Burdick & Jackson solvents are arranged in order of
increasing UV cutoff, the wavelength at which the solvent absorbance in a 1
cm path length cell is equal to 1 AU (absorbance unit) using water in the
reference cell.
| |
UV Cutoff (nm) |
|
Acetonitrile UV |
190 |
| Pentane |
190 |
| Water |
190 |
| Hexane UV |
195 |
| |
|
|
Cyclopentane |
198 |
|
Cyclohexane |
200 |
| Heptane |
200 |
| Isopropyl
Alcohol |
205 |
| |
|
| Methanol |
205 |
| Ethyl
Alcohol |
210 |
|
2-Methoxyethanol |
210 |
| Methyl
t-Butyl Ether |
210 |
| n-Propyl
Alcohol |
210 |
| |
|
|
Trifluoroacetic Acid |
210 |
|
Tetrahydrofuran UV |
212 |
| n-Butyl
Alcohol |
215 |
|
1,4-Dioxane |
215 |
| Ethyl
Ether |
215 |
| |
|
| Iso-Octane |
215 |
| n-Butyl
Chloride |
220 |
| Glyme |
220 |
| Isobutyl
Alcohol |
220 |
| Propylene
Carbonate |
220 |
| |
|
| Ethylene
Dichloride |
228 |
|
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane |
231 |
|
Dichloromethane |
233 |
| Chloroform |
245 |
| n-Butyl
Acetate |
254 |
| |
|
| Ethyl
Acetate |
256 |
| Dimethyl
Acetamide |
268 |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide |
268 |
| Dimethyl
Sulfoxide |
268 |
| Toluene |
284 |
| |
|
| N-Methylpyrrolidone |
285 |
|
Chlorobenzene |
287 |
| o-Xylene |
288 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene |
295 |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene |
308 |
| |
|
| Methyl
Ethyl Ketone |
329 |
| Acetone |
330 |
| Methyl
Isoamyl Ketone |
330 |
| Methyl
n-Propyl Ketone |
331 |
| Methyl
Isobutyl Ketone |
334 |
|