The
solubility of cinnamyl alcohol in 11 pure solvents (methanol,
ethanol, n-propanol, isopropyl alcohol, n-butyl alcohol, isobutyl alcohol, sec-butyl alcohol,
acetone, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate and n-hexane)
and two binary solvents of n-hexane + (n-propanol, n-butyl alcohol) was measured by a gravimetric
method over temperatures from 253.15 K to 293.15 K at atmosphere pressure.
From the experimental results, it was found that the solubility increased
with the increasing temperature in all these solvents. The Apelblat
model, the λh model, and the nonrandom two-liquid
(NRTL) model were used to correlate the solubility data of cinnamyl
alcohol in pure and mixed solvents. The thermodynamic properties of
the mixing process in binary solvents were calculated by the NRTL
model. The result indicates that the mixing process of cinnamyl alcohol
is endothermic and spontaneous. The experimental solubility provides
good guidance for the subsequent study of crystallization design and
crystal morphology of cinnamyl alcohol.