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. 2019 Feb 8;4(2):2883–2892. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.8b03242

Table 2. Solubilities of Glycine in Water and Organic Solvents, as log C, and Water–Solvent Partition Coefficients, as log P, at 298 K.

      log P
 
solvent log C refs obsa taken calc
water 0.460 (32)      
water 0.462 (33, 34)      
water 0.522 (35)      
water 0.522 (36)      
water 0.460 (37, 38)      
water 0.497 (39)      
methanol –2.045 (34) –2.535 –2.66 –2.18
methanol –1.939 (36) –2.429    
methanol –2.370 (38) –2.860    
methanol –2.345 (40) –2.835    
ethanol –2.400 (34) –2.890 –3.31 –3.15
ethanol –2.071 (36) –2.561    
ethanol –3.409 (38) –3.899    
ethanol –3.026 (39) –3.516    
ethanol –3.188 (40) –3.678    
propan-1-ol –1.959 (34) –2.449 –3.30 –3.34
propan-1-ol –2.826 (39) –3.316    
propan-1-ol –3.638 (40) –4.128    
propan-2-ol –4.824 (36) –5.314 –3.55 –3.89
propan-2-ol –2.400 (34) –2.890    
propan-2-ol –3.030 (39) –3.520    
propan-2-ol –3.745 (34) –4.235    
butan-1-ol –4.018 (38) –4.508 –4.45b –3.78b
butan-1-ol –3.921 (40) –4.411    
tert-butanol –2.400 (34) –2.890 –4.25 –4.12
tert-butanol –4.886 (35) –5.376    
tert-butanol –4.000 (40) –4.490    
ethylene glycol –0.711 (41) –1.201 –1.20 –1.40
ethylene glycol –0.709 (42) –1.199    
DMSO –1.338 (41) –1.828 –1.83 –1.34
dioxane –2.710 (43) –3.200 –3.20  
acetonitrile –1.453 (42) –1.943 –1.94 –1.83
propanone –4.516 (38) –5.006 –5.01b –2.48b
formamide –1.077 (38) –1.567 –1.57 –1.46
dimethylformamide –1.362 (44) –1.852 –1.85 –2.49
2-methoxyethanol –0.627 (45) –1.117 –1.12  
1,2-dimethoxyethane –0.728 (46) –1.218 –1.22  
octan-1-ol, wet   (2) –3.21c –3.21 –3.34
butan-1-ol, wet   (2, 32) –1.81c –1.81 –1.76
a

With log C in water taken as 0.490.

b

Not used in the calculations.

c

Direct determination.