Burdick & Jackson solvents are arranged in order of
increasing polarity index, a relative measure of the degree of interaction
of the solvent with various polar test solutes.
| |
Polarity Index
(P´) |
| Pentane |
0.0 |
|
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane |
0.0 |
|
Cyclopentane |
0.1 |
| Heptane |
0.1 |
| Hexane |
0.1 |
| |
|
| Iso-Octane |
0.1 |
| Petroleum
Ether |
0.1 |
|
Cyclohexane |
0.2 |
| n-Butyl
Chloride |
1.0 |
| |
|
| Toluene |
2.4 |
| Methyl
t-Butyl Ether |
2.5 |
| o-Xylene |
2.5 |
|
Chlorobenzene |
2.7 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene |
2.7 |
| |
|
| Ethyl
Ether |
2.8 |
|
Dichloromethane |
3.1 |
| Ethylene
Dichloride |
3.5 |
| n-Butyl
Alcohol |
3.9 |
| Isopropyl
Alcohol |
3.9 |
| |
|
| n-Butyl
Acetate |
4.0 |
| Isobutyl
Alcohol |
4.0 |
| Methyl
Isoamyl Ketone |
4.0 |
| n-Propyl
Alcohol |
4.0 |
|
Tetrahydrofuran |
4.0 |
| |
|
| Chloroform |
4.1 |
| Methyl
Isobutyl Ketone |
4.2 |
| Ethyl
Acetate |
4.4 |
| Methyl
n-Propyl Ketone |
4.5 |
| Methyl
Ethyl Ketone |
4.7 |
| |
|
|
1,4-Dioxane |
4.8 |
| Acetone |
5.1 |
| Methanol |
5.1 |
| Pyridine |
5.3 |
|
2-Methoxyethanol |
5.5 |
| |
|
|
Acetonitrile |
5.8 |
| Propylene
Carbonate |
6.1 |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide |
6.4 |
| Dimethyl
Acetamide |
6.5 |
| N-Methylpyrrolidone |
6.7 |
| |
|
| Dimethyl
Sulfoxide |
7.2 |
| Water |
10.2 |
Not included:
Ethyl Alcohol
Glyme
Isopropyl Myristate
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Triethylamine
Trifluoroacetic Acid
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