Compound
Log K
ow
Predicted Extraction Efficiency (%)
Actual Extraction Efficiency (%)
4-
tert
-butylphenol
3.29
70.2
74.0
4-
sec
-
butylphenol
3.46
72.5
75.6
4-
tert
-amylphenol
4.03
79.1
78.0
4-cumylphenol
4.12
79.9
78.3
Table 1:
Extraction efficiency data for selected alkyl phenols [14].