The L-phenylalanine solubilities
in 12 pure solvents (water,
ethanol, methanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol, acetonitrile, 1,4-dioxane, acetone,
methyl acetate, and ethyl acetate) were measured from 283.15 to 325.15
K at 101.2 kPa. The results indicated that the L-phenylalanine
solubility increased with temperature. Powder X-ray diffraction pattern
(PXRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric
analysis (TGA) were used to identify and characterize the equilibrated
solid-phase samples. The solubility behavior and the solute–solvent
interaction of L-phenylalanine in each selected monosolvent
were explored by the empirical solvents’ polarity parameter
(E
T(30)), hydrogen bonding, cohesive energy
density, molecular structure, viscosity, and Hansen solubility parameters
(HSPs). To extend the application range of the results, the experimental
solubility data were correlated to the modified Apelblat model and
the Yaws model. According to the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC),
the modified Apelblat model was found to be better for the correlation
of the L-phenylalanine solubility.