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Pentane
General
Molecular formula C5H12
CAS number 109-66-0
EC number 203-692-4
Physical characteristics
Appearance Colourless liquid
Melting point -130° Celsius
Boiling point 35-36° Celsius
Vapour density 2.48
Vapour pressure 8.28 psi at 20° Celsius
Specific gravity 0.626
Flash point -49° Celsius
Explosion limits 1.4 % - 8.3 %
Autoignition temperature 260° Celsius
Evaporation rate 28.6 ( butyl acetate = 1)


Pentane (also known as amyl hydride or skellysolve) is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)3CH3.

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Alkanes
methane
CH4

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ethane
C2H6

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propane
C3H8

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butane
C4H10

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pentane
C5H12

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hexane
C6H14
heptane
C7H16

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octane
C8H18

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nonane
C9H20

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decane
C10H22

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undecane
C11H24

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dodecane
C12H26

 

tridecane
C13H28

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tetradecane
C14H30

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pentadecane
C15H32

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hexadecane
C16H34

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heptadecane
C17H36

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octadecane
C18H38

 

nonadecane
C19H40

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icosane
C20H42

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henicosane
C21H44

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docosane
C22H46

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tricosane
C23H48

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tetracosane
C24H50

 

pentacosane
C25H52

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hexacosane
C26H54

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heptacosane
C27H56

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octacosane
C28H58

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nonacosane
C29H60

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triacontane
C30H62

 

hentriacontane
C31H64

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dotriacontane
C32H66

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tritriacontane
C33H68

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tetratriacontane
C34H70

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pentatriacontane
C35H72

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hexatriacontane
C36H74

 

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