Determination and Analysis of Solubility of 2-Bromo-9-fluorenone in 10 Different Organic Solvents and Three Binary Solvent Mixtures at Different Temperatures (T = 278.15–323.15 K)

This article deals with the saturated solubility and solvation behavior of 2-bromo-9-fluorenone in 10 industrial common solvents and three binary mixed solvents by means of experimental and mathematical correlations. Solubility experiments were investigated using the static equilibrium method combined with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) from 278.15 to 323.15 K at atmospheric pressure. The results showed that the maximum and minimum solubility of 2-bromo-9-fluorenone was 0.0526 (mole fraction) in 1,4-dioxane at 323.15 K and 0.0002 (mole fraction) in methanol at 278.15 K, respectively, and the solubility increased with the increase in temperature in all solvents. Furthermore, the solubility data of 2-bromo-9-fluorenone was analyzed using the Apelblat model, the Buchowski–Ksiazaczak λh model in pure solvents, CNIBS/R-K model, and the Jouyban–Acree model in binary solvent mixtures. By error comparison, the Apelblat model and the CNIBS/R-K model can better predict the solubility of 2-bromo-9-fluorenone. In addition, the solvation behavior was illustrated by the KAT-LSER model in pure solvents, and the result shows that the cohesive energy density in the solution is the main factor affecting 2-bromo-9-fluorenone. Therefore, the solubility data is very important for optimizing the extraction process and recrystallizing 2-bromo-9-fluorenone to obtain a higher yield in industry production.