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SOLVENT MISCIBILITY TABLE
Solvent Polarity Chart
Relative Compound Group Representative Solvent
Polarity Formula Compounds
R - H Alkanes Petroleum ethers,
ligroin, hexanes
Ar - H Aromatics Toluene, benzene
R - O - R Ethers Diethyl ether
R - X Alkyl halides Tetrachloromethane,
chloroform
R - COOR Esters Ethyl acetate
R - CO - R Aldehydes Acetone, methyl ethyl
and ketones ketone
R - NH
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Amines Pyridine, triethylamine
R - OH Alcohols Methanol, ethanol,
isopropanol, butanol
R - COHN
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Amides Dimethylformamide
R - COOH Carboxylic acids Ethanoic acid
H - OH Water Water
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