Compilation - Nitromethane with Esters (IUPAC SDS Volume 71)
SDS Volume (4319)
Volume 71. Nitromethane with Water or Organic Solvents, p None
Original Measurements
Schmid, H. H. O.; Mangold, H. K.; Lundberg, W. O.; Microchem. J. 9, 134-144 (1965).
Variables:
Room Temp: 336 - 357 $\pu{K}$
Prepared by:
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:
- Fisher Scientific Co.; certified, No. N-98; $n_{D}^{20}$ = 1.3820, $\rho^{20} = \pu{1134 g L-1}$.
- Methyl, ethyl and butyl esters purchased from Applied Science Laboratories; propyl and hexyl esters, formate, acetate, propanoate and butyrate prepared by direct esterification; other esters synthesized by transesterification; purified.
Estimated Errors:
Ambient 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:
- Nitromethane, $\ce{ CH3NO2 }$; [75-52-5] NIST WebBook
- Ethyl octadecanoate, $\ce{ C20H40O2 }$; [111-61-5] NIST WebBook
- Nonadecyl formate, $\ce{ C20H40O2 }$; [66455-49-0] NIST WebBook
- Octadecyl acetate, $\ce{ C20H40O2 }$; [822-23-1] NIST WebBook
- Methyl nonadecanoate, $\ce{ C20H40O2 }$; [1731-94-8] NIST WebBook
- Heptadecyl propanoate, $\ce{ C20H40O2 }$; [66455-48-9] NIST WebBook
- Hexadecyl butanoate, $\ce{ C20H40O2 }$; [6221-99-4] NIST WebBook
- Propyl heptadecanoate, $\ce{ C20H40O2 }$; [26718-84-3] NIST WebBook
- Butyl hexadecanoate, $\ce{ C20H40O2 }$; [111-06-8] NIST WebBook
- Tetradecyl hexanoate, $\ce{ C20H40O2 }$; [71801-23-5] NIST WebBook
- Dodecyl octanoate, $\ce{ C20H40O2 }$; [20292-09-5] NIST WebBook
- Hexyl tetradecanoate, $\ce{ C20H40O2 }$; [42231-99-2] NIST WebBook
- Octyl dodecanoate, $\ce{ C20H40O2 }$; [5303-24-2] NIST WebBook
- Decyl decanoate, $\ce{ C20H40O2 }$; [1654-86-0] NIST WebBook
Experimental Data
Upper critical solution temperatures of the systems nitromethane + ester
| $T$ (°C) | $T$ ($\pu{K}$) |
|---|---|
| 62.5 | 335.7 |
| 65.0 | 338.2 |
| 70.0 | 343.2 |
| 75.0 | 348.2 |
| 75.5 | 348.7 |
| 79.0 | 352.2 |
| 79.0 | 352.2 |
| 81.0 | 354.2 |
| 82.0 | 355.2 |
| 83.0 | 356.2 |
| 83.0 | 356.2 |
| 83.5 | 356.7 |
| 83.5 | 356.7 |
