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Immiscible solvents.

Solvents that do not mix.

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Immiscible Solvents

These solvents are either miscible or immiscible in each other.
Some are miscible in water and others are not. The solvents in which they do not mix are given below




SOLVENTS immiscibility
Acetone can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left
Acetonitrile cyclohexane, heptane, hexane, pentane, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane
carbon tetrachloride can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left except water
chloroform can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left except water
cyclohexane acetonitrile, dimethyl formamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, methanol, water
1,2-dichloroethane can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left except water
dichloromethane can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left except water
diethyl ether dimethyl sulfoxide, water
dimethyl formamide cyclohexane, heptane, hexane, pentane, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane,
dimethyl solfoxide cyclohexane, heptane, hexane, pentane, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, diethyl ether
1,4-dioxane can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left
ethanol can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left
ethyl acetate can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left except water
heptane acetonitrile, dimethyl formamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, methanol, water
hexane acetonitrile, dimethyl formamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, methanol, water
methanol cyclohexane, heptane, hexane, pentane, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane
methyl-tert-butyl ether can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left except water
pentane acetonitrile, dimethyl formamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, methanol, water
1-propanol can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left
2-propanol can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left
tetrahydrofuran can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left
toluene can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left except water
2,2,4-trimethylpentane acetonitrile, dimethyl formamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, methanol, water
water carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, cyclohexane, 1,2-dichloroethane, dichloromethane, diethyl ether, dimethyl formamide, ethyl acetate, heptane, hexane, methyl-tert-butyl ether, pentane, toluene, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane


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The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
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