The
solubility of quizalofop-p-ethyl (QPE) in
seven pure solvents and three binary solvents (n-heptane
+ ethanol/ethyl acetate/acetone) in the temperature range from 278.15
to 318.15 K was determined by using the gravimetric method. It is
found that the solubility of QPE in the seven pure solvents from 278.15
to 303.15 K follows the order: acetone > ethyl acetate > isobutyl
alcohol > tert-butanol > ethanol > n-heptane > n-hexane. In each pure solvent,
the QPE
solubility increases with increasing temperature. In the three binary
solvent systems, the QPE solubility increases with increasing temperature
and increasing proportion of good solvent, i.e.,
ethanol/ethyl acetate/acetone. The experimental solubility of QPE
in pure solvents was correlated by the modified Apelblat equation,
λh model, and NRTL model, among which modified
the Apelblat model gave the best accuracy with RMSD and ARD of less
than 0.8100 × 10–4 and 10.26%, respectively.
The solubility in the binary solvent systems was correlated by the
λh model, NRTL model, and CNIBS/R-K equation,
which also provided good correlation accuracy with RMSD and ARD less
than 1.258 × 10–3 and 6.61%, respectively.
Furthermore, the thermodynamic properties including the mixed thermodynamic
properties of Gibbs energy change (Δmix
G), molar enthalpy change (Δmix
H), and molar entropy change (Δmix
S) were calculated from the experimental solubility data by using
the NRTL model. The negative Δmix
G and positive Δmix
H and Δmix
S indicate that the mixed processes of
QPE in the test solvent systems are all endothermic and entropically
favorable. The experimental solubility and the models used in this
work would be conducive to purifying QPE via crystallization.