Tables for Chemistry

Dielectric constants and refractive index

The dielectric constants (relative permittivity) and refractive index of solvents.
The Kirkwood function ( (εr-1)/(2εr+1) ) and the functions (f=(n2-1)/(n2+1)) and (g=(εr-1)/(εr+1)) are also given.


Dielectric constant and refractive index
NameCAS nrεrnDKirkwoodf(nD)g(εr)
1,1,1-trichloroethane71-55-67.31.4380.4030.3480.758
1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane76-13-12.41.3560.2420.2950.413
1,2,3-propanetriol56-81-547.01.4750.4840.3700.958
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene120-82-12.21.5720.2260.4240.383
1,2-dichlorobenzene95-50-19.91.5510.4280.4130.817
1,2-dichloroethane107-06-210.41.4450.4310.3520.824
1,2-dimethoxyethane110-71-47.21.3800.4030.3110.756
1,2-dimethylbenzene95-47-62.61.5050.2560.3880.440
1,3,5-trimethylbenzene108-67-82.41.4990.2410.3840.412
1,3-dichlorobenzene541-73-15.01.5460.3640.4100.667
1-chlorobutane109-69-37.41.4020.4050.3260.762
2,2,4-trimethylpentane540-84-11.91.3910.1930.3190.320
2-butanol78-92-216.61.3950.4560.3210.886
2-butanone78-93-318.51.3790.4610.3110.897
2-butoxyethanol111-76-25.31.4170.3710.3350.683
2-chloroethanol107-07-0325.01.4420.4710.3500.923
2-ethoxyethanol110-80-55.31.4050.3710.3280.683
2-methoxy-2-methylpropane1634-04-44.51.3690.3500.3040.636
2-methoxyethanol109-86-416.91.4020.4570.3260.888
2-methyl-1-propanol78-83-116.71.3960.4560.3220.887
2-methylpropanenitrile78-82-020.81.3720.4650.3060.908
2-nitropropane79-46-925.51.3920.4710.3190.925
2-pentanone107-87-915.51.3900.4530.3180.878
2-phenylacetonitrile140-29-418.31.5230.4600.3980.896
2-propanol67-63-019.91.3770.4630.3100.904
2-propanone67-64-120.71.3590.4650.2970.908
2-propen-1-ol107-18-621.01.4120.4650.3320.909
3-hydroxytoluene108-39-411.51.5400.4380.4070.840
3-methyl-1-butanol123-51-315.21.4010.4520.3250.877
3-pentanone96-22-017.31.3920.4580.3190.891
4-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolane108-32-764.91.4210.4890.3380.970
4-methyl-2-pentanone108-10-113.11.3960.4450.3220.858
acetic acid64-19-76.21.3720.3880.3060.722
acetic anhydride108-24-720.01.3900.4630.3180.905
acetonitrile75-05-837.51.3440.4800.2870.948
acetophenone98-86-217.41.5330.4580.4030.891
aniline62-53-36.71.5830.3960.4300.740
benzene71-43-22.31.5010.2300.3850.390
benzonitrile100-47-026.01.5280.4720.4000.926
benzyl alcohol100-51-613.01.5400.4440.4070.857
bromobenzene108-86-15.41.5590.3730.4170.688
butane106-97-81.81.3330.1700.2790.278
butanenitrile109-74-020.71.3840.4650.3140.908
butanoic acid107-92-62.81.3980.2730.3230.474
butanol71-36-317.51.3990.4580.3240.892
butyl acetate123-86-45.01.3940.3640.3210.667
butylamine109-73-95.41.4010.3730.3250.688
carbon disulfide75-15-02.61.6280.2610.4520.451
chlorobenzene108-90-75.61.5250.3770.3980.698
cyclohexane110-82-71.91.4260.1850.3410.306
cyclohexanol108-93-015.01.4650.4520.3640.875
cyclohexanone108-94-118.21.4480.4600.3540.896
cyclopentane287-92-31.81.4060.1790.3280.296
decane124-18-52.01.4080.1940.3290.322
decanol112-30-18.11.4370.4130.3470.780
dibromomethane74-95-37.81.5410.4100.4070.773
dichloromethane75-09-28.91.4240.4200.3400.799
diethyl carbonate105-58-83.11.3840.2920.3140.512
diethyl ether60-29-74.31.3520.3450.2930.625
diethyl sulfide352-93-27.21.4420.4030.3510.756
diethylamine109-89-73.71.3860.3210.3150.574
diethylene glycol111-46-631.71.4450.4770.3520.939
diiodomethane75-11-65.31.7400.3710.5030.683
dimethyl phthalate131-11-38.51.5150.4170.3930.789
dimethyl sulfoxide67-68-546.71.4790.4840.3730.958
dioxane123-91-12.31.4220.2270.3380.385
dipentyl ether693-65-23.11.4120.2920.3320.512
diphenyl ether101-84-83.91.5790.3300.4270.592
dodecane112-40-32.01.4220.2000.3380.333
ethanediol107-21-137.71.4290.4800.3430.948
ethanol64-17-524.61.3610.4700.2990.922
ethyl acetate141-78-66.01.3720.3850.3060.715
ethyl benzoate93-89-06.01.5050.3850.3870.714
ethyl formate109-94-48.41.3590.4160.2970.787
ethyl trichloroacetate515-84-47.81.4500.4100.3550.773
ethylbenzene100-41-42.41.4930.2420.3810.413
formamide75-12-784.01.4470.4910.3540.976
formic acid64-18-658.51.3700.4870.3050.966
furan110-00-92.91.4200.2790.3370.487
furfural98-01-141.91.5240.4820.3980.953
heptane142-82-51.91.3880.1900.3160.315
hexane110-54-31.91.3750.1880.3080.310
hexanol111-27-313.31.4180.4460.3360.860
iodobenzene591-50-44.61.6200.3530.4480.643
iodoethane75-03-67.41.3900.4050.3180.762
m-xylene108-38-32.41.4970.2410.3830.412
methanol67-56-132.71.3280.4770.2770.941
methoxybenzene100-66-34.31.5170.3450.3940.625
methyl acetate79-20-96.71.3620.3960.2990.740
methyl benzoate93-58-36.61.5170.3940.3940.737
methyl formate107-31-38.51.3430.4170.2870.789
morpholine110-91-87.41.4550.4050.3580.762
N,N-dimethylacetamide127-19-537.81.4380.4800.3480.948
N,N-dimethylaniline121-69-74.41.5580.3470.4160.630
N,N-dimethylformamide68-12-236.71.4310.4800.3430.947
N-methylaniline100-61-86.01.5710.3850.4230.714
N-methylpyrrolidon872-50-432.21.4700.4770.3670.940
nitrobenzene98-95-334.81.5520.4790.4130.944
nitromethane75-52-539.41.3820.4810.3130.950
nonane111-84-22.01.4030.1950.3260.324
octane111-65-92.01.3950.1950.3210.324
octanol111-87-510.31.4270.4310.3410.823
p-xylene106-42-32.31.4950.2320.3820.394
pentane109-66-01.81.3580.1800.2960.297
pentanenitrile110-59-817.71.3970.4590.3220.893
pentanoic acid109-52-42.61.4080.2580.3290.444
pentanol71-41-013.91.4080.4480.3290.866
phenol108-95-210.01.5420.4290.4080.818
piperidine110-89-45.91.4530.3830.3570.710
propanenitrile107-12-027.71.3660.4730.3020.930
propanoic acid79-09-43.11.3860.2920.3150.512
propanol71-23-820.31.3860.4640.3150.906
propyl acetate109-60-46.31.3840.3900.3140.726
pyridine110-86-112.41.5100.4420.3900.851
quinoline91-22-59.01.6260.4210.4510.800
sulfolane126-33-044.01.4710.4830.3680.956
tetrachloroethene127-18-42.31.5040.2320.3870.394
tetrachloromethane56-23-52.21.4600.2260.3610.382
tetrahydrofuran109-99-97.61.4070.4070.3290.767
tetrahydronaphthalene119-64-22.81.5390.2710.4060.469
toluene108-88-32.41.4970.2400.3830.408
tribromomethane75-25-24.41.5950.3470.4360.630
trichloroethene79-01-63.41.4750.3090.3700.548
trichloromethane67-66-34.81.4460.3590.3530.656
triethylamine121-44-82.41.4010.2430.3250.415
trifluoroacetic acid76-05-18.61.2850.4170.2460.791
water7732-18-580.11.3330.4910.2800.975