Research Article

Isotope Effect on Eutectic and Hydrate Melting Temperatures in the Water-THF System

Table 2

Eutectic and melting points for the four isotopic THF-water mixtures. The temperatures reported are averages of 3–6 measurements; standard errors are reported for the 95% confidence limit.

Wt%EutecticHydrate melting

THF+H2O
6.95272.05±0.00275.62±0.04
9.80272.06±0.01  276.52±0.08
13.71272.10±0.01  277.44±0.03
15.89272.04±0.01  278.09±0.02  
18.43272.06±0.00278.15±0.03

THF-d8+H2O
6.02271.98±0.00273.82±0.02
10.67271.96±0.01276.02±0.06
14.13271.97±0.01276.89±0.02
18.00271.94±0.00277.73±0.02
19.72271.91±0.01277.98±0.03

THF+D2O
7.00275.83±0.01  278.53±0.03
10.08275.73±0.05  279.82±0.04
12.60275.81±0.02  281.02±0.02
14.19275.82±0.02  281.22±0.02
17.34275.73±0.02  281.61±0.01

THF-d8+D2O
6.78275.74±0.01  277.46±0.02
9.57275.70±0.00  279.01±0.04
13.31275.72±0.00  280.33±0.02
16.39275.64±0.01  280.54±0.05
18.91275.63±0.02  281.14±0.02