Physical Properties of Solvents

Inquiry
Organic Solvents Density
(20 °C)
Boiling Point
(°C)
Melting Point
(°C)
Flash Point
(°C)
Viscosity
(cp, °C)
Dielectric
Constant
(20 °C)
UV Cutoff
(nm)
Refractive
Index
(20 °C)
Misciblity with
Water
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane 1.570  47-48 -35 - 0.69 - 231 1.358 X
1,2-Dichlorobenzene 1.306 180 -17 65 1.32 (25) 9.93 (25) 295 1.551 X
1,2-Dichloroethane 1.256 83 -35 15 0.79 - 225 1.445 X
1,3-Dimethyl-2-imidazolinone (DMI) 1.056 224-226 8.2 104 - - - 1.472 O
1,3-Dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinone (DMPU) 1.060  146
(44 mm Hg)
-20 121 - - - 1.488 O
1,4-Dioxane 1.034 100-102 12 12 1.44 (15) 2.209 (25) 215 1.422 O
1-Butanol 0.810  117.7 -90 35 2.95 17.80  215 1.399 P
1-Chlorobutane 0.886 77-78 -123 -6 0.35 - 225 1.402 X
1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) 1.028 81-82
(10 mm Hg)
-24 86 1.67 (25) 32.00  285 1.47 O
1-Octanol 0.827 196 -15 81 10.6 (15) - 215 1.429 X
1-Propanol 0.804 97 -127 15 2.26 20.1 (25) 210 1.384 O
2,2,4-Trimethylpentane 0.692 98-99 -107 -7 0.5 1.94 215 1.391 X
2-Butanone 0.805 80 -87 -3 0.42 (15) 18.50  329 1.379 P
2-Chloropyridine 1.209 168 -46 64 - - - 1.532 P
2-Methoxyethanol 0.965 124-125 -85 46 1.72 16.90  210 1.402 O
2-Methoxyethyl acetate 1.009 145 -65 43 - - 254 1.402 P
2-Methyl-1-propanol 0.803 108 -108 27 4.70 (15) 15.8 (25) 200 1.396 X
2-Methyl-2-propanol 0.775 83 25-26 11 - - 215 1.387 O
2-Methylbutane 0.620  30 - -56 - - 192 1.354 X
2-Methylpyridine 0.943 128-129 -70 26 - - - 1.500  O
2-Propanol 0.785 82.4 -89.5 22 2.86 (15) 18.3 (25) 210 1.377 O
3-Chloropyridine 1.194 148 66 65 - - - 1.533 P
3-Methyl-1-butanol 0.809 130 -117 45 - - 215 1.406 X
3-Pentanone 0.813 102 -40 -49 - - 330 1.392 X
4-Methyl-2-pentanone 0.801 117-118 -80 13 0.58 - 334 1.396 X
Acetic acid (AcOH) 1.049 118 17 40 1.31 (15) 6.15 - 1.372 O
Acetic anhydride 1.082 138-140 -73 54 - - - 1.39 -
Acetone 0.791 56 -94 -17 0.32 20.7 (25) 330 1.359 O
Acetonitrile 0.786 82 -48 5 0.37 37.5 190 1.344 O
Benzene 0.874 80 6 -11 0.65 2.28 280 1.501 X
Benzonitrile 1.010  191 -13 71 1.24 (25) - 300 1.528 X
Butyl acetate 0.882 124-126 -78 22 0.73 - 254 1.394 X
Carbon disulfide 1.266 46 -112 -30 0.37 - 380 1.627 X
Carbon tetrachloride 1.594 77 -23 - 0.97 2.24 263 1.460  X
Chlorobenzene 1.106 132 -45 23 0.8 2.71 287 1.524 X
Chloroform 1.492 61 -64 - 0.58 4.81 245 1.446 X
Cyclohexane 0.779 80 7 -18 0.98 2.02 200 1.426 X
Cyclopentane 0.751 50 -94 -37 0.44 1.97 200 1.400  X
Di(ethylene glycol) diethyl ether 0.909 180-190 - 71 - - 260 1.412 O
Dichloromethane 1.325 40 -97 - 0.45 (15) 9.08 233 1.424 X
Diisopropyl Ether (i-Pr2O) 0.724 68.5 -85.5   - - - 1.368 X
Ethyl ether (Et2O) 0.706 34.6 -116 -40 0.24 4.34 218 1.353 X
Ethyl acetate (EtOAc) 0.902 77 -84 -3 0.46 6.02 (25) 256 1.372 X
Ethyl alcohol (EtOH) 0.816 78 -114 16 1.10 (25) 24.55 (25) 205 1.363 O
Ethylene glycol dimethyl ether (Glyme) 0.867 85 -58 0 0.46 (25) 7.20 (25) 220 1.379 O
Heptane 0.684 98 -91 -1 0.42 1.92 220 1.387 X
Hexamethylphosphoric Triamide (HMPA) 1.027 233 7.2 106 - - - 1.459 O
Hexane 0.659 69 -95 -23 0.31 1.89 200 1.375 X
Hexanes 0.672 68-70 - -22 - - 210 1.379 X
Methyl alcohol (MeOH) 0.791 64.7 -98 11 0.55 32.6 (25) 205 1.329 O
Methyl sulfoxide 1.101 189 18.4 85 2.24 - 268 1.479 P
m-Xylene 0.868 138-139 - 25 - - - 1.497 X
N,N-Dimethylacetamide (DMAc) 0.937 165 -20 70 2.14 37.8 268 1.438 O
N,N-Dimethylformide (DMF) 0.944 153 -61 57 0.92 36.7 268 1.430  O
Nitromethane 1.127 101.2 -29 35 0.67 - 380 1.382 X
o-Xylene 0.870  143-145 -23 32 2.57 2.57 288 1.505 X
Pentane 0.626 35-36 -130 -49 0.24 1.84 200 1.358 X
Propylene carbonate 1.189 240 -55 132 - - 235 1.421 P
p-Xylene 0.866 138 12 27 2.27 2.27 290 1.495 X
Pyridine 0.978 115 -42 20 0.95 12.3 (25) 330 1.510  O
tert-Butyl methyl ether 0.740  53-56 - -32 0.27 - 210 1.369 X
Tetrachloroethylene 1.623 121 -22 - - - 290 1.506 X
Tetrahydrofuran (THF) 0.889 65-67 -108 -17 0.55 7.60  212 1.407 P
Toluene 0.865 110.6 -93 4 0.59 2.4 (25) 284 1.496 X
Triethylamine (Et3N) 0.728 89.3 -114.7 -7 - - - 1.401 O
Water 1.000  100 0 - 1.00  78.54 <190 1.333 -

 

O: freely miscible
P: partially miscible
X: practically immiscible (solubility: less than 1%)