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V800295

Petroleum ether

AR, bp 40-60 °C

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
EC Number:
232-453-7
MDL number:
Grade:
AR
Bp:
30-60 °C (lit.), 40-60 °C
Vapor pressure:
25.8 psi ( 55 °C), 7.99 psi ( 20 °C)
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grade

AR

vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

25.8 psi ( 55 °C), 7.99 psi ( 20 °C)

product line

Vetec

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

475 °F

expl. lim.

8 %

dilution

(for analytical testing)

refractive index

n20/D 1.363 (lit.)

bp

30-60 °C (lit.), 40-60 °C

density

0.64 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Mg+]c1ccc(cc1)C.[Br-]

InChI

1S/C7H7.BrH.Mg/c1-7-5-3-2-4-6-7;;/h3-6H,1H3;1H;/q;;+1/p-1

InChI key

ZRJNGFJIBZKXTP-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

Petroleum ether is generally a mixture of low boiling aliphatic hydrocarbons mainly hexane and pentane. It is generally used as a laboratory solvent and also as an extraction solvent.

Application

Iron(II) acetate may be used as an iron precursor for the synthesis of phase-pure iron carbide nanoparticles with potential applications in the field of biomedicine and catalysis due to its high magnetic saturation and chemical stability.

Legal Information

Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany


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Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

flash_point_f

-56.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-49 °C - closed cup



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