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. 2023 Jan 11;28(2):734. doi: 10.3390/molecules28020734

Table 1.

Some examples of reference data for hydrates of organic compounds.

Compound CAS No.
(Anhydrous
Form)
CAS No.
(Hydrate)
Composition
and Properties *
(if Known)
Unstable hydrates
Methanol 67-56-1 118240-86-1
151900-28-5
1:1
Acetonitrile 75-05-8 128870-13-3 1:1
Acetic acid 64-19-7 19215-29-3
99294-94-7
1:1, 1:2
Anthracene 120-12-7 188974-01-8 1:1
Stable noncovalent hydrates
Ethylene diamine 107-15-3 6780-13-8 1:1; Tb 118;
nD20 1.448-1.451;
d420 0.96
Citric acid 77-92-9 5949-29-1 1:1 **
Caffeine 58-08-2 5743-12-4 1:1 **
Benzene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic
(hemimellitic) acid
569-51-7 732304-21-1 (mono);
36362-97-7 (di)
1:1; Tm 190-192

(*) Abbreviations: Tb—normal boiling point, Tm—melting point, nD20—index of refraction, d420—relative density; (**) hydrates decompose below the melting point.