Physical Chemistry Properties of Solvents

Physical chemistry properties of solvents which are commonly used for SEC analysis is shown below.

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Solvents Chemical formula Boiling point
(℃)		 Viscosity
(cP,  25 ℃)		 Transmission limit
(nm)		 Refractive index
(nD25)
Acetic acid CH3COOH 118 1.1 - 1.372
Acetonitrile CH3CN   82   0.34 190 1.344
Acetone CH3COCH3   56   0.30 330 1.359
Carbon tetrachloride CCl4   77   0.90 265 1.466
Chloroform CHCl3   61   0.53 245 1.443
Cyclohexane C6H12   81   0.90 200 1.427
Dichloroethane CH2ClCH2Cl   83   0.78 228 1.445
Dichloromethane CH2Cl2   40   0.41 233 1.424
Dimethylformamide (CH3)2NOCH 153   0.80 268 1.428
Dimethylsulfoxide (CH3)2SO 189   2.00 268 1.477
Dioxane C4H8O2 101 1.2 215 1.422
Ethanol C2H5OH   78   1.08 210 1.361
Ethyl acetate CH3COOC2H5   77   0.43 256 1.370
Ethylene glycol HOCH2CH2OH 182   16.5 - 1.431
n-Hexane CH3(CH2)4CH3   69   0.30 190 -
Isopropyl alcohol CH3CH(OH)CH3   82 1.9 205 1.384
Isopropyl ether (CH3)2CHOCH(CH3)2   68   0.38 220 1.365
Methanol CH3OH   65   0.54 205 1.329
Methyl ethyl ketone CH3COC2H5   80   0.38 329 1.381
n-Propanol CH3CH2CH2OH   97 1.9 240 1.385
THF C4H8O   66   0.46 212 1.408
Toluene C6H5CH3 110   0.55 285 1.496
Water H2O 100   0.89 - 1.333
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene C6H3Cl3 213   1.89 - 1.5717
o-Dichlorobenzene C6H4Cl2 180   1.26 - 1.5515
Hexafluoroisopropanol (CF3)2CHOH   58   1.62 - 1.275

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