This reference work will enable chemists to choose solvents rationally, taking into account solvent properties and the expected results. It presents chemical and physical properties of over 250 different solvents — vital information for their optimal selection in the chemical, pharmaceuticals, coatings, and other industries.

The Properties of Solvents presents data on toxicity and hazards of solvents; the liquid range of solvents; electrical and optical properties; molecular sizes of solvents; surface and transport properties; the structuredness of solvents; solvent polarity; electron-pair donicity; hydrogen bonding ability; solvent acidity and basicity; aqueous solubility and partition; windows for spectroscopy and electrochemistry; and more.

From the Preface: “...The data collected and shown are from secondary sources — where they have previously been critically evaluated and selected — whenever warranted, but more recent primary sources in research journals have been used to supplement the former or to supersede them if deemed necessary. Access to the primary sources has been through the abstracts up to 1996...”

Target Audience: Solution, organic, analytical, physical, and applications chemists; pharmaceutical, paint, ink, coating, and adhesive formulators; and students in these disciplines.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Solvent Effects

Physical Properties of Solvents

Chemical Properties of Solvents

Applications

Index