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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
58.12
Beilstein:
969129
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12142100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22
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vapor density
2.11 (vs air)
Quality Level
Assay
99%
form
gas
bp
−0.5 °C (lit.)
mp
−138 °C (lit.)
density
0.579 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)
SMILES string
CCCC
InChI
1S/C4H10/c1-3-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3
InChI key
IJDNQMDRQITEOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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General description
Butane is commonly used as a solvent for the extraction of essential oils and other compounds from plant materials.
Application
Butane may be used as a test compound in combustion, oxidation and isomerization studies.
Packaging
Supplied in a carbon steel lecture bottle with a CGA180M/CGA110F needle valve installed.
Compatible with the following:
Compatible with the following:
- Aldrich® lecture-bottle station systems
- Aldrich® lecture-bottle gas regulators
Other Notes
See Technical Information Bulletin AL-151 Gas Regulators: Selection, Installation, and Operation
Legal Information
Aldrich is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
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Danger
Hazard Statements
Precautionary Statements
Hazard Classifications
Flam. Gas 1 - Press. Gas Liquefied gas
Storage Class Code
2A - Gases
WGK
nwg
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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Yue Deng et al.
Frontiers in microbiology, 9, 1576-1576 (2018-08-02)
To investigate the diversity of butane-oxidizing bacteria in soils contaminated by long-term light hydrocarbon microseepage and the influence of butane on the soil microbial community, a quantitative study and identification of butane-oxidizing bacteria (BOB) in soils at the Puguang gas
Majid Montazer et al.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 89, 196-202 (2011-10-08)
Colloidal nano silver was applied on the surface of cotton fabric and stabilized using 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA). The two properties of antimicrobial activity and resistance against creasing were imparted to the samples of fabric as a result of the treatment
An original approach for lipophilic natural products extraction: Use of liquefied n-butane as alternative solvent to n-hexane
V Rapinel, et al.
Food Science and Technology, 85, 524-533 (2017)
R Ciavarelli et al.
Bioprocess and biosystems engineering, 35(5), 667-681 (2011-11-02)
This work focuses on chloroform (CF) cometabolism by a butane-grown aerobic pure culture (Rhodococcus aetherovorans BCP1) in continuous-flow biofilm reactors. The goals were to obtain preliminary information on the feasibility of CF biodegradation by BCP1 in biofilm reactors and to
Eugene Chen et al.
Journal of endodontics, 37(12), 1619-1623 (2011-11-22)
The aim of this study was to compare the clinical accuracy, reliability, and repeatability of laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF), an electric pulp test (EPT), and various thermal pulp sensibility tests. Pulp tests were done on 121 teeth in 20 subjects
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