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Grade:
AR
Bp:
30-60 °C (lit.), 60-80 °C
Vapor pressure:
25.8 psi ( 55 °C), 7.99 psi ( 20 °C)
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.), 60-80 °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, a mixture of aliphatic hydrocarbons, is majorly used as a laboratory solvent. It mainly contains pentane and hexane. Petroleum ether has properties similar to ether and is used in cosmetics, detergents, paint, and varnish, etc.
Application
Petroleum ether can be used:
- As a solvent in API production.
- As a chromatography solvent for product extraction, and purification of non-polar compounds.
- In the extraction of oil, wax and fat.
Legal Information
Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Danger
hcodes
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
Regulatory Information
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Solvent efficiency for oil extraction from spent bleaching clay
Lee CG, et al.
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 77(11), 1219-1223 (2000)
Isolation of stigmasterol and β -sitosterol from petroleum ether extract of aerial parts of Ageratum conyzoides (Asteraceae)
Kamboj A and Saluja AK
International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3(1), 94-96 (2011)
XLII.?Some hydrocarbons from american petroleum. I. Normal and iso-pentane
Young S and Thomas GL
Journal of the Chemical Society, 71, 440-446 (1897)
Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
|---|---|
| V800297-4X2.5L | 04061837702563 |
| V800297-6X500ML | 04061837702570 |

