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Petroleum ether

anhydrous

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
NACRES:
NA.21
EC Number:
232-453-7
MDL number:
Grade:
anhydrous
Bp:
30-60 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
25.8 psi ( 55 °C), 28.66 psi ( 55 °C), 7.99 psi ( 20 °C), 8.56 psi ( 20 °C)
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SMILES string

[Mg+]c1ccc(cc1)C.[Br-]

InChI key

ZRJNGFJIBZKXTP-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI

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

grade

anhydrous

vapor density

2.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

25.8 psi ( 55 °C), 28.66 psi ( 55 °C), 7.99 psi ( 20 °C), 8.56 psi ( 20 °C)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

475 °F

expl. lim.

8 %

impurities

<0.001% water, <0.005% water (100 mL pkg)

evapn. residue

<0.0003%

refractive index

n20/D 1.363 (lit.)

Quality Level

bp

30-60 °C (lit.)

density

0.64 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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Application

Petroleum ether can be used as a solvent:
  • In the radical ring-opening polymerization to synthesize degradable poly(vinyl esters).
  • To synthesize di-block copolymer micelles.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

flash_point_f

-56.2 °F

flash_point_c

-49 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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Synthesis of stable AuAg bimetallic nanoparticles encapsulated by diblock copolymer micelles
Menezes W, et al.
Nanoscale, 4, 1658-1664 (2012)
varepsilon-Thionocaprolactone: an accessible monomer for preparation of degradable poly (vinyl esters) by radical ring-opening polymerization
Ivanchenko O, et al.
Open Journal of Polymer Chemistry, 12, 1931-1938 (2021)
varepsilon-Thionocaprolactone: an accessible monomer for preparation of degradable poly (vinyl esters) by radical ring-opening polymerization
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Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 783-783 (1994)
S E Besra et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 54(1), 1-6 (1996-10-01)
Pharmacological studies were conducted with the petroleum ether extract of leaves of the plant Litchi chinensis Gaertn. (Sapindaceae) on experimental animals. The extract was found to possess antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activity. Acute toxicity studies revealed that the extract, up

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