| Solvent |
Polarity Index |
Dipole moment |
Dielectric Constant |
Boiling Point |
Freezing Point |
| Pentane |
0.0 |
0 |
1.84 |
36.1 |
-129.7 |
| Cyclopentane |
0.1 |
0 |
1.97 |
49.3 |
-93.9 |
| Heptane |
0.1 |
0 |
1.92 |
98.4 |
-90.6 |
| Hexane |
0.1 |
0.08 |
1.88 |
68.7 |
-95.3 |
| Cyclohexane |
0.2 |
0 |
2.02 |
80.7 |
6.5 |
| Toluene |
2.4 |
0.31 |
2.38 |
110.6 |
-94.5 |
| o-Xylene |
2.5 |
0.45 |
2.57 |
144.4 |
-25.2 |
| Chlorobenzene |
2.7 |
1.54 |
5.62 |
131.7 |
-45.6 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene |
2.7 |
2.14 |
9.93 |
180.5 |
-17.0 |
| Diethyl Ether |
2.8 |
1.15 |
4.33 |
34.5 |
-117.4 |
| Dichloromethane |
3.1 |
1.14 |
8.93 |
39.7 |
-95.1 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane |
3.5 |
1.83 |
10.36 |
83.5 |
-35.7 |
| Isopropyl Alcohol |
3.9 |
1.66 |
19.92 |
82.3 |
-88.0 |
| n-Butyl Acetate |
4.0 |
1.84 |
5.01 |
126.1 |
-73.5 |
| n-Propyl Alcohol |
4.0 |
3.09 |
20.33 |
97.2 |
-126.2 |
| Ethyl Alcohol |
- |
1.66 |
24.55 |
78.3 |
-114.1 |
| Glyme |
- |
1.71 |
7.20 |
84.5 |
-69 |
| Tetrahydrofuran |
4.0 |
1.75 |
7.58 |
66 |
-108.5 |
| Chloroform |
4.1 |
1.15 |
4.81 |
61.1 |
-63.5 |
| Ethyl Acetate |
4.4 |
1.88 |
6.02 |
77.1 |
-84.0 |
| Ethyl Methyl Ketone |
4.7 |
2.76 |
18.51 |
79.6 |
-86.7 |
| 1,4-Dioxane |
4.8 |
0.45 |
2.25 |
101.3 |
11.8 |
| Acetone |
5.1 |
2.69 |
20.7 |
56.3 |
-94.7 |
| Methanol |
5.1 |
2.87 |
32.70 |
64.7 |
-97.7 |
| Pyridine |
5.3 |
2.37 |
12.4 |
115.2 |
-41.5 |
| 2-MethoxyEthanol |
5.5 |
2.04 |
16.93 |
124.6 |
-85.1 |
| Acetonitrile |
5.8 |
3.44 |
37.5 |
81.6 |
-43.8 |
| N,N-DimethylFormamide |
6.4 |
3.86 |
36.71 |
153.0 |
-60.4 |
| DimethylAcetamide |
6.5 |
3.72 |
37.78 |
166.1 |
-20 |
| N-MethylPyrrolidone |
6.7 |
4.09 |
32.2 |
202 |
-24.4 |
| Dimethyl Sulfoxide |
7.2 |
4.1 |
46.68 |
189 |
18.5 |
| Water |
10.2 |
1.87 |
80.1 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
Values Taken from http://www.bandj.com/BJProduct/SolProperties/Polarity.html
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Compiled by A.Chandrasekaran