Compilation - Tetradecane with Water (IUPAC SDS Volume 38)
SDS Volume (925)
Volume 38. Hydrocarbons in Water and Seawater, Part II, p None
Original Measurements
Schatzberg, P.; J. Phys. Chem. 1963, 67, 776-9.
Variables:
Room Temp: 40 °C
Prepared by:
Method/Apparatus/Procedure:
(1) was saturated by storing over a layer of (2) in a brown glass bottle without any agitation. The bottle was sealed with serum cap and completely submerged in the water-bath for seven days. A 20-mL sample was withdrawn with a silicone-hydrophobized hypodermic syringe. Stabilized Karl Fischer reagent diluted to a titer of 1.0-1.3 mg (2)/mL was used to titrate (2) in (1) directly in the presence of methanol to a 'dead-stop' end-point using a Beckman KF3 automatic titrimeter.
Source and Purity of Materials:
- Phillips Petroleum Co.; pure grade; 99+ mole%; passed repeatedly through a column of silica gel until no absorption occurred in the 220 to 340 nm spectral range.
- Distilled and deionized.
Estimated Errors:
Ambient temperature: ±0.02°C
Mass concentration (m/v) (1): 0-2% (deviations from the mean)
Components:
- Tetradecane, $\ce{ C14H30 }$; [629-59-4] NIST WebBook
- Water, $\ce{ H2O }$; [7732-18-5] NIST WebBook
Experimental Data
The solubility of water in tetradecane at 40°C was reported to be 114 mg(2)/kg sln corresponding to a mole fraction, x2, of 1.26 × 10-5.


