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. 2021 Mar 31;6(14):9910–9919. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00691

Table 2. Calculated Partition Coefficients of Various Substances in the Hexane–Benzene–Acetonitrile System.

molecule Kicalc group composition of the molecule estimated nonpolar RI
octane 9.54 2·CH3 6·CH2 800
methylheptane 9.52 3·CH3 4·CH2 1·CH 752
2,2,4-trimethylpentane 9.86 5·CH3 1·CH2 1·CH 1·C 668
tridecane 33.40 2·CH3 11·CH2 1300
pentadecane 55.13 2·CH3 13·CH2 1500
heptadecane 91.00 2·CH3 15·CH2 1700
cyclohexane 4.34 6·CH2 719
methylcyclohexane 5.58 1·CH3 5·CH2 1·CH 781
naphthalene 0.78 8·ACH 2·AC 1231
methylnaphthalene 0.91 7·ACH 2·AC 1·ACCH3 1345
dimethylnaphthalene 1.05 6·ACH 2·AC 2·ACCH3 1458
trimethylnaphthalene 1.21 5·ACH 2·AC 3·ACCH3 1571
methylethylnaphthalene 1.50 6·ACH 2·AC 1·ACCH2 1·CH3 1·ACCH3 1571
fluorene 0.76 9·ACH 4·AC 1494
methylfluorene 0.87 8·ACH 4·AC 1·ACCH3 1607
anthracene 0.74 10·ACH 4·AC 1782
methylanthracene 0.85 9·ACH 4·AC 1·ACCH3 1896
dimethylanthracene 0.99 8·ACH 4·AC 2·ACCH3 2009
pyrene 0.73 10·ACH 6·AC 1984
methylpyrene 0.84 9·ACH 6·AC 1·ACCH3 2097
tetracene 0.69 12·ACH 6·AC 2210
pyridine 0.14 1·C5H5N 674
methylpyridine 0.26 1·CH3 1·C5H4N 787