The solubility behavior of Boc-l-glutamine in water, ethanol, n-propanol,
isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol, n-pentanol, acetone, 2-butanone, acetonitrile, methyl acetate,
and ethyl acetate was investigated by the static gravimetric method
at 98.8 kPa and multiple temperatures from 283.15 to 323.15 K. The
equilibrium solid-phase characterization of Boc-l-glutamine
in different solvent systems was carried out by the powder X-ray diffraction
analysis. In 12 pure solvents, the solubility increased with absolute
temperature, and the maximum value was recorded in ethanol and the
minimum in ethyl acetate. The solubility behavior and solvent effects
in different solvents were first analyzed by the empirical solvent
polarity parameters (ET
(30)) as the main
factor and then interpreted by hydrogen bond acceptor tendencies,
cohesive energy density, structural similarity, steric effect, and
solvent viscosity for some exceptions respectively. Furthermore, the
Yaws model and the modified Apelblat model were employed to fit the
solubility data. Akaike Information Criterion and Akaike weights were
calculated to evaluate the two solubility models. The results show
that the modified Apelblat model has better correlation results than
the Yaws model. The results could provide a theoretical basis for
the production and application of Boc-l-glutamine in organic
or biological process development.