RefractiveIndex.Info
Burdick & Jackson solvents are arranged in order of
increasing refractive index, the ratio of the velocity of light (sodium D
line) in air to the velocity of light in the solvent (at 20°C unless
otherwise indicated)
|
Refractive
Index (nD) |
Trifluoroacetic Acid |
1.2850 |
Methanol |
1.3284 |
Water |
1.3330 |
Acetonitrile |
1.3441 |
Ethyl
Ether |
1.3524 |
|
|
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane |
1.3557 (25°C) |
Pentane |
1.3575 |
Acetone |
1.3586 |
Ethyl
Alcohol |
1.3614 |
Petroleum
Ether |
1.3650 |
|
|
Methyl
t-Butyl Ether |
1.3689 |
Ethyl
Acetate |
1.3724 |
Hexane |
1.3749 |
Isopropyl
Alcohol |
1.3772 |
Methyl
Ethyl Ketone |
1.3788 |
|
|
Glyme |
1.3796 |
n-Propyl
Alcohol |
1.3856 |
Heptane |
1.3876 |
Methyl
n-Propyl Ketone |
1.3901 |
Iso-Octane |
1.3914 |
|
|
n-Butyl
Acetate |
1.3942 |
Methyl
Isobutyl Ketone |
1.3957 |
Isobutyl
Alcohol |
1.3959 |
n-Butyl
Alcohol |
1.3993 |
Triethylamine |
1.4010 |
|
|
n-Butyl
Chloride |
1.4021 |
2-Methoxyethanol |
1.4021 |
Cyclopentane |
1.4064 |
Methyl
Isoamyl Ketone |
1.4070 |
Tetrahydrofuran |
1.4072 |
|
|
Propylene
Carbonate |
1.4210 |
1,4-Dioxane |
1.4224 |
Dichloromethane |
1.4241 |
Cyclohexane |
1.4262 |
N,N-Dimethylformamide |
1.4305 |
|
|
Isopropyl
Myristate |
1.4332 |
Dimethyl
Acetamide |
1.4384 |
Ethylene
Dichloride |
1.4448 |
Chloroform |
1.4458 |
|
|
N-Methylpyrrolidone |
1.4700 |
Dimethyl
Sulfoxide |
1.4793
|
Toluene
|
1.4969
|
o-Xylene
|
1.5054
|
|
|
Pyridine
|
1.5102
|
Chlorobenzene |
1.5248
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
|
1.5514 |
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene |
1.5717
|
|