In this study, six low-rank coals (LRCs) including two lignite samples and four subbituminous coals were sequentially dissolved in cyclohexane and methanol. The yields of cyclohexane-soluble portions (SPs) from the lignite are slightly lower than those from the subbituminous coals, while the yields of methanol SPs showed a linear correlation with the oxygen content and O/C ratio. The concentrations of n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the SPs of subbituminous coals are higher than those of the lignite, and the concentrations of phenols in the SPs are possibly associated with the content of aryl ether bonds in the LRCs.