Abraham model correlations describing the solubilising ability of peanut oil

Experimental data have been compiled from the published literature for the logarithm of the gas-to-peanut oil partition coefficient, log K, and for the logarithm of the water-to-peanut oil partition coefficient, log P, for a series of 93 solutes having a wide range of solute polarities and hydrogen-bonding character. The two sets of partition coefficients were correlated with the Abraham solvation parameter model. The derived Abraham model correlations described the experimental log K and log P values within standard deviations of 0.13 and 0.14 log units, respectively. Principal component analysis was used to compare the solvent properties of peanut oil to four other natural oils (olive oil, soybean oil, triolein and oleyl alcohol). Peanut oil was found to be close to olive oil and soybean oil, and quite far away from triolein and oleyl alcohol.