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Butane

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Synonym(s):
n-Butane
Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
58.12
Beilstein:
969129
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12142100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

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:
  • 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 1 - Press. Gas Liquefied gas

WGK

nwg

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

监管及禁止进口产品

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Margarida F Costa Gomes et al.
Faraday discussions, 154, 41-52 (2012-03-30)
In this work, we have studied the solubility and the thermodynamic properties of solvation, between 298 and 343 K and at pressures close to atmospheric, of ethane and n-butane in several ionic liquids based on the bis[(trifluoromethyl) sulfonyl]imide anion and
Maximilien Cord et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. A, 116(24), 6142-6158 (2012-01-20)
This paper revisits the primary reactions involved in the oxidation of n-butane from low to intermediate temperatures (550-800 K) including the negative temperature coefficient (NTC) zone. A model that was automatically generated is used as a starting point and a
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
Róbert Izsák et al.
The Journal of chemical physics, 135(14), 144105-144105 (2011-10-21)
The "chain of spheres" (COS) algorithm, as part of the RIJCOSX SCF procedure, approximates the exchange term by performing analytic integration with respect to the coordinates of only one of the two electrons, whereas for the remaining coordinates, integration is
The role of transition metal promoters on sulfated zirconia catalysts for low-temperature butane isomerization.
Tabora JE & Davis RJ.
J. Catal., 162(1), 125-133 (1996)

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