Temperature and cosolvent composition effects in the solubility of methylparaben in acetonitrile + water mixtures

The solubility of methylparaben was determined in acetonitrile + water mixtures at several temperatures (278.15 K to 318.15 K). The solubility curves as a function of acetonitrile ratio showed a maximum at a mass fraction of acetonitrile 0.85 at all temperatures. In all cases, the homogeneous mixtur...

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Published in:Physics and chemistry of liquids 2020-11, Vol.58 (6), p.722-735
Main Authors: Romero-Nieto, Alba Miledy, Caviedes-Rubio, Diego Iván, Polania-Orozco, Jesús, Cerquera, Néstor Enrique, Delgado, Daniel Ricardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetonitrile
Composition effects
Enthalpy
enthalpy/entropy compensation
Homogeneous mixtures
Methylparaben
Nonlinear analysis
Phase separation
Polymorphism
Solid phases
Solubility
van´t Hoff
{acetonitrile + water } mixtures
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Summary:The solubility of methylparaben was determined in acetonitrile + water mixtures at several temperatures (278.15 K to 318.15 K). The solubility curves as a function of acetonitrile ratio showed a maximum at a mass fraction of acetonitrile 0.85 at all temperatures. In all cases, the homogeneous mixture splits into two liquid immiscible phases. The concentration range at which phase separation takes place is 0.35-0.70 in a mass fraction of acetonitrile, showing a clearer separation at higher study temperatures. According to the results of DSC, this phase separation was not related to solid phase changes (polymorphism). The apparent enthalpy of the solution process was a nonlinear function of the acetonitrile ratio, and the solution process of the drug is endothermic and enthalpy determined. Finally, the enthalpy-entropy compensation analysis shows a non-linear behaviour, possibly due to the influence of acetonitrile in the solution process of methylparaben in cosolvent acetonitrile + water mixtures.
ISSN:0031-9104
1029-0451
DOI:10.1080/00319104.2019.1636379