Burdick & Jackson solvents are arranged in order of
increasing dielectric constant, the ratio of the electrical capacity of a
capacitor filled with the solvent to the electrical capacity of the
evacuated capacitor (at 20°C unless otherwise indicated).
| |
Dielectric
Constant |
| Pentane |
1.84 |
| Hexane |
1.88 (25°C) |
| Heptane |
1.92 |
| Iso-Octane |
1.94 |
|
Cyclopentane |
1.97 |
| |
|
|
Cyclohexane |
2.02 |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene |
2.24 (25°C) |
|
1,4-Dioxane |
2.25 |
| Toluene |
2.38 (25°C) |
| |
|
|
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane |
2.41 (25°C) |
|
Triethylamine |
2.42 (25°C) |
| o-Xylene |
2.57 |
| Ethyl
Ether |
4.33 |
| Chloroform |
4.81 |
| |
|
| n-Butyl
Acetate |
5.01 |
|
Chlorobenzene |
5.62 (25°C) |
| Ethyl
Acetate |
6.02 (25°C) |
| Glyme |
7.20 (25°C) |
| n-Butyl
Chloride |
7.39 |
| |
|
|
Tetrahydrofuran |
7.58 (25°C) |
|
Trifluoroacetic Acid |
8.55 |
|
Dichloromethane |
8.93 (25°C) |
| o-Dichlorobenzene |
9.93 (25°C) |
| Ethylene
Dichloride |
10.36 (25°C) |
| |
|
| Pyridine |
12.4 |
| Methyl
Isobutyl Ketone |
13.11 (25°C) |
| Methyl
n-Propyl Ketone |
15.45 |
| Isobutyl
Alcohol |
16.68 |
|
2-Methoxyethanol |
16.93 |
| |
|
| n-Butyl
Alcohol |
17.51 (25°C) |
| Methyl
Ethyl Ketone |
18.51 |
| Isopropyl
Alcohol |
19.92 (25°C) |
| n-Propyl
Alcohol |
20.33 (25°C) |
| Acetone |
20.7 (25°C) |
| |
|
| Ethyl
Alcohol |
24.55 (25°C) |
| N-Methylpyrrolidone |
32.2 (25°C) |
| Methanol |
32.70 (25°C) |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide |
36.71 (25°C) |
|
Acetonitrile |
37.5 |
| |
|
| Dimethyl
Acetamide |
37.78 (25°C) |
| Dimethyl
Sulfoxide |
46.68 |
| Propylene
Carbonate |
64.9
|
| Water
|
80.1
|
Not included:
Isopropyl Myristate
Methyl t-Butyl Ether
Methyl Isoamyl Ketone
Petroleum Ether
|