Petroleum ether
SIGALD/184519 - ACS reagent
CAS Number: 8032-32-4
EC Number: 232-453-7
MDL Number: MFCD00081849
Product Type: Chemical
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| autoignition temp. | 475 °F |
| bp | 30-60 °C (lit.) |
| 35-60 °C | |
| color | APHA: ≤10 |
| density | 0.64 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| dilution | (for analytical testing) |
| evapn. residue | ≤0.001% |
| expl. lim. | 8 % |
| form | liquid |
| grade | ACS reagent |
| impurities | acidity, passes test |
| InChI | 1S/C7H7.BrH.Mg/c1-7-5-3-2 |
| InChI key | ZRJNGFJIBZKXTP-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | [Mg+]c1ccc(cc1)C.[Br-] |
| vapor density | 2.5 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 25.8 psi ( 55 °C) |
| 7.99 psi ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Petroleum ether has been used for the analysis of total dietary fiber content by employing a total dietary fibre assay kit. It may be used in the absorption chromatographic purification of organic compounds. |
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| General description: | Petroleum ether is a colorless liquid. Extracts of leaves of Litchi chinensis Gaertn. (Sapindaceae) have been prepared in petroleum ether and were evaluated for antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities. Pentanes and hexanes are the major constituents of petroleum ether. |
| General description: | Petroleum ether is a mixture of low boiling aliphatic hydrocarbons (mainly hexane and pentane) that is generally used as a laboratory solvent. |
| Packaging: | 1, 6×1, 2.5, 4 L in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 18 L in steel drum |
| Packaging: | 500 mL in glass bottle |
| 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,Xn,N |
| Risk Statements | 11-38-51/53-65-67 |
| Safety Statements | 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.); 35-60 °C |
| Density | 0.64 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12191502 |