List of cooling temperatures for various low-temperature cooling baths in the laboratory

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Celsius cooling bath 13; Xylenes/dry ice 121; 4-Dioxan/dry ice 6; Cyclohexane/dry ice 5; Benzene/dry ice 2; Formamide/dry ice 0; Crushed ice –5 to –20; Ice-salt bath –10.5; Ethylene glycol/dry ice –12; Cycloheptane/dry ice –15; Benzyl alcohol/dry ice –22; Tetrachloroethylene/dry ice –22.8; Carbon tetrachloride/dry ice –25; 1,3-Dichlorobenzene/dry ice –29; o-Xylene/dry ice –32; m-Toluidine/dry ice –41; Acetonitrile/dry ice (acetonitrile should not be completely frozen) –42; Pyridine/dry ice –47; m-Xylenes/dry ice –52; Diethylene glycol diethyl ether/dry ice –56; n-Octane/dry ice –60; Isopropyl ether/dry ice –60; Chloroethane/dry ice –68; 85% ethanol/dry ice –72; Ethanol/dry ice –77; Chloroform/dry ice –77; Ethyl acetate/dry ice –78; Propane/dry ice –83; Propylamine/liquid nitrogen –83.6; Ethyl acetate/liquid nitrogen –89; n-Butanol/liquid nitrogen –94; Hexane/liquid nitrogen –94.6; Propane/liquid nitrogen –95.1; Toluene/liquid nitrogen –97; Methanol/liquid nitrogen –108; Isooctane/liquid nitrogen –110; Methyl tert-butyl ether/liquid nitrogen –116; Ethanol/liquid nitrogen –116; Ether/liquid nitrogen –131; n-Pentane/liquid nitrogen –160; Isopentane/liquid nitrogen –196; Liquid nitrogen