, M.; Fedorko-Antosik, M., Bull. Acad. Pol. Sci., Ser. Sci. Chim. 29, 203 (1981).

Variables:
   Temperature = 298 K to 413 K

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

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  

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

t/°C	T/K	102 * Mass Fraction w1 (compiler)	Mole Fraction x1	Comment(s)
25.00	298.15	1.50	0.0775	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
30.00	303.15	1.60	0.0823	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
40.00	313.15	1.90	0.0965	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
50.00	323.15	2.30	0.1149	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
60.00	333.15	2.80	0.1371	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
70.00	343.15	3.60	0.1708	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
80.00	353.15	4.40	0.2025	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
90.00	363.15	5.70	0.2500	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
100.00	373.15	7.50	0.3090	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
110.00	383.15	10.20	0.3852	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
120.00	393.15	13.70	0.4668	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
130.00	403.15	18.40	0.5543	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
140.00	413.15	28.80	0.6905	Hydrocarbon-rich phase
25.00	298.15	99.72	0.9995	Acetonitrile-rich phase
30.00	303.15	99.62	0.9993	Acetonitrile-rich phase
40.00	313.15	99.18	0.9985	Acetonitrile-rich phase
50.00	323.15	98.80	0.9978	Acetonitrile-rich phase
60.00	333.15	98.21	0.9967	Acetonitrile-rich phase
70.00	343.15	97.51	0.9954	Acetonitrile-rich phase
80.00	353.15	96.62	0.9937	Acetonitrile-rich phase
90.00	363.15	95.28	0.9911	Acetonitrile-rich phase
100.00	373.15	93.52	0.9876	Acetonitrile-rich phase
110.00	383.15	90.58	0.9815	Acetonitrile-rich phase
120.00	393.15	85.30	0.9697	Acetonitrile-rich phase
130.00	403.15	78.99	0.9540	Acetonitrile-rich phase
140.00	413.15	65.69	0.9135	Acetonitrile-rich phase

Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   No details were reported.

Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Source not specified; purified by fractional distillation; 99.9 mass % purity.
   (2) Source not specified; purified by crystallization; 99.9 mass % purity.

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

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