SDS Volume (4512)
Volume 72. Nitromethane with Water or Organic Solvents: Ternary and Quaternary Systems, p None
Original Measurements
Schumacher, J. E.; Hunt, H.; Ind. Eng. Chem. 34, 701-4 (1942).
Variables:
Room Temp: 298 $\pu{K}$
Prepared by:
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
The method described by Fowler and Hunt [1] was used. No experimental details given.
Source and Purity of Materials:
- Commercial Solvents Corp., technical grade; fractionated; BP = 101.0-101.7°C, $\rho^{25} = \pu{1129.0 g L-1}$.
- Carbide and Carbon Co., technical grade; dried and fractionated; BP = 82.0-82.3°C, $\rho^{25} = \pu{80.3 g L-1}$.
- Distilled.
Estimated Errors:
Ambient temperature: control to ±0.5 K.
References
Components:
- Nitromethane, $\ce{ CH3NO2 }$; [75-52-5] NIST WebBook
- 2-Propanol, $\ce{ C3H8O }$; [67-63-0] NIST WebBook
- Water, $\ce{ H2O }$; [7732-18-5] NIST WebBook
Experimental Data
Mutual solubility of nitromethane, 2-propanol and water
| $T$ (°C) | $T$ ($\pu{K}$) | w1 | w2 | $x_{1}$ | $x_{2}$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 298 | 0.1103 | 0.000 | 0.0353 | 0.000 |
| 25 | 298 | 0.129 | 0.136 | 0.047 | 0.050 |
| 25 | 298 | 0.195 | 0.216 | 0.081 | 0.091 |
| 25 | 298 | 0.266 | 0.239 | 0.122 | 0.111 |
| 25 | 298 | 0.268 | 0.241 | 0.123 | 0.112 |
| 25 | 298 | 0.343 | 0.242 | 0.172 | 0.123 |
| 25 | 298 | 0.342 | 0.242 | 0.171 | 0.123 |
| 25 | 298 | 0.416 | 0.243 | 0.229 | 0.136 |
| 25 | 298 | 0.417 | 0.243 | 0.230 | 0.136 |
| 25 | 298 | 0.501 | 0.231 | 0.305 | 0.143 |
| 25 | 298 | 0.590 | 0.214 | 0.401 | 0.148 |
| 25 | 298 | 0.704 | 0.172 | 0.542 | 0.135 |
| 25 | 298 | 0.778 | 0.132 | 0.639 | 0.110 |
| 25 | 298 | 0.9772 | 0.000 | 0.9268 | 0.000 |


