Ethane
ALDRICH/295302 - ≥99%
Synonym: Ethane gas
CAS Number: 74-84-0
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H6
Molecular Weight: 30.07
EC Number: 200-814-8
MDL Number: MFCD00009023
Linear Formula: CH3CH3
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99% |
| autoignition temp. | 881 °F |
| bp | −88 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.362 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) |
| expl. lim. | 13 % |
| form | gas |
| InChI | 1S/C2H6/c1-2/h1-2H3 |
| InChI key | OTMSDBZUPAUEDD-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −172 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| SMILES string | CC |
| vapor density | 1.05 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 37.95 atm ( 21.1 °C) |
| Application: | Ethane can be used to prepare: • Ethylene via oxidative dehydrogenation reaction using different catalytic systems. • Ethanol via oxidation reaction, which is catalyzed by cytochrome P450 BM3. • Carbon nanofibers via decomposition method using nickel catalyst supported by a carbon nanotube. |
| General description: | Ethane, an aliphatic hydrocarbon, is a major constituent of natural and shale gas. It is a major feedstock for the preparation of ethylene and other value-added chemicals like aromatic hydrocarbons. |
| Legal Information: | Aldrich is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC |
| Other Notes: | See Technical Information Bulletin AL-151 Gas Regulators: Selection, Installation, and Operation |
| Packaging: | 110 g in steel cylinder |
| Packaging: | Supplied in a carbon steel lecture bottle with a CGA180M/CGA110F needle valve installed. Compatible with the following: • Aldrich® lecture-bottle station systems • Aldrich® lecture-bottle gas regulators |
| Symbol |   GHS02,GHS04 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H220 - H280 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P377 - P381 - P410 + P403 |
| Hazard Codes | F+ |
| Risk Statements | 12 |
| Safety Statements | 9-16-33 |
| RIDADR | UN1035 - class 2 - Ethane |
| WGK Germany | nwg |
| Flash Point(F) | -211.0 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | -135 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥99% |
| bp | −88 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −172 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.362 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12142100 |