Solubility of glycine in any solvent or combination of solvents

[harisonagro]

Sir,

I want to know how can 'Glycine' be made soluble in any single solvent or combination of solvents. I further wish to mix this solution in NitroBenzene. So whethter it is possible or not

[CaptainPanic]

Such questions are notoriously hard to answer.

 

You probably have to go for highly polar solvents. Acetic acid might work. Vinegar (acetic acid + water) too.

 

I have no clue how that will mix with nitrobenzene... and to be honest, I don't think you'll get an answer here... but nitrobenzene also dissolves in water, so depending on your goal, that might work? The presence of glycine in water might increase the solubility of nitrobenzene. Are you interested in the solubility in water?

 

If you want to make a funky explosive, you might as well forget about it (anyone mentioning "nitro-something" is an explosives amateur to me).

 

Wikipedia says that the solubility of glycine in water is 25g/100ml, but unfortunately the pH is not mentioned... and amino acid solubility in water is a strong function of the pH (meaning that the solubility can be an order of magnitude higher or lower at a different pH).