Solubility of butyl paraben in methanol, ethanol, propanol, ethyl acetate, acetone, and acetonitrile

Huaiyu Yang, Åke C. Rasmuson

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Abstract

The solubility of butyl paraben (butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate) have been determined in methanol, ethanol, propanol, acetone, ethyl acetate, and acetonitrile in the temperature range of (10 to 50) °C by the gravimetric method. The order of the solubility of butyl paraben in the different solvents as mass fraction at 20 °C is: methanol > ethanol > acetone > propanol > ethyl acetate > acetonitrile. In terms of mole fraction solubility, the corresponding order is acetone > propanol > ethanol > ethyl acetate > methanol > acetonitrile, which shows that both nonpolar and polar groups of the paraben molecule influence the solubility in the different solvents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5091-5093
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Chemical and Engineering Data
Volume55
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Nov 2010

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