This tool allows you interactively select solvents based upon the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of the solvent’s physical properties. Solvents which are close to each other in the map have similar physical and chemical properties, whereas distance solvents are significantly different. In addition to the PCA scores other data including the physical properties, functional groups and environmental data has been included to aid in the rational selection of solvents.
Version 2.0.0
Released November 2019
Key Features:
- 272 Solvents (research, process and next generation green solvents)
- Based upon 70 Physical Properties (30 experimental, 40 calculated)
- Properties have been selected to capture aspects of the solvent’s polarity, polarizability and hydrogen-bonding ability.
- Solvents can be selected or excluded based upon which functional groups are present (solvent compatibility)
- Impact categories included.
- Health, Impact in Air, Impact in Water and Life-Cycle Assessment.
- ICH Solvent Information (ICH class and concentration limits).
- Data relating to plant accommodation has been included.
- Auto Ignition / T_Rating, Flash Point / Flammability, Viscosity, VOC Potential, Enthalpy of Vaporization and Heat Capacity.
- Data can be exported for use in other packages for additional analysis or Design of Experiement (DoE).
Disclaimer
The American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute’s Pharmaceutical Roundtable (“the Roundtable”) has created this Solvent Selection Tool to inform and guide users towards greener and safer solvents for selected criteria. The Roundtable has used reasonable efforts in collecting, preparing and providing quality information and material, but does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in the Solvent Selection Tool. The Tool is meant to be a predictive model, but it is not conclusive; the solvent tool should be critically accessed by occupational hygienists and other experts of any institute using it. By downloading, viewing and utilizing information from the Solvent Selection Tool visitors assume full responsibility for their own actions and any damages or liabilities that may result from the utilization of information obtained from the Solvent Selection Tool. Should you have any questions or comments about the Solvent Selection Tool or this disclaimer, please send an e-mail to gcipr@acs.org.
Further Guidance
This tool is brought to you by the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable (GCIPR). It is an approximate duplicate of the original tool built by AstraZeneca in Spotfire, a proprietary technology, and later donated to the ACS GCIPR. See “Related Articles” section for the original open access publication. Download the guide for details on how to use the tool.