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List of cooling baths
This article contains a list of cooling bath mixtures.
Table
| Cooling Agent | Organic Solvent or Inorganic Salt | T (°C) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry ice | p-Xylene | +13 | [1] | |
| Dry ice | p-Dioxane | +12 | ||
| Dry ice | Cyclohexane | +6 | ||
| Dry ice | Benzene | +5 | ||
| Dry ice | Formamide | +2 | ||
| Ice | Water | 0 | ||
| Ice | Ammonium chloride | -5 | 0.3 to 1 ratio of salt to ice. | |
| Liquid N2 | Aniline | -6 | ||
| Ice | Sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate | -8 | 1.1 to 1 ratio of salt to ice. | |
| Ice | Calcium chloride hexahydrate | -10 | 1 to 2.5 ratio of salt to ice. | |
| Liquid N2 | Ethylene glycol | -10 | ||
| Ice | Acetone | -10 | 1 to 1 ratio of acetone to ice. | |
| Liquid N2 | Cycloheptane | -12 | ||
| Dry ice | Benzyl alcohol | -15 | ||
| Dry ice | Ethylene glycol | -15 | ||
| Ice | Sodium chloride | -20 | 1 to 3 ratio of salt to ice. | |
| Dry ice | Tetrachloroethylene | -22 | ||
| Dry ice | Carbon Tetrachloride | -23 | ||
| Dry ice | 1,3-Dichlorobenzene | -25 | ||
| Dry ice | o-Xylene | -29 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Bromobenzene | -30 | ||
| Dry ice | m-Toluidine | -32 | ||
| Dry ice | 3-Heptanone | -38 | ||
| Ice | Calcium chloride hexahydrate | -40 | 1 to 0.8 ratio of salt to ice. | |
| Dry ice | Pyridine | -42 | ||
| Dry ice | Cyclohexanone | -46 | ||
| Dry ice | Acetonitrile | -46 | ||
| Dry ice | m-Xylene | -47 | ||
| Dry ice | Diethyl carbitol | -52 | ||
| Dry ice | n-Octane | -56 | ||
| Dry ice | Diisopropyl ether | -60 | ||
| Dry ice | Chloroform | -61 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Chloroform | -63 | [2] | |
| Dry ice | Ethanol | -72 | Note: without the addition of ethylene glycol, temp is -78 °C. | |
| Dry ice | Trichloroethylene | -73 | ||
| Dry ice | Isopropyl alcohol | -77 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Butyl acetate | -77 | ||
| Dry ice | Acetone | -78 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Isoamyl acetate | -79 | ||
| Dry ice | Sulfur dioxide | -82 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Ethyl Acetate | -84 | ||
| Liquid N2 | n-Butanol | -89 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Hexane | -94 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Acetone | -94 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Toluene | -95 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Methanol | -98 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Cyclohexene | -104 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Isooctane | -107 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Ethyl iodide | -109 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Carbon disulfide | -110 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Butyl bromide | -112 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Ethanol | -116 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Ethyl bromide | -119 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Acetaldehyde | -124 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Methylcyclohexane | -126 | ||
| Liquid N2 | n-Propanol | -127 | ||
| Liquid N2 | n-Pentane | -131 | ||
| Liquid N2 | 1,5-Hexadiene | -141 | ||
| Liquid N2 | Isopentane | -160 | ||
| Liquid N2 | (none) | -196 | ||
| Liquid He | (none) | -269 |
References
- Lee, Do W.; Jensen, Craig M. (2000). "Dry-Ice Bath Based on Ethylene Glycol Mixtures". J. Chem. Educ. 77 (5): 629. doi:10.1021/ed077p629.
- Phipps, Alan M.; Hume, David N. (1968). "General purpose low temperature dry-ice baths". J. Chem. Educ. 45 (10): 664. Bibcode:1968JChEd..45..664P. doi:10.1021/ed045p664.
- Rondeau, Roger E. (1966). "Slush baths". Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 11: 124. doi:10.1021/je60028a037.