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Pentane

reagent grade, 98%

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3CH3
CAS Number:
109-66-0
Molecular Weight:
72.15
Beilstein:
969132
EC Number:
203-692-4
MDL number:
MFCD00009498
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
PubChem Substance ID:
329751002
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

reagent grade

Quality Level

100

vapor density

2.48 (vs air)

vapor pressure

26.85 psi ( 55 °C)
8.43 psi ( 20 °C)

Assay

98%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

500 °F

expl. lim.

~8.3 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.358 (lit.)

bp

35-36 °C (lit.)

mp

−130 °C (lit.)

density

0.626 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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) undergoes hydroisomerization in the presence of a nanocrystalline beta (BEA) zeolite. It isomerizes to iso-pentane in the presence of ZSM-5 (Zeolite Socony Mobil-5) zeolite catalysts under hydrogen and nitrogen atmosphere. Platinum catalysts when supported on sulfated zirconia-based solid superacids, promotes chemisorption and effective combustion of pentane.

Application

Pentane may be used for the fabrication of planar lipid bilayers on the films of amorphous PTFE (PTFE) by the “painting technique”.
Pentane may be used in the preparation of n-hexanal via photo-catalyzed carbonylation of the terminal methyl group in the presence of a rhodium catalyst.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225,H304,H336,H411

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Supplementary Hazards

EUH066

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

-40.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

-40 °C

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Efficient catalytic C-H activation of alkanes: regioselective carbonylation of the terminal methyl group of n-pentane by RhCl (CO)(PMe 3) 2
Sakakura T and Tanaka M.
Journal of the Chemical Society. Chemical Communications, 10, 758-759 (1987)
Catalytic combustion of n-pentane on Pt supported on solid superacids.
Hua W and Gao Z.
Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental, 17(1), 37-42 (1998)
Michael Mayer et al.
Biophysical journal, 85(4), 2684-2695 (2003-09-26)
We present a straightforward, accessible method for the fabrication of micropores with diameters from 2 to 800 micro m in films of amorphous Teflon (Teflon AF). Pores with diameters </=40 micro m made it possible to record ion fluxes through
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)
Hydroisomerization of pentane, hexane, and heptane for improving the octane number of gasoline.
Chica A and Corma A.
J. Catal., 187(1), 167-176 (1999)
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