Butane
ALDRICH/494402 - 99%
Synonym: n-Butane
CAS Number: 106-97-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C4H10
Molecular Weight: 58.12
EC Number: 203-448-7
MDL Number: MFCD00009424
Linear Formula: CH3CH2CH2CH3
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 99% |
| bp | −0.5 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.579 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) |
| form | gas |
| InChI | 1S/C4H10/c1-3-4-2/h3-4H2, |
| InChI key | IJDNQMDRQITEOD-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −138 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| SMILES string | CCCC |
| vapor density | 2.11 (vs air) |
| Application: | Butane may be used as a test compound in combustion, oxidation and isomerization studies. |
| General description: | Butane is commonly used as a solvent for the extraction of essential oils and other compounds from plant materials. |
| 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: | 170 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,GHS02,GHS04 |
| Signal word | Danger-Danger |
| Hazard statements | H220 - H280 - H220 - H280 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P210 - P377 - P403 - P410 - P410 + P403 |
| Hazard Codes | F+,T |
| Risk Statements | 45-46-12 |
| Safety Statements | 53-45 |
| RIDADR | UN1011 - class 2 - Butane |
| WGK Germany | nwg |
| Purity | 99% |
| bp | −0.5 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −138 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.579 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12142100 |