In
this study, the solubility of m-hydroxybenzoic
acid in 14 organic pure solvents (acetone, iso-propanol,
ethanol, n-propanol, methanol, ethylene glycol, n-pentanol, n-butanol, methyl acetate, n-propyl acetate, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, iso-propyl acetate, acetonitrile) at the pressure of 0.1
MPa (at T = 278.15–323.15 K) was studied by
the static weight method. The order of solubility (molar fraction)
of m-hydroxybenzoic acid in the 14 pure solvents at 278.15 K was acetone
> iso-propanol > ethanol > n-propanol > methanol > ethylene glycol > n-pentanol > n-butanol > methyl acetate > n-propyl acetate > ethyl acetate > butyl acetate > iso-propyl acetate > acetonitrile. As the temperature
improved, the solubility correspondingly increased. The m-hydroxybenzoic
acid solubility data in pure solvents were connected using the modified
Apelblat model, the λh model, the NRTL model,
and the Wilson model, and the best-fit performance was obtained using
a modified Apelblat model. Performance was obtained using a modified
Apelblat model. Two molecular dynamics analysis methods, Hirshfeld
surface analysis and molecular electrostatic potential surface (MEP)
analysis, were used to determine the dissolution process of m-hydroxybenzoic
acid crystals and the interaction sites with solvent molecules in
solution. The Hansen solubility parameters (HSPs) were utilized to
assess the solvent’s capability and to elucidate its ability
to dissolve m-hydroxybenzoic acid.