In this work, the solubility data of bisacodyl in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), 1,4-dioxane, N-methyl
pyrrolidone (NMP), methanol, ethanol, n-propanol,
isopropanol, 1-butanol, ethyl acetate, acetone, acetonitrile, and
toluene at temperatures ranging from 273.15 to 313.15 K at atmospheric
pressure were obtained by the isothermal saturation method. The maximum
value was found in pure DMF, followed by the sequence of NMP >
1,4-dioxane
> acetone > acetonitrile > ethyl acetate > toluene >
1-butanol > n-propanol > methanol > ethanol
> isopropanol. The results
were correlated with the modified Apelblat equation and λh equation. The maximum value of relative average deviations
(RADs) was obtained in isopropanol solution (2.82 × 10
–2) by the λh equation,
and the largest root-mean-square deviation (RMSD) is obtained by the
λh equation (0.66 × 10–4) in acetone, which indicates that the experimental data are consistent
with the calculated. The obtained solubility data would be very useful
for optimizing the purification process of bisacodyl.