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. 1982 Jul-Aug;87(4):311–315. doi: 10.6028/jres.087.020

Table 1.

Solute Activity Coefficients and Octanol/Water Partition Coefficients at 25.0°C.

Solute Logγϕo (GLC) Logγϕw (Generator column/HPLC or GC) Log Ko/w
Calculateda Experimental
n-Pentane 0.555 4.19 3.63 (3.68) 3.62
n-Hexane .530 4.73 4.20 (4.22) 4.11
n-Heptane .517 5.28 4.76 (4.77) 4.66
n-Octane .512 5.80 5.29 (5.29) 5.18
1-Hexene .504 3.98 3.48 (3.47) 3.39
1-Heptene .491 4.58 4.09 (3.07) 3.99
1-Octene .479 5.24 4.76 (4.73) 4.57
1-Nonene .470 5.81 5.34(5.30) 5.15
Toluene .509 3.17 2.66 (2.66) 2.65
Ethylbenzene .505 3.66 3.15(3.15) 3.13
n-Propylbenzene .494 4.22 3.73 (3.71) 3.69
Ethylacelate .621 1.15 0.53 (0.64) 0.68
n-Propylacelate .534 1.64 1.11(1.13) 1.24
n-Butylacetate .425 2.15 1.73 (1.64) 1.82
a

Values in parentheses were calculated using the hydrophobicity equation (eq 17).