Summary of Key Physical data for Baker Analyzed HPLC Solvents
| Solvent |
Product Number |
Eluotropic Value (e°) (on silica) |
Polarity Index (p’) |
Viscosity (cP, 25°C) |
Density (g/ml) |
Refractive Index (25°) |
Boiling Point (°C) |
| Acetic Acid, Glacial |
9515 |
>0.73 |
6.20 |
1.10 |
1.049 |
1.370 |
118 |
| Acetone |
9002 |
0.43 |
5.40 |
0.30 |
0.791 |
1.356 |
56 |
| Acetonitrile |
9017 |
0.50 |
6.20 |
0.34 |
0.786 |
1.341 |
82 |
| Chloroform, Hydrocarbon Stabilized |
9174 |
0.26 |
4.40 |
0.53 |
1.483 |
1.443 |
61 |
| Chloroform |
9175 |
0.31 |
4.40 |
0.53 |
1.483 |
1.443 |
61 |
| Cyclohexane |
9292 |
0.03 |
0.00 |
0.90 |
0.774 |
1.423 |
81 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene |
9233 |
N/A |
N/A |
1.33 |
1.306 |
1.551 |
180 |
| Ether, Anhydrous |
9237 |
0.29 |
2.90 |
0.24 |
0.708 |
1.350 |
35 |
| Ethyl Acetate |
9282 |
0.45 |
4.30 |
0.43 |
0.900 |
1.370 |
77 |
| n-Heptane |
9177 |
0.00 |
0.20 |
0.40 |
0.684 |
1.385 |
98 |
| Hexanes |
9304 |
0.00 |
0.06 |
0.30 |
0.659 |
1.372 |
69 |
| Isobutyl Alcohol |
9048 |
0.54 |
3.00 |
4.70 |
0.802 |
1.384 |
108 |
| Methanol |
9093 |
0.73 |
6.60 |
0.54 |
0.791 |
1.326 |
65 |
| Methyl tert-Butyl Ether |
9042 |
0.29 |
N/A |
0.28 |
0.758 |
1.368 |
55 |
| Methylene Chloride |
9315 |
0.32 |
3.40 |
0.41 |
1.327 |
1.421 |
40 |
| Methyl Ethyl Ketone |
9214 |
0.39 |
4.50 |
0.38 |
0.805 |
1.376 |
80 |
| Pentane |
9331 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.22 |
0.626 |
1.355 |
36 |
| 2-Propanol |
9095 |
0.63 |
4.30 |
1.90 |
0.785 |
1.384 |
82 |
| Pyridine |
9393 |
0.55 |
5.30 |
0.88 |
0.980 |
1.507 |
115 |
| Tetrahydrofuran, Stabilized |
9440 |
0.35 |
4.20 |
0.46 |
0.881 |
1.405 |
66 |
| Tetrahydrofuran |
9441 |
0.35 |
4.20 |
0.46 |
0.881 |
1.405 |
66 |
| Toluene |
9351 |
0.22 |
2.40 |
0.55 |
0.867 |
1.494 |
110 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene |
9444 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1.450 |
1.572 |
215 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane |
9445 |
0.02 |
–2.00 |
0.40 |
1.570 |
1.267 |
48 |
| 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane |
9480 |
0.01 |
0.10 |
0.47 |
0.690 |
1.389 |
99 |
| Water |
4218 |
>0.73 |
10.20 |
0.89 |
1.000 |
1.333 |
100 |
In order of decreasing eluotropic value
| Solvent |
Product Number |
Eluotropic Value (e°) (on silica) |
| Acetic Acid, Glacial |
9515 |
>0.73 |
| Water |
4218 |
>0.73 |
| Methanol |
9093 |
0.73 |
| 2-Propanol |
9095 |
0.63 |
| Pyridine |
9393 |
0.55 |
| Isobutyl Alcohol |
9048 |
0.54 |
| Acetonitrile |
9017 |
0.50 |
| Ethyl Acetate |
9282 |
0.45 |
| Acetone |
9002 |
0.43 |
| Methyl Ethyl Ketone |
9214 |
0.39 |
| Tetrahydrofuran, Stabilized |
9440 |
0.35 |
| Tetrahydrofuran |
9441 |
0.35 |
| Methylene Chloride |
9315 |
0.32 |
| Chloroform |
9175 |
0.31 |
| Methyl tert-Butyl Ether |
9042 |
0.29 |
| Ether, Anhydrous |
9237 |
0.29 |
| Chloroform, Hydrocarbon Stab. |
9174 |
0.26 |
| Toluene |
9351 |
0.22 |
| Cyclohexane |
9292 |
0.03 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane |
9445 |
0.02 |
| 2,2-4-Trimethylpentane |
9480 |
0.01 |
| Pentane |
9331 |
0.00 |
| Hexanes |
9304 |
0.00 |
| n-Heptane |
9177 |
0.00 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene |
9444 |
N/A |
| o-Dichlorobenzene |
9233 |
N/A |
In order of decreasing Polarity index
| Solvent |
Product Number |
Polarity Index (p’) |
| Water |
4218 |
10.20 |
| Methanol |
9093 |
6.60 |
| Acetic Acid, Glacial |
9515 |
6.20 |
| Acetonitrile |
9017 |
6.20 |
| Acetone |
9002 |
5.40 |
| Pyridine |
9393 |
5.30 |
| Methyl Ethyl Ketone |
9214 |
4.50 |
| Chloroform, Hydrocarbon Stabilized |
9174 |
4.40 |
| Chloroform |
9175 |
4.40 |
| Ethyl Acetate |
9282 |
4.30 |
| 2-Propanol |
9095 |
4.30 |
| Tetrahydrofuran, Stabilized |
9440 |
4.20 |
| Tetrahydrofuran |
9441 |
4.20 |
| Methylene Chloride |
9315 |
3.40 |
| Isobutyl Alcohol |
9048 |
3.00 |
| Ether, Anhydrous |
9237 |
2.90 |
| Toluene |
9351 |
2.40 |
| n-Heptane |
9177 |
0.20 |
| 2,2,4-Trimehtylpentane |
9480 |
0.10 |
| Hexanes |
9304 |
0.06 |
| Cyclohexane |
9292 |
0.00 |
| Pentane |
9331 |
0.00 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane |
9445 |
–2.00 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene |
9444 |
N/A |
| o-Dichlorobenzene |
9233 |
N/A |
| Methyl tert-Butyl Ether |
9042 |
N/A |