The
triclabendazole solubility in 14 pure solvents including methanol,
1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCE), ethanol, n-butyl acetate, n-propanol, ethyl formate, isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol, ethyl acetate, acetonitrile, ethylene glycol
(EG), n-propyl acetate, and n-pentyl
acetate was experimentally obtained in the current research by means
of the shake-flask equilibration technique at elevated temperatures
from 278.15 to 318.15 K and pressure p = 101.2 kPa.
With increasing temperatures, the values of the mole fraction solubility
of drug triclabendazole presented a monotonic increase in tendency,
and the following decreasing trend in the 14 solvents: (n-butanol, n-pentyl acetate) > n-butyl acetate > n-propyl acetate > ethyl
acetate
> n-propanol > ethanol > ethyl formate >
isobutanol
> methanol > isopropanol > 1,2-DCE > acetonitrile >
EG. Two semi-empirical
equations (Apelblat equation and λh equation)
and two activity coefficient models (Wilson model and NRTL model)
were utilized to associate the determined solubility data. The obtained
maximum root-mean-square deviation and relative average deviation
were, respectively, 2.31 × 10–4 and 1.41 ×
10–2. In general, the Apelblat equation presented
lower deviations compared with the other relationships for a specific
pure solvent. Also, the mixing thermodynamic functions, reduced excess
enthalpy, and infinite dilution activity coefficient were obtained
from the Wilson model.