Benzenesulfonamide (BSA) is known
as an important chemical material
and intermediate in chemical industry. Information concerning solid–liquid
equilibrium of BSA in different solvents is essential for the development
of its separation and reaction process. In this work, the equilibrium
solubility of BSA in 16 neat solvents, namely, methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol, n-pentanol, isopentanol, acetone, ethyl acetate, acetonitrile,
cyclohexanone, cyclopentanone, methyl acetate, ethyl formate, and
dichloromethane was determined by a static gravimetric method within
the temperature range of 273.15–324.45 K under atmospheric
pressure. The solubility of BSA increases with the rising temperature
in all selected solvents. The obtained solubility was mathematically
represented by using the Apelblat model, λh equation, nonrandom two-liquid (NRTL) equation, and the Wilson equation
in order to correlate the experimental data with the adjustable parameters.
The dissolution properties of BSA, including Gibbs energy (Δdis
G), molar enthalpy (Δdis
H), and molar entropy (Δdis
S) were determined according to the Wilson model and the
solubility data. Positive values of the dissolution enthalpy and entropy
illustrated that the dissolution processes of BSA in these solvents
are endothermic and entropy-driven.