Common Organic Solvents - Table of Properties
Common Organic Solvents - Table of Properties
Common Organic Solvents - Table of Properties
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boiling melting
solubility Dielectric flash
density
point
point
point
in water
3,4
(g/mL)
Constant
(C)
(C)
(g/100g)
(oC)
formula
MW
acetic acid
C2H4O2
60.05
118
16.6
1.049
Miscible
6.15
39
acetone
C3H6O
58.08
56.2
-94.3
0.786
Miscible
20.7(25)
-18
acetonitrile
C2H3N
41.05
81.6
-46
0.786
Miscible
37.5
benzene
C6H6
78.11
80.1
5.5
0.879
0.18
2.28
-11
1-butanol
C4H10O
74.12
117.6
-89.5
0.81
6.3
17.8
35
2-butanol
C4H10O
74.12
98
-115
0.808
15
15.8(25)
26
2-butanone
C4H8O
72.11
79.6
-86.3
0.805
25.6
18.5
-7
t-butyl alcohol
C4H10O
74.12
82.2
25.5
0.786
Miscible
12.5
11
CCl4
153.82
76.7
-22.4
1.594
0.08
2.24
--
chlorobenzene
C6H5Cl
112.56
131.7
-45.6
1.1066
0.05
5.69
29
chloroform
CHCl3
119.38
61.7
-63.7
1.498
0.795
4.81
--
cyclohexane
C6H12
84.16
80.7
6.6
0.779
<0.1
2.02
-20
1,2-dichloroethane
C2H4Cl2
98.96
83.5
-35.3
1.245
0.861
10.42
13
diethyl ether
C4H10O
74.12
34.6
-116.3
0.713
7.5
4.34
-45
diethylene glycol
C4H10O3
106.12
245
-10
1.118
10
31.7
143
C6H14O3
134.17
162
-68
0.943
Miscible
7.23
67
C4H10O2
90.12
85
-58
0.868
Miscible
7.2
-6
C2H6O
46.07
-22
-138.5
NA
NA
NA
-41
dimethylformamide (DMF)
C3H7NO
73.09
153
-61
0.944
Miscible
36.7
58
dimethyl sulfoxide
(DMSO)
C2H6OS
78.13
189
18.4
1.092
25.3
47
95
dioxane
C4H8O2
88.11
101.1
11.8
1.033
Miscible
2.21(25)
12
ethanol
C2H6O
46.07
78.5
-114.1
0.789
Miscible
24.6
13
ethyl acetate
C4H8O2
88.11
77
-83.6
0.895
8.7
6(25)
-4
ethylene glycol
C2H6O2
62.07
195
-13
1.115
Miscible
37.7
111
glycerin
C3H8O3
92.09
290
17.8
1.261
Miscible
42.5
160
heptane
C7H16
100.20
98
-90.6
0.684
0.01
1.92
-4
7.2
1.03
Miscible
31.3
105
carbon tetrachloride
dimethylether
Hexamethylphosphoramide
C6H18N3OP 179.20 232.5
(HMPA)
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Solvent
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formula
Hexamethylphosphorous
triamide (HMPT)
MW
C6H18N3P 163.20
boiling melting
solubility Dielectric flash
density
point
point
point
in water
3,4
(g/mL)
(C)
(C)
(g/100g) Constant
(oC)
150
-44
0.898
Miscible
??
26
hexane
C6H14
86.18
69
-95
0.659
0.014
1.89
-22
methanol
CH4O
32.04
64.6
-98
0.791
Miscible
32.6(25)
12
methyl t-butyl
ether (MTBE)
C5H12O
88.15
55.2
-109
0.741
5.1
??
-28
methylene chloride
CH2Cl2
84.93
39.8
-96.7
1.326
1.32
9.08
1.6
CH5H9NO
99.13
202
-24
1.033
10
32
91
CH3NO2
61.04
101.2
-29
1.382
9.50
35.9
35
C5H12
72.15
36.1
-129.7
0.626
0.04
1.84
-49
--
--
30-60
-40
0.656
--
--
-30
1-propanol
C3H8O
88.15
97
-126
0.803
Miscible
20.1(25)
15
2-propanol
C3H8O
88.15
82.4
-88.5
0.785
Miscible
18.3(25)
12
pyridine
C5H5N
79.10
115.2
-41.6
0.982
Miscible
12.3(25)
17
tetrahydrofuran (THF)
C4H8O
72.11
66
-108.4
0.886
30
7.6
-21
C7H8
92.14
110.6
-93
0.867
0.05
2.38(25)
C6H15N
101.19
88.9
-114.7
0.728
0.02
2.4
-11
0.00
0.998
--
78.54
--
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone
(NMP)
nitromethane
pentane
Petroleum ether (ligroine)
toluene
triethyl amine
water
H2O
18.02 100.00
water, heavy
D2O
20.03
101.3
1.107
Miscible
??
--
o-xylene
C8H10
106.17
144
-25.2
0.897
Insoluble
2.57
32
m-xylene
C8H10
106.17 139.1
-47.8
0.868
Insoluble
2.37
27
p-xylene
C8H10
106.17 138.4
13.3
0.861
Insoluble
2.27
27
Notes:
1. This table was orginally from: Prof. Murov's Orgsoltab, which was edited and reposted by Erowid
2. You can find more detailed information (Health & Safety, Physical, Regulatory, Environmental) on
various organic solvents from NCMS
3. The values in the table above were obtained from ChemFinder Web Server, the CRC, or Vogel's
Practical Organic Chemistry (5th ed.).
4. T = 20 C unless specified otherwise.
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