Burdick & Jackson solvents are arranged in order of
increasing surface tension, a measure of the inward force acting on the
surface of a liquid due to the attraction of molecules in the liquid (at
20°C unless otherwise indicated).
| |
Surface
Tension (dyn/cm) |
|
Trifluoroacetic Acid |
13.63 (24°C) |
| Pentane |
15.48 (25°C) |
| Ethyl
Ether |
17.06 |
| Hexane |
17.91 (25°C) |
| Iso-Octane |
18.77 |
| |
|
|
Acetonitrile |
19.10 |
| Methyl
t-Butyl Ether |
19.4 (24°C) |
| Heptane |
20.30 |
|
Triethylamine |
20.66 |
| Isopropyl
Alcohol |
21.79 (15°C) |
| |
|
| Ethyl
Alcohol |
22.32 |
|
Cyclopentane |
22.42 |
| Methanol |
22.55 |
| Isobutyl
Alcohol |
22.98 |
| Acetone |
23.32 |
| |
|
| Methyl
Isobutyl Ketone |
23.64 |
| n-Propyl
Alcohol |
23.70 |
| n-Butyl
Chloride |
23.75 |
| Ethyl
Acetate |
23.75 |
| Methyl
Ethyl Ketone |
24.0 (25°C) |
| |
|
| n-Butyl
Alcohol |
24.57 |
|
Cyclohexane |
24.98 |
| n-Butyl
Acetate |
25.09 |
| Methyl
n-Propyl Ketone |
25.09 |
|
Tetrahydrofuran |
26.4 (25°C) |
| |
|
| o-Dichlorobenzene |
26.84 |
| Chloroform |
27.16 |
|
Dichloromethane |
28.12 |
| Toluene |
28.53 |
| |
|
| o-Xylene |
30.03 |
|
2-Methoxyethanol |
31.8 (15°C) |
| Ethylene
Dichloride |
32.23 |
| Dimethyl
Acetamide |
32.43 (30°C) |
|
Chlorobenzene |
33.28
|
| |
|
|
1,4-Dioxane |
34.45 (15°C)
|
| N,N-Dimethylformamide
|
36.76
|
| Pyridine
|
36.88
|
| Propylene
Carbonate |
41.93 |
| Water
|
72.8 |
Not included:
Dimethyl Sulfoxide
Glyme
Isopropyl Myristate
Methyl Isoamyl Ketone
N-Methylpyrrolidone
Petroleum Ether
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane
|