Properties Of Solvents
| Solvent | CAS No. | Mol. Wt. | MP °C | BP °C | Refractive Index(at 20 °C) | Specific Gravity (At 20 °C +/- 5 °C relative to water at 4 °C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetic Acid | 64-19-7 | 60.05 | 16.2 | 117-118 | 1.371 | 1.049 |
| Acetic Anhydrive | 108-24-7 | 102.99 | -73 | 138-140 | 1.39 | 1.08 |
| Acetone | 67-64-1 | 58.08 | -94 | 56 | 1.359 | 0.791 |
| Acetonitrile | 75-05-8 | 41.05 | -48 | 82 | 1.3440 | 0.786 |
| Benzene | 71-43-2 | 78.11 | 5 | 80 | 1.5010 | 0.874 |
| Benzonitrile | 100-47-0 | 103.12 | -13 | 188 | 1.528 | 1.01 |
| 1-Butanol | 71-36-3 | 74.12 | -90 | 117.7 | 1.399 | 0.81 |
| 2-Butanone | 78-93-3 | 72.11 | -87 | 80 | 1.379 | 0.805 |
| Butyl acetate | 123-86-4 | 116.16 | -78 | 124-126 | 1.3940 | 0.882 |
| tert-Butyl methyl ether | 1634-04-4 | 88.15 | — | 53-56 | 1.3692 | 0.74 |
| Carbon disulfide | 75-15-0 | 76.14 | -112 | 46 | 1.627 | 1.266 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 56-23-5 | 153.82 | -23 | 77 | 1.4595 | 1.594 |
| Chlorobenzene | 108-90-7 | 112.56 | -45 | 132 | 1.524 | 1.107 |
| 1-Chlorobutane | 109-69-3 | 92.57 | -123 | 77-78 | 1.4024 | 0.886 |
| Chloroform | 67-66-3 | 119.38 | -63 | 60.5-61.5 | 1.446 | 1.492 |
| Cyclohexane | 110-82-7 | 84.16 | 6.5 | 80.7-81 | 1.4260 | 0.779 |
| Cyclopentane | 287-92-3 | 70.14 | -94 | 50 | 1.4 | 0.751 |
| 1,2-Dichlorobenzene | 95-50-1 | 147 | -18 to -15 | 179-180 | 1.5510 | 1.306 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 107-06-2 | 98.96 | -35 | 83 | 1.4438 | 1.256 |
| Dichloromethane | 75-09-2 | 84.93 | -97 | 39.8-40 | 1.4240 | 1.325 |
| N,N-Dimethylacetamide | 127-19-5 | 87.12 | -20 | 164.5-166 | 1.4380 | 0.937 |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 68-12-2 | 73.10 | -61 | 153 | 1.431 | 0.944 |
| 1,4-Dioxane | 123-91-1 | 88.11 | 11.8 | 100-102 | 1.4220 | 1.034 |
| Ether | 60-29-7 | 74.12 | -116 | 34.6 | 1.353 | 0.708 |
| 2-Ethoxyethyl ether | 112-36-7 | 162.23 | — | 180-190 | 1.4120 | 0.909 |
| Ethyl acetate | 141-78-6 | 88.11 | -84 | 76.5-77.5 | 1.3720 | 0.902 |
| Ethyl alcohol | 64-17-5 | 46.07 | -130 | 78 | 1.36 | 0.785 |
| Ethylene glycol dimethyl ether | 110-71-4 | 90.12 | -58 | 85 | 1.3791 | 0.867 |
| Heptane | 142-82-5 | 100.21 | -91 | 98 | 1.387 | 0.684 |
| Hexane | 110-54-3 | 86.18 | -95 | 69 | 1.375 | 0.659 |
| Hexanes | 73513-42-5 | 86.18 | — | 68-69 | 1.379 | 0.67 |
| 2-Methoxyethanol | 109-86-4 | 76.10 | -85 | 124-125 | 1.4020 | 0.965 |
| 2-Methoxyethyl acetate | 110-49-6 | 118.13 | -65 | 145 | 1.4020 | 1.009 |
| Methyl alcohol | 67-56-1 | 32.04 | -98 | 64.6 | 1.329 | 0.791 |
| 2-Methylbutane | 78-78-4 | 72.15 | — | 30 | 1.3540 | 0.62 |
| 4-Methyl-2-pentanone | 108-10-1 | 100.16 | -80 | 117-118 | 1.3960 | 0.8 |
| 2-Methyl-1-propanol | 78-83-1 | 74.12 | -108 | 108 | 1.3960 | 0.803 |
| 2-Methyl-2-propanol | 75-65-0 | 74.12 | 25 | 83 | 1.387 | 0.786 |
| 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone | 872-50-4 | 99.13 | -24 | 81-82 (At 10 mmHg pressure) | 1.47 | 1.033 |
| Methyl sulfoxide | 67-68-5 | 78.13 | 18.4 | 189 | 1.4790 | 1.101 |
| Nitromethane | 75-52-5 | 61.04 | -29 | 100.8-101 | 1.3820 | 1.127 |
| 1-Octanol | 111-87-5 | 130.23 | -15 | 196 | 1.429 | 0.827 |
| Pentane | 109-66-0 | 72.15 | -130 | 35-36 | 1.358 | 0.626 |
| 3-Pentanone | 96-22-0 | 86.13 | -40 | 102 | 1.3920 | 0.8530 |
| 1-Propanol | 71-23-8 | 60.1 | -127 | 97 | 1.3840 | 0.804 |
| 2-Propanol | 67-63-0 | 60.1 | -89.5 | 82.4 | 1.377 | 0.785 |
| Pyridine | 110-86-1 | 79.10 | -42 | 115 | 1.51 | 0.978 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 127-18-4 | 165.83 | -22 | 121 | 1.5056 | 1.623 |
| Tetrahyrdofuran | 109-99-9 | 72.11 | -108 | 67 | 1.407 | 0.886 |
| Toluene | 108-88-3 | 92.14 | -93 | 111 | 1.496 | 0.867 |
| 1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane | 76-13-1 | 187.38 | -35 | 47-48 | 1.3578 | 1.575 |
| 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane | 540-84-1 | 114.23 | -107 | 98-99 | 1.391 | 0.692 |
| Water | 7732-18-5 | 18.02 | 0 | 100 | 1.3328(At l=589.32 nm) | 1 |
| o-Xylene | 95-47-6 | 106.17 | -25 to -23 | 143-145 | 1.5050 | 0.87 |
| p-Xylene | 106-42-3 | 106.17 | 13-Dec | 138 | 1.4950 | 0.866 |