1st Edition

Handbook of Organic Solvents

By David R. Lide Copyright 1994
    584 Pages
    by CRC Press

    This invaluable handbook presents important information on over 500 organic compounds that are used as solvents. Health hazards and safety guidelines are discussed, including the limiting values for airborne exposure, carcinogenicity status, and various official hazard ratings. This handy reference contains many useful data fields, such as:

  • Refractive index
  • Solubility
  • Spectral data fields
  • Density
  • Vapor pressure at several temperatures
  • Viscosity at several temperatures
  • Critical temperature and pressure
  • Heat capacity
  • Heats of fusion, formation, combustion, and vaporization
  • Flash point and other flammability data
  • Surface tension
  • Acid-base dissociation constants
  • Dielectric constant
  • Dipole moment
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Merck and Beilstein reference numbers
  • Biography

    David R. Lide