Petroleum ether
SIAL/300314 - anhydrous
CAS Number: 8032-32-4
EC Number: 232-453-7
MDL Number: MFCD00081849
Product Type: Chemical
| autoignition temp. | 475 °F |
| bp | 30-60 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.64 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| evapn. residue | <0.0003% |
| expl. lim. | 8 % |
| form | liquid |
| grade | anhydrous |
| impurities | <0.001% water |
| <0.005% water (100 mL pkg) | |
| InChI | 1S/C7H7.BrH.Mg/c1-7-5-3-2 |
| InChI key | ZRJNGFJIBZKXTP-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| refractive index | n |
| vapor density | 2.5 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 25.8 psi ( 55 °C) |
| 28.66 psi ( 55 °C) | |
| 7.99 psi ( 20 °C) | |
| 8.56 psi ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Petroleum ether can be used as a solvent: • In the radical ring-opening polymerization to synthesize degradable poly(vinyl esters). • To synthesize di-block copolymer micelles. |
| Packaging: | 1, 2 L in Sure/Seal™ |
| Packaging: | 100 mL in Sure/Seal™ |
| Symbol |    GHS02,GHS07,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H224 - H304 - H315 - H336 - H340 - H350 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P233 - P301 + P310 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P331 - P403 + P233 |
| Hazard Codes | F,T,N |
| Risk Statements | 45-46-11-38-51/53-65-67 |
| Safety Statements | 53-45-61-62 |
| RIDADR | UN1268 - class 3 - PG 1 - Petroleum distillates, n.o.s., HI: no |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | -56.2 °F |
| Flash Point(C) | -49 °C |
| bp | 30-60 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.64 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12191502 |