Compilation - Nitroethane with Decane (IUPAC SDS Volume 77)
SDS Volume (4967)
Volume 77. Nitroalkanes with Water or Organic Solvents: Binary and Multicomponent Systems, p None
Original Measurements
Hwa, S. C. P.; Techo, R.; Ziegler, W. T.; J. Chem. Eng. Data 8, 409-11 (1963).
Variables:
Room Temp: 275 - 326 $\pu{K}$
Prepared by:
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
The synthetic and analytical methods were used as described in Vold and Vold [1]. The analytical method consisted of withdrawing a sample from each of the coexisting phases from an equilibrium cell in a constant temperature bath, and analyzing the samples by gas chromatographic techniques. The temperature of the bath was controlled to $\pu{\pm 0.05 K}$.
Source and Purity of Materials:
- Commercial Solvents Corp.; purity 96 mole% with 3.9 mole% of 2-nitropropane; not purified.
- Phillips Petroleum Co.; purity > 99mole%; not purified.
Estimated Errors:
Ambient temperature: to ±0.1 K (synthetic method).
Mass concentration (m/v) (1): Composition: ±0.5 mass% (analytical method).
References
1 Vold, R. D.; Vold, M. J.; Physical Methods of Organic Chemistry, Vol. 1 (Interscience, New York, 1945).
Components:
- Nitroethane, $\ce{ C2H5NO2 }$; [79-24-3] NIST WebBook
- Decane, $\ce{ C10H22 }$; [124-18-5] NIST WebBook
Experimental Data
Mutual solubility of nitroethane (1) and decane (2)
| $T$ (°C) | $T$ ($\pu{K}$) | 100w1 | $x_{1}$ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.33 | 275.48 | 4.4 | 0.080 |
| 7.40 | 280.55 | 5.2 | 0.094 |
| 7.80 | 280.95 | - | - |
| 12.45 | 285.60 | 6.2 | 0.111 |
| 13.80 | 286.95 | - | - |
| 17.20 | 290.35 | - | - |
| 18.20 | 291.35 | 7.6 | 0.135 |
| 21.50 | 294.65 | 8.8 | 0.155 |
| 22.40 | 295.55 | - | - |
| 31.8 | 305.0 | - | - |
| 32.4 | 305.6 | 12.65 | 0.215 |
| 39.3 | 312.5 | - | - |
| 42.0 | 315.2 | 19.05 | 0.308 |
| 46.8 | 320.0 | - | - |
| 48.6 | 321.8 | 26.20 | 0.402 |
| 49.3 | 322.5 | 28.96 | 0.436 |
| 50.8 | 324.0 | 33.30 | 0.486 |
| 52.3 | 325.5 | 42.22 | 0.581 |
| 52.4 | 325.6 | - | - |
| 52.6 | 325.8 | - | - |
| 52.6 | 325.8 | - | - |
(a) Only one of the equilibrium phases was analyzed at each temperature.
(b) Obtained by synthetic method.


