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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
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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,
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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
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ethanol |
can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left
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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
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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
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2-propanol |
can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left
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tetrahydrofuran |
can be mixed with any of the solvents listed in the column at left
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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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Signature: Dhanlal De Lloyd, Chem. Dept, The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine campus The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Copyright: delloyd2000© All rights reserved.
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