The solid-liquid equilibrium behavior of 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene in eleven organic solvents: Thermodynamic analysis and molecular simulation understanding

•The solubility of DHN was measured in eleven pure solvents.•The thermodynamic models were employed to correlate the solubility data of DHN.•The mixing thermodynamic properties were calculated based on the NRTL equation.•Molecular simulations were used to explain the dissolution behavior of DHN.