SDS Volume (4263)

Volume 71. Nitromethane with Water or Organic Solvents, p 11298

Original Measurements

Schmid, H. H. O.; Mangold, H. K.; Lundberg, W. O.; Microchem. J. 9, 134-144 (1965).

Variables:

Room Temp: 320 - 370 $\pu{K}$

Prepared by:

V.P. Sazonov

Method/Apparatus/Procedure:

The synthetic method was used. A Reichert microscope, type RCH, equipped with a heating stage was used as described in Schmid, et al. [1]. The disappearance and reappearance of the interface between (1) and (2) could be observed without difficulty.

Source and Purity of Materials:
  1. Fisher Scientific Co.; certified, No. N-98;
    $n_{D}^{20}$ = \pu{1.3820}$, $\rho^{20} = \pu{1134 g L-1}$.
  2. Some alcohols obtained from the Hormel Institute and from Lachat Chemicals; all other alcohols prepared by reduction of the corresponding methyl esters with lithium aluminum hydride; purified by gas-liquid partition chromatography.
Estimated Errors:

Upper Critical Solution Temperature: ±0.5 K.

References

1 Schmid, H. H. O.; Mangold, H. K.; Lundberg, W. O.; J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 42, 372 (1965).

Components:
  1. Nitromethane $\ce{ CH3NO2 }$ [75-52-5]; NIST WebBook
  2. 1-Octanol $\ce{ C8H18O }$ [111-87-5]; NIST WebBook
    1-Nonanol $\ce{ C9H20O }$ [143-08-8]; NIST WebBook
    1-Decanol $\ce{ C10H22O }$ [112-30-1]; NIST WebBook
    1-Undecanol $\ce{ C11H24O }$ [112-42-5]; NIST WebBook
    1-Dodecanol $\ce{ C12H26O }$ [112-53-8]; NIST WebBook
    1-Tridecanol $\ce{ C13H28O }$ [112-70-9]; NIST WebBook
    1-Tetradecanol $\ce{ C14H30O }$ [112-72-1]; NIST WebBook
    1-Pentadecanol $\ce{ C15H32O }$ [629-76-5]; NIST WebBook
    1-Hexadecanol $\ce{ C16H34O }$ [36653-82-4]; NIST WebBook
    1-Hexadecanol $\ce{ C16H34O }$ [1454-85-9]; NIST WebBook
    1-Octadecanol $\ce{ C18H38O }$ [112-92-5]; NIST WebBook
    1-Nonadecanol $\ce{ C19H40O }$ [1454-84-8]; NIST WebBook
    1-Eicosanol $\ce{ C20H42O }$ [629-96-9]; NIST WebBook
Experimental Data

Upper critical solution temperatures of the systems nitromethane (1) with 1-alcohols (2)

1-Alcohols (C8-C20) $t$ (°C) $T$ ($\pu{K}$)
1-Octanol (link to XML output link to JSON output link to JSON-LD output) 46.5 319.7
1-Nonanol (link to XML output link to JSON output link to JSON-LD output) 52.0 325.2
1-Decanol (link to XML output link to JSON output link to JSON-LD output) 57.0 330.2
1-Undecanol (link to XML output link to JSON output link to JSON-LD output) 61.5 334.7
1-Dodecanol (link to XML output link to JSON output link to JSON-LD output) 66.0 339.2
1-Tridecanol (link to XML output link to JSON output link to JSON-LD output) 70.0 343.2
1-Tetradecanol (link to XML output link to JSON output link to JSON-LD output) 74.0 347.2
1-Pentadecanol (link to XML output link to JSON output link to JSON-LD output) 78.0 351.2
1-Hexadecanol (link to XML output link to JSON output link to JSON-LD output) 81.5 354.7
1-Hexadecanol (link to XML output link to JSON output link to JSON-LD output) 85.5 358.7
1-Octadecanol (link to XML output link to JSON output link to JSON-LD output) 89.0 362.2
1-Nonadecanol (link to XML output link to JSON output link to JSON-LD output) 93.0 366.2
1-Eicosanol (link to XML output link to JSON output link to JSON-LD output) 96.5 369.7