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Petroleum ether

puriss. p.a., reag. Ph. Eur., high boiling, bp 50-70 °C

Synonym(s):

Petroleum benzin

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CAS Number:
101316-46-5
MDL number:
MFCD00081849
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
NACRES:
NA.21

Agency

USP/NF
reag. Ph. Eur.

Quality Level

100

vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

25.8 psi

grade

puriss. p.a.

form

liquid

impurities

≤0.001% non-volatile matter
≤0.002% free acid (as CH3COOH)
≤0.005% S-compounds (as S)
≤0.01% benzene (GC)
≤0.01% water (Karl Fischer)

refractive index

n20/D 1.372-1.376

bp

50-70 °C

iodine value

≤0.3

density

0.661-0.664 g/mL at 20 °C

cation traces

Al: ≤0.5 mg/kg
B: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Ba: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Ca: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Cd: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Co: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Cr: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Cu: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Fe: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Mg: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Mn: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Ni: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Pb: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Sn: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg

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General description

hexane and low boiling point hydrogen treated naphtha

Application

Petroleum ether may be employed in the extraction of biologically active carotenoid pigments from total carotenoid pigments by adsorption. It may be employed in solvent reservoir during the separation of lipid mixtures by adsorption chromatography with silicic acid.

Other Notes

Pertains only in Germany: unversteuert

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225,H304,H315,H340,H350

Hazard Classifications

Asp. Tox. 1 - Carc. 1B - Flam. Liq. 2 - Muta. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

<-40.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

< -40 °C - closed cup

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Ranganna S.
Handbook of Analysis and Quality Control for Fruit and Vegetable Products, 84-85 (1986)
The separation of complex lipide mixtures by the use of silicic acid chromatography.
J HIRSCH et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 233(2), 311-20 20-311-20 20 (1958-08-01)
S E Besra et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 54(1), 1-6 (1996-10-01)
Pharmacological studies were conducted with the petroleum ether extract of leaves of the plant Litchi chinensis Gaertn. (Sapindaceae) on experimental animals. The extract was found to possess antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activity. Acute toxicity studies revealed that the extract, up

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