IUPAC-NIST Solubility Database
NIST Standard Reference Database 106

Glass Ball as Bullet Solubility System: Cumene with Water
Components:
   (1) Water; H2O; [7732-18-5]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
   (2) Cumene; C9H12; [98-82-8]  NIST Chemistry WebBook for detail
Original Measurements:
   McAuliffe, C., Nature (London) 1963, 200, 1092-3.

 Variables:
   Temperature = 25 °C

 Prepared By:
   A. Maczynski and Z. Maczynska

 Experimental Remarks:
   The solubility of cumene in water at 25°C was reported to be 0.0053 g(1)/100 g sln.

The corresponding mole fraction, x1, calculated by the compilers is 7.9 × 10–6.

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
   Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
   The saturated solution of (1) in (2) was prepared by either shaking vigourously on a reciprocal shaker or stirring for several days with a magnetic stirrer.
A 0.05 mL or 0.10 mL sample of the hydrocarbon-saturated water was injected directly into a gas liquid chromatograph.

 Source and Purity of Materials:
   (1) Phillips Petroleum Co.; 99+%; used as received.
   (2) distilled.

 Estimated Errors:
   Solubility: 0.0005 (standard deviation of mean)
   Temperature: ± 1.5°C