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Petroleum ether

AR, bp 60-80 °C

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
EC Number:
232-453-7
MDL number:
Grade:
AR
Bp:
30-60 °C (lit.), 60-80 °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.), 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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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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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

SKUGTIN
V800297-4X2.5L04061837702563
V800297-6X500ML04061837702570