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Pentane

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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:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329767395
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

2.48 (vs air)

Assay

≥99.5% (GC)

autoignition temp.

500 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

~8.3 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

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

bp

35-36 °C (lit.)

mp

−130 °C (lit.)

density

0.626 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

petroleum

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCC

InChI

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

InChI key

OFBQJSOFQDEBGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Pentane may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in human breath and ambient air samples using gas chromatography technique.
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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

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCC5235
BCBV7816
BCBS1143V
BCBN0687V

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A simple method for the trace determination of methanol, ethanol, acetone and pentane in human breath and in the ambient air by preconcentration on solid sorbents followed by gas chromatography
Qin T, et al.
Talanta, 44(9), 1683-1690 (1997)
Keisuke Maruyama et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 20(22), 6661-6666 (2010-10-05)
We have proposed a multi-template approach for drug development, focusing on similar fold structures of proteins, and have effectively generated lead compounds for several drug targets. Modification of these polypharmacological lead compounds is then needed to generate target-selective compounds. In
Anna Svensson et al.
Carbohydrate polymers, 92(1), 775-783 (2012-12-12)
Dry ultra-porous cellulose fibres were obtained using a liquid exchange procedure in which water was replaced in the following order: water, methanol, acetone, and finally pentane; thereafter, the fibres were dried with Ar(g). The dry samples (of TEMPO-oxidized dissolving pulp)
Michael Polet et al.
Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 27(2), 259-266 (2012-07-21)
The administration of anabolic steroids is one of the most important issues in doping control and is detectable through a change in the carbon isotopic composition of testosterone and/or its metabolites. Gas chromatography-combustion-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS), however, remains a
Fuming Chen et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 27(15), 9174-9181 (2011-07-01)
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