Protic solvent
Properties of common solvents
Columns: Solvent | Chemical Formula | Boiling point | Dielectric constant | Density | Dipole moment ( D )
Non-Polar Solvents | Non-Polar Solvents | Non-Polar Solvents | Non-Polar Solvents | Non-Polar Solvents | Non-Polar Solvents | Hexane | CH 3 -CH 2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -CH 3 | 69 °C | 2.0 | 0.655 g/ml | 0.00 D | Benzene | C 6 H 6 | 80 °C | 2.3 | 0.879 g/ml | 0.00 D | Toluene | C 6 H 5 -CH 3 | 111 °C | 2.4 | 0.867 g/ml | 0.36 D | 1,4-Dioxane | /-CH 2 -CH 2 -O-CH 2 -CH 2 -O-\ | 101 °C | 2.3 | 1.033 g/ml | 0.45 D | Chloroform | CHCl 3 | 61 °C | 4.8 | 1.498 g/ml | 1.04 D | Diethyl ether | CH 3 -CH 2 -O-CH 2 -CH 3 | 35 °C | 4.3 | 0.713 g/ml | 1.15 D | Dichloromethane (DCM) | CH 2 Cl 2 | 40 °C | 9.1 | 1.3266 g/ml | 1.60 D | Polar Aprotic Solvents | Polar Aprotic Solvents | Polar Aprotic Solvents | Polar Aprotic Solvents | Polar Aprotic Solvents | Polar Aprotic Solvents | tetrahydrofuran (THF) | /-CH 2 -CH 2 -O-CH 2 -CH 2 -\ | 66 °C | 7.5 | 0.886 g/ml | 1.75 D | ethyl acetate (EtOAc) | CH 3 -C(=O)-O-CH 2 -CH 3 | 77 °C | 6.0 | 0.894 g/ml | 1.78 D | acetone | CH 3 -C(=O)-CH 3 | 56 °C | 21 | 0.786 g/ml | 2.88 D | dimethylformamide (DMF) | H-C(=O)N(CH 3 ) 2 | 153 °C | 38 | 0.944 g/ml | 3.82 D | acetonitrile (MeCN) | CH 3 -C≡N | 82 °C | 37 | 0.786 g/ml | 3.92 D | dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) | CH 3 -S(=O)-CH 3 | 189 °C | 47 | 1.092 g/ml | 3.96 D | Polar Protic Solvents | Polar Protic Solvents | Polar Protic Solvents | Polar Protic Solvents | Polar Protic Solvents | Polar Protic Solvents | formic acid | H-C(=O)OH | 101 °C | 58 | 1.21 g/ml | 1.41 D | n-butanol | CH 3 -CH 2 -CH 2 -CH 2 -OH | 118 °C | 18 | 0.810 g/ml | 1.63 D | isopropanol (IPA) | CH 3 -CH(-OH)-CH 3 | 82 °C | 18 | 0.785 g/ml | 1.66 D | nitromethane | CH 3 -NO 2 | 100–103 °C | 35.87 | 1.1371 g/ml | 3.56 D | ethanol (EtOH) | CH 3 -CH 2 -OH | 79 °C | 30 | 0.789 g/ml | 1.69 D | methanol (MeOH) | CH 3 -OH | 65 °C | 33 | 0.791 g/ml | 1.70 D | Acetic acid (AcOH) | CH 3 -C(=O)OH | 118 °C | 6.2 | 1.049 g/ml | 1.74 D | Water | H-O-H | 100 °C | 80 | 1.000 g/ml | 1.85 D