SDS Volume
Volume 72. Nitromethane with Water or Organic Solvents: Ternary and Quaternary Systems, p 1600
Source Publication
Weck, H. I.; Hunt, H.; Ind. Eng. Chem. 46, 2521-3 (1954).
Conditions:
Room Temp: 298 $\pu{K}$
Compiler:
Methodology:
Refractive index and density measurements were used for the analysis of equilibrium mixtures. No experimental details given.
Sample Information:
- Commercial Solvents Corp.; technical grade; distilled on a column of 12 theoretical plates; $n_{D}^{20}$ = 1.3818, $d_{4}^{20}$ = 1.1352.
- Source not specified; purified by crystallization; $n_{D}^{20}$ = 1.5012, $d_{4}^{20}$ = 0.8784.
- Philips; technical grade; purified by crystallization; $n_{D}^{20}$ = 1.4262, $d_{4}^{20}$ = 0.7774.
Measurement Errors:
Ambient temperature: control to ±0.01 K.
Composition: ±0.3 mass%.
System Components:
- Nitromethane, $\ce{ CH3NO2 }$; [75-52-5] NIST WebBook
- Benzene, $\ce{ C6H6 }$; [71-43-2] NIST WebBook
- Cyclohexane, $\ce{ C6H12 }$; [110-82-7] NIST WebBook
Experimental Data
| $T$ (°C) | $T$ ($\pu{K}$) | w1 | w2 | $x_{1}$ | $x_{2}$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.00 | 298.15 | 0.893 | 0.044 | 0.918 | 0.035 |
| 25.00 | 298.15 | 0.789 | 0.120 | 0.832 | 0.099 |
| 25.00 | 298.15 | 0.705 | 0.175 | 0.759 | 0.147 |
| 25.00 | 298.15 | 0.047 | 0.122 | 0.063 | 0.117 |
| 25.00 | 298.15 | 0.068 | 0.182 | 0.090 | 0.189 |
| 25.00 | 298.15 | 0.135 | 0.263 | 0.174 | 0.263 |
