FriendlyFinger
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Benzene, toluene distillation speed?
What distills faster under vacuum, benzene or toluene?
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I would assume benzene because benzene is a smaller molecule than toluene. Thus it has fewer dispersion forces to break, so the same amount of energy
will send more benzene molecules into the gas phase. If energy is being applied at a constant rate, the benzene should boil off faster (comparing
moles to moles).
My guess anyway.
P.S. Why a vacuum? These compounds don't have such high boiling points.
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I'm using them to extract a temp sensitive compound and want to choose the faster distilling solvent.
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Boiling points:-
Toluene - 110.6C
Benzene - 80.1C
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