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Cyclopentane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H10
CAS Number:
287-92-3
Molecular Weight:
70.13
Beilstein:
1900195
EC Number:
206-016-6
MDL number:
MFCD00001356
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329753385
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

~2 (vs air)

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)

autoignition temp.

682 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

8.7 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

cyclopentene

refractive index

n20/D 1.405 (lit.)
n20/D 1.406

bp

50 °C (lit.)

mp

−94 °C (lit.)

density

0.751 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

C1CCCC1

InChI

1S/C5H10/c1-2-4-5-3-1/h1-5H2

InChI key

RGSFGYAAUTVSQA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Cyclopentane is a colourless flammable acyclic hydrocarbon liquid. It is a widely used component in preparing products like analgesics, insecticides, sedatives, antitumor agents and also finds application in pharmaceutical industry.

Application

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225,H304,H336,H412

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - 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 1

Flash Point(F)

-4.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-20 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCD7218
BCBZ9276
BCBV1538
BCBT9134
BCBR5732V

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Wan, Peter J.; Wakelyn, Phillip J.
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 90-90 (1997)
Amanda L Pitts et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(24), 8614-8625 (2014-05-16)
Carbon-hydrogen bond activation reactions of four cycloalkanes (C5H10, C6H12, C7H14, and C8H16) by the Cp'Rh(CO) fragments (Cp' = η(5)-C5H5 (Cp) or η(5)-C5Me5 (Cp*)) were modeled theoretically by combining density functional and coupled cluster theories, and their reaction rates were measured
A A Toropov et al.
European journal of medicinal chemistry, 43(4), 714-740 (2007-07-17)
Simplified molecular input line entry system (SMILES) has been utilized in constructing quantitative structure-property relationships (QSPR) for octanol/water partition coefficient of vitamins and organic compounds of different classes by optimal descriptors. Statistical characteristics of the best model (vitamins) are the

Protocols

ASTM D5134: GC Analysis of Hydrocarbons on Petrocol® DH 50.2

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