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:
   Vinogradova L.M.; Shcherbina, A.E., Zh. Fiz. Khim. 57, 1268 (1983).

Variables:
   Temperature = 317 K to 346 K

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

Experimental Remarks:

   The solubilities of hexane (2) in acetonitrile (1) in mole fractions over the temperature range were reported in graphical form. The compilers extracted these data from the published graphs.

Experimental Data:   (Notes on the Nomenclature)
  

Solubility of hexane (2) in acetonitrile (1)

t/°C	T/K	102 * Mass Fraction w2	Mole Fraction x2
43.3	316.5	18.9	0.100
54.7	327.9	26.3	0.145
64.6	337.8	35.7	0.209
72.8	346.0	42.8	0.263

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; dried and purified.
   (2) Source not specified; purity not specified; dried and purified.

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

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