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What is Organic Solvent?
These are chemical compounds that have a carbon-based molecular structure and are used to dissolve a substance to form a solution. Generally, a solvent is a substance that is capable of dissolving another substance. Also, being carbon-based, all these solvents have carbon atoms in the compound structure. On the basis of molecular structures, These are mainly divided into two parts.
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Natural Solvents- These are that are obtained naturally by living organisms
Synthetic- These are which are obtained by chemical reaction of organic compounds.
Types of Organic Solvents- On the basis of functional groups it can be divided into different types.
- Aliphatics
- Aromatic
- Carbonyls
| Solvents | Formula |
|---|---|
| Solvent Name | Chemical Formula |
| Acetic acid | C2H4O2 |
| Acetone | C3H6O |
| Acetonitrile | C2H3N |
| Benzene | C6H6 |
| Bromoform | CHBr3 |
| Butyl acetate | C6H12O2 |
| Butanol | C4H10O |
| Carbon disulfide | CS2 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | CCl4 |
| Chlorobenzene | C6H5Cl |
| Chloroform | CHCl3 |
| Cyclohexane | C6H12 |
| Dichloromethane | CH2Cl2 |
| Diethyl ether | C4H10O |
| Dimethyl formamide (DMF) | C3H7NO |
| Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) | C2H6OS |
| Dioxane | C4H8O2 |
| Ethanol | C2H5OH |
| Ethyl acetate | C4H8O2 |
| Ethylene glycol | C2H6O2 |
| Formic acid | CH2O2 |
| Heptane | C7H16 |
| Hexane | C6H14 |
| Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) | C3H8O |
| Methanol | CH3OH |
| Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) | C4H8O |
| Methylene chloride | CH2Cl2 |
| N,N-Dimethylacetamide | C4H9NO |
| Nitrobenzene | C6H5NO2 |
| Nitromethane | CH3NO2 |
| Phenol | C6H6O |
| Pyridine | C5H5N |
| Tetrahydrofuran (THF) | C4H8O |
| Toluene | C7H8 |
| Trichloroethylene (TCE) | C2HCl3 |
| Xylene | C8H10 |
Properties
They are colourless liquids- These are colourless liquids and have very low molecular weight.
These exhibit a low boiling point- Because They have very low boiling points, they are highly volatile due to this tendency.
These are volatile in nature- Since These have a volatile nature, these compounds vaporize easily and give off a characteristic odor.
Applications of Organic Solvent- are used in various fields like-
polishes, coatings, as a paint thinner and remover (toluene), as cleaning agents, as an industrial, as consumer degreasers, detergents
perfumes, spot removers, as a nail polish remover (acetone, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate)