The purpose was to evaluate solubility
data and solute–solvent
molecular interactions of 5-aminotetrazole in various pure solvents
including methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol,
1-butanol, toluene, acetone, acetonitrile, ethyl acetate, 1,4-dioxane, N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), and N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP) at temperatures “T = 283.15–323.15 K” and pressure “P = 0.1 MPa”. Solubility data were determined by
the isothermal saturation method with the help of high-performance
liquid-phase chromatography. Solubility data of 5-aminotetrazole obtained
in mole fraction showed the maximum value in DMF (7.951 × 10–2), followed by NMP (7.415 × 10–2), 1,4-dioxane (6.523 × 10–2), toluene (3.811
× 10–3), isopropanol (1692 × 10–3), ethanol (1.752 × 10–3), acetone (1.620
× 10–3), n-propanol (1.566
× 10–3), methanol (1.470 × 10–3), ethyl acetate (1.393 × 10–3), 1-butanol
(1.315 × 10–3), and acetonitrile (3.85 ×
10–4) at T = 323.15 K. Moreover,
properties of solvents such as the polarity and the Hildebrand solubility
parameters were analyzed as well. The function of solubility values
in pure solvents and the temperature were evaluated by the modified
Apelblat equation and the λh equation. The
maximum values of the relative average deviation and root-mean-square
deviation are no more than 1.58 × 10–2 and
4.43 × 10–4, respectively, which indicated
that good correlation was recorded between the experimental and calculated
data. Then, the Akaike information criterion was used to select the
more suitable model. Obtaining solubility data and correlative model
parameters of 5-aminotetrazole and understanding the intermolecular
forces in different solvents are particularly important in industrial
synthesis and separation.