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Oil-water partition coefficients from solvent activities

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The activity coefficients of 1-octanol and 2-octanol in benzene at 20°C are reported here. These have been combined with literature data and used to estimate the 1-octanol-water partition coefficient for benzene. The value of 1200±100 on the mole-fraction scale agrees well with the literature value of about 1200.

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Platford, R.F. Oil-water partition coefficients from solvent activities. J Solution Chem 5, 645–651 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00648222

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