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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5091-5093 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Early online date | 20 Sept 2010 |
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| Publication status | Published - 11 Nov 2010 |
Keywords
- butyl paraben
- methanol
- ethanol
- propanol
- acetone
- ethyl acetate
- acetonitrile