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Pentane

puriss. p.a., ≥99.0% (GC)

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
72.15
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
969132
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.06
assay:
≥99.0% (GC)
bp:
35-36 °C (lit.)
vapor pressure:
26.98 psi

vapor density

2.48 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

26.98 psi

grade

puriss. p.a.

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

500 °F

expl. lim.

~8.3 %

impurities

≤0.05% water

evapn. residue

≤0.002%

refractive index

n20/D 1.358 (lit.)
n20/D 1.358

bp

35-36 °C (lit.)

mp

−130 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: soluble(lit.)

density

0.626 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Ba: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Bi: ≤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
K: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Li: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Mg: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Mn: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Mo: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Na: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Ni: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Pb: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Sr: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg

SMILES string

CCCCC

InChI

1S/C5H12/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3

InChI key

OFBQJSOFQDEBGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Pentane (n-pentane), a hydrocarbon, is a colorless liquid having 3 structural isomeric forms. It is a promising solvent for the dissolution of oils, fats and resins. Its hydroisomerization using a nanocrystalline beta (BEA) zeolite has been proposed. It has been reported as one of the products formed from the peroxidation of unsaturated fatty acid. It isomerizes to iso-pentane in the presence of ZSM-5 (Zeolite Socony Mobil-5) zeolite catalysts under hydrogen and nitrogen atmosphere.

Application

Pentane may be used for the fabrication of planar lipid bilayers on the films of amorphous PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) by “painting technique”.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

supp_hazards

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

-40.0 °F

flash_point_c

-40 °C


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Hydroisomerization of n-pentane over hybrid catalysts containing a supported hydrogenation catalyst.
Fujimoto K, et al.
Applied Catalysis A: General, 91(2), 81-86 (1992)
Assessment of lipid peroxidation in newborn infants and rabbits by measurements of expired ethane and pentane: influence of parenteral lipid infusion.
Wispe JR, et al.
Pediatric Research, 19(4), 374-379 (1985)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 783-783 (1994)
Dongsheng Guo et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 186(2-3), 1788-1793 (2011-01-18)
The solvents n-pentane, methylene dichloride, ethyl ether and dodecylbenzenesulphonic acid sodium were used to regenerate exhausted activated carbon used in the process of treating coking wastewater, and the efficiency, ability, and optimum conditions of the different solvents on this regeneration
Fuming Chen et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 27(15), 9174-9181 (2011-07-01)
Graphene oxide (GO) can be viewed as an amphiphilic soft material, which form thin films at organic solvent-water interfaces. However, organic solvent evaporation provides little driving force, which results in slow GO transfer in aqueous phase, thus dawdling GO film

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