Solubilities of 1,3‐butadiene and trans‐2‐butene are reported for a pressure of 101.325 kPa and temperatures ranging from 278 to 323 K in the solvents carbon disulfide, acetic acid, acetone, dimethyl formamide, dimethyl acetamide, and ethyl acetate. The solvents were chosen to attempt to elucidate the complex molecular interactions that occur with certain reactive gases and some commercial extractive distillation, as well as other solvents.