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Petroleum ether

AR, bp 60-80 °C

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CAS Number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191502

grade

AR

vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

25.8 psi ( 55 °C)
7.99 psi ( 20 °C)

product line

Vetec

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

475 °F

expl. lim.

8 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.363 (lit.)

bp

30-60 °C (lit.)
60-80 °C

density

0.64 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

InChI

1S/C7H7.BrH.Mg/c1-7-5-3-2-4-6-7;;/h3-6H,1H3;1H;/q;;+1/p-1

InChI key

ZRJNGFJIBZKXTP-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Petroleum ether, a mixture of aliphatic hydrocarbons, is majorly used as a laboratory solvent. It mainly contains pentane and hexane. Petroleum ether has properties similar to ether and is used in cosmetics, detergents, paint, and varnish, etc.

Application

Petroleum ether can be used:     
  • As a solvent in API production.       
  • As a chromatography solvent for product extraction, and purification of non-polar compounds.       
  • In the extraction of oil, wax and fat.

Legal Information

Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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FlameHealth hazard

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Asp. Tox. 1 - Carc. 1B - Flam. Liq. 2 - Muta. 1B

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-56.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-49 °C - closed cup


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Solvent efficiency for oil extraction from spent bleaching clay
Lee CG, et al.
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 77(11), 1219-1223 (2000)
XLII.?Some hydrocarbons from american petroleum. I. Normal and iso-pentane
Young S and Thomas GL
Journal of the Chemical Society, 71, 440-446 (1897)
Isolation of stigmasterol and β -sitosterol from petroleum ether extract of aerial parts of Ageratum conyzoides (Asteraceae)
Kamboj A and Saluja AK
International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 3(1), 94-96 (2011)
Influence of moisture content and temperature on mechanical extraction of oil from watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) seeds
Poornima DS, et al.
Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 8(4), 275-279 (2019)
Antibacterial activities of bee venom, propolis, and royal jelly produced by three honey bee, Apis mellifera L., hybrids reared in the same environmental conditions
Attalla KM, et al.
Annals of Agricultural Science, 45, 895-902 (2007)

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