List of water-miscible solvents

The following compounds are liquid at room temperature and are completely miscible with water; they are often used as solvents. Many of them are hygroscopic.

Organic compounds

Chemical formulaNameCAS number
CH3CHOacetaldehyde75–07–0
CH3CO2Hacetic acid64–19–7
(CH3)2COacetone67–64–1
CH3CNacetonitrile75–05–8
CH3CH2CH(OH)CH2OH1,2-Butanediol584–03–2
CH3CH(OH)CH2CH2OH1,3-Butanediol107–88–0
HOCH2CH2CH2CH2OH1,4-Butanediol110–63–4
C6H14O22-Butoxyethanol111–76–2
CH3CH2CH2COOHbutyric acid107–92–6
HN(CH2CH2OH)2diethanolamine111–42–2
HN(CH2CH2NH2)2diethylenetriamine111–40–0
C4H10O2dimethoxyethane110–71–4
(CH3)2NC(O)Hdimethylformamide68–12–2
C2H8N2 1,1-dimethylhydrazine 57–14–7
C2H8N2 1,2-dimethylhydrazine 540–73–8
(CH3)2SOdimethyl sulfoxide67–68–5
C4H8O21,4-Dioxane123–91–1
C2H6Oethanol64–17–5
CH3CH2NH2ethylamine75–04–7
C2H6O2ethylene glycol107–21–1
HCOOHformic acid64–18–6
C5H6O2furfuryl alcohol98–00–0
C3H8O3glycerol56–81–5
CH3OHmethanol67–56–1
CH3N(C2H4OH)2methyl diethanolamine105–59–9
CH3NCmethyl isocyanide593–75–9
C5H9NON-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone872–50–4
CH3CH2CH2OH1-Propanol71–23–8
CH2(CH2OH)21,3-Propanediol504–63–2
HOCH2CH2CH2CH2CH2OH1,5-Pentanediol111–29–5
(CH3)2CHOH2-Propanol67–63–0
CH3CH2COOHpropanoic acid79–09–4
HOCH2CHOHCH3propylene glycol57–55–6
C5H5Npyridine110–86–1
C4H8O2Ssulfolane126–33–0
(CH2)4Otetrahydrofuran109–99–9
C6H14O4triethylene glycol112–27–6

Inorganic compounds

Chemical formulaNameCAS number
N2H4hydrazine302–01–2
HNO3nitric acid7697–37–2
H2O2hydrogen peroxide7722–84–1
HFhydrofluoric acid7664–39–3
H2SO4sulfuric acid7664–93–9
HClhydrochloric acid7647–01–0

See also

Category:Alcohol solvents

  • Solvent miscibility table
  • Diethylenetriamine
  • Hydrazine