Measurement of Solubilities of o-Phenylphenol in Petroleum Ether and DDP in Acetone+Water Solution

(6-oxide-6H-dibenze(c,e)(1,2)oxaphosphorin-6-yl)methyl-butanedioic acid (DDP) was prepared and characterized. Solubilities of o-phenylphenol(OPP) in petroleum ether and DDP in acetone+water solution were measured by a gravimetrical method. The solubility data of OPP were well correlated using Francis equation. For the solubility of DDP in acetone aqueous solution, it was found that at each fixed temperature there existed a maximum when the acetone mass fraction in the solvent reached a certain concentration. The experiment shows that the fraction is approximately 0.6. The solubility data would be helpful for their industrial crystallization process.