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B5: Ebullioscopic (Boiling Point Elevation) Constants

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The ebullioscopic constant is a characteristic property of the solvent and not the solute in a solution.

Compound Ebullioscopic constant Kb in units of [(°C·kg)/mol] or [°C/molal]
Acetic acid 3.22
Acetone 1.80
Acetonitrile 1.44
Aniline 3.82
Anisole 4.20
Benzaldehyde 4.24
Benzene 2.64
1-Butanol 2.17
Carbon disulfide 2.42
Chlorobenzene 4.36
1-Chlorobutane 3.13
Cyclohexane 2.92
Cyclohexanol 3.5
Decane 6.10
Dichloromethane 2.42
Diethyl ether 2.20
Dimethyl sulfoxide 3.22
1,4-Dioxane 3.01
Ethanol 1.23
Ethyl acetate 2.82
Ethylene glycol 2.26
Heptane 3.6
Hexane 2.90
Iodomethane 4.31
Methanol 0.86
Methyl acetate 2.21
N -Methylaniline 4.3
N -Methylformamide 2.2
Nitrobenzene 5.2
Nitromethane 2.09
1-Octanol 5.06
Phenol 3.54
1-Propanol 1.66
2-Propanol 1.58
Pyridine 2.83
Pyrrole 2.33
Pyrrolidine 2.32
Tetrachloroethylene 6.18
Tetrachloromethane 5.26
Toluene 3.40
Trichloroethylene 4.52
Trichloromethane 3.80
Water 0.513
o-Xylene 4.25

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