| In the present study, the solubility of ketoconazole is measured by a shake – flask method in the binary solvent
mixtures of 2-propanol + water at different temperatures. The experimental solubility data are correlated/back-
calculated by some cosolvency models i.e. van't Hoff, Yalkowsky, Jouyban-Acree, Jouyban-Acree-van't Hoff, the
mixture response surface and the modified Wilson models. Moreover, the density of ketoconazole saturated so-
lutions is fitted by Jouyban-Acree model and the obtained equation is reported. The accuracy of these models is
investigated by calculation of the corresponding MRD%. The apparent thermodynamic parameters including dis-
solution standard enthalpy change (ΔH ∘ ), standard entropy change (ΔS ∘ ), Gibbs free energy change (ΔG ∘ ) for ke-
toconazole dissolution are calculated by using van't Hoff and Gibbs equations. Moreover, the preferential
solvation analysis demonstrates that ketoconazole is preferentially solvated by water in water-rich and in 2-
propanol-rich mixtures, but preferentially solvated by 2-propanol in mixtures of composition 0.19 b x 1 b 0.58. |