bem solvents

The following solvents are available as predefined options in the bem section. The dielectric constant ε is computed as:

\[\varepsilon = n^2\]

Solvent

Refractive Index (n)

Dielectric Constant (ε = n²)

vacuum

1.0000

1.0000

water

1.3330

1.7778

acetonitrile

1.3441

1.8076

acetone

1.3586

1.8457

benzene

1.0000

1.0000

chloroform

1.4458

2.0913

chlorobenzene

1.5248

2.3250

cyclohexane

1.4262

2.0340

cyclopentane

1.4064

1.9780

dichloromethane

1.4241

2.0281

1,4-dioxane

1.4224

2.0223

1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane

1.3557

1.8389

1,2,4-trichlorobenzene

1.5717

2.4702

2-methoxyethanol

1.4021

1.9660

dimethylacetamide

1.4384

2.0689

dimethylsulfoxide

1.4793

2.1872

ethyl acetate

1.3724

1.8835

ethyl alcohol

1.3614

1.8524

ethyl ether

1.3524

1.8290

ethylene dichloride

1.4448

2.0885

glyme

1.3796

1.9022

heptane

1.3876

1.9254

hexane

1.3749

1.8903

isobutyl alcohol

1.3959

1.9490

isopropyl alcohol

1.3772

1.8966

isopropyl myristrate

1.4332

2.0531

iso-octane

1.3914

1.9360

methyl ethl ketone

1.3788

1.8990

methyl isobutyl ketone

1.3957

1.9480

methyl isoamyl ketone

1.4070

1.9800

methyl n-propyl ketone

1.3901

1.9324

methyl t-butyl ether

1.3689

1.8749

n-butyl acetate

1.3942

1.9448

n-butyl alcohol

1.3993

1.9579

n-butyl chloride

1.4021

1.9660

n-methylpyrrolidone

1.4700

2.1609

n-propyl alcohol

1.3856

1.9199

n,n-dimethylformamide

1.4305

2.0463

o-dichlorobenzene

1.5514

2.4068

o-xylene

1.5054

2.2663

pentane

1.3575

1.8428

petroleum ether

1.3650

1.8632

propylene carbonate

1.4210

2.0192

pyridine

1.5102

2.2807

tetrahydrofuran

1.4072

1.9802

toluene

1.4969

2.2407

triethylamine

1.4010

1.9630

trifluoroacetic acid

1.2850

1.6512

The pretabulated data are taken from: link