Physical Chemistry Properties of Solvents

Physical chemistry properties of solvents which are commonly used for GPC analysis is shown below.

Solvent	Chemical formula	Boiling point (°C)	Viscosity cp, (25°C)	Transmission limit (nm)	Refractive index nD25
Acetic acid	CH3COOH	118	1.1	-	1.372
Acetonitrile	CH3CN	82	0.34	190	1.344
Acetone	CH3COCH3	56	0.30	330	1.359
Carbon tetrachloride	CCl4	77	0.90	265	1.466
Chloroform	CHCl3	61	0.53	245	1.443
Cyclohexane	C6H12	81	0.90	200	1.427
Dichloroethane	CH2ClCH2Cl	83	0.78	228	1.445
Dichloromethane	CH2Cl2	40	0.41	233	1.424
Dimethylformamide	(CH3)2NOCH	153	0.80	268	1.428
Dimethylsulfoxide	(CH3)2SO	189	2.00	268	1.477
Dioxane	C4H8O2	101	1.2	215	1.422
Ethanol	C2H5OH	78	1.08	210	1.361
Ethyl acetate	CH3COOC2H5	77	0.43	256	1.370
Ethylene glycol	HOCH2CH2OH	182	16.5	-	1.431
n-Hexane	CH3(CH2)4CH3	69	0.30	190	-
Isopropyl alcohol	CH3CH(OH)CH3	82	1.9	205	1.384
Isopropyl ether	(CH3)2CHOCH(CH3)2	68	0.38	220	1.365
Methanol	CH3OH	65	0.54	205	1.329
Methyl ethyl ketone	CH3COC2H5	80	0.38	329	1.381
n-Propanol	CH3CH2CH2OH	97	1.9	240	1.385
THF	C4H8O	66	0.46	212	1.408
Toluene	C6H5CH3	110	0.55	285	1.496
Water	H2O	100	0.89	-	1.333
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	C6H3Cl3	213	1.89	-	1.5717
o-Dichlorobenzene	C6H4Cl2	180	1.26	-	1.5515
Hexafluoroisopropanol	(CF3)2CHOH	58	1.62	-	1.275