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Ethane

99.99%

Synonym(s):

Ethane gas

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
30.07
Beilstein:
1730716
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12142100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

1.05 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

37.95 atm ( 21.1 °C)

Assay

99.99%

form

gas

autoignition temp.

881 °F

expl. lim.

13 %

bp

−88 °C (lit.)

mp

−172 °C (lit.)

density

0.362 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC

InChI

1S/C2H6/c1-2/h1-2H3

InChI key

OTMSDBZUPAUEDD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

  • High-pressure oxidation of ethane: The paper discusses the oxidation properties of ethane under high pressure, providing insights crucial for developing combustion models and understanding ethane′s behavior in various industrial processes (H Hashemi, JG Jacobsen, CT Rasmussen, 2017).
  • Progress and prospects in catalytic ethane aromatization: This review highlights the advancements in converting ethane to more valuable aromatic hydrocarbons, showcasing the potential of ethane as a petrochemical feedstock (Y Xiang, H Wang, J Cheng, J Matsubu, 2018).

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

Other Notes

Legal Information

Aldrich is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

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Pictograms

FlameGas cylinder

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Gas 1A - Press. Gas Liquefied gas

Storage Class Code

2A - Gases

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

-211.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-135 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Calvin C H Chan et al.
Environmental science & technology, 46(18), 10154-10160 (2012-08-21)
Compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA) has been applied to monitor bioremediation of groundwater contaminants and provide insight into mechanisms of transformation of chlorinated ethanes. To date there is little information on its applicability for chlorinated methanes. Moreover, published enrichment factors
Reika Kanya et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 136(20), 204309-204309 (2012-06-07)
Two-body Coulomb explosion processes of ethane (CH(3)CH(3)) and its isotopomers (CD(3)CD(3) and CH(3)CD(3)) induced by an intense laser field (800 nm, 1.0 × 10(14) W/cm(2)) with three different pulse durations (40 fs, 80 fs, and 120 fs) are investigated by
Paul O Wennberg et al.
Environmental science & technology, 46(17), 9282-9289 (2012-08-03)
We use historical and new atmospheric trace gas observations to refine the estimated source of methane (CH(4)) emitted into California's South Coast Air Basin (the larger Los Angeles metropolitan region). Referenced to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) CO emissions
Prantik Maity et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(1), 280-285 (2012-12-28)
We have developed a nickel-catalyzed cross coupling of benzylic ammonium triflates with aryl boronic acids to afford diarylmethanes and diarylethanes. This reaction proceeds under mild reaction conditions and with exceptional functional group tolerance. Further, it transforms branched benzylic ammonium salts
Isobel J Simpson et al.
Nature, 488(7412), 490-494 (2012-08-24)
After methane, ethane is the most abundant hydrocarbon in the remote atmosphere. It is a precursor to tropospheric ozone and it influences the atmosphere's oxidative capacity through its reaction with the hydroxyl radical, ethane's primary atmospheric sink. Here we present

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