Basic information
- Molecular formula
- CnH2n+2(n=5~8)
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- PETROLEUM ETHER
- English name
- PETROLEUM ETHER
- Molecular formula
- CnH2n+2(n=5~8)
- Molecular weight
- 0
Names & synonyms
Database identifiers
- CAS
8030-30-6
Properties
Physicochemical properties
- Boiling point
- 90 · 90-100 °C
- Density
- 0.77 g/mL · 0.77 g/mL at 20 °C
- vapor density
- 2.5 · 2.5 (vs air)
- vapor pressure
- 25.8 psi · 25.8 psi ( 55 °C)
- refractive index
- 20 · n20/D 1.428
- Flash point
- 57 °F · −57 °F
- form
- 5 to · Clear colorless to yellow liquid; petroleum distillate containing C5 to C11 hydrocarbons; a typical composition is paraffins 55.4%, naphthenes 30.3%, alkyl benzene 11.7%, dichloroparaffins 2.4%, and benzene less than 0.1%.
- Specific Gravity
- 0.671 · 0.671 (20/4℃)
- Stability
- Stable. Highly flammable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
- Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS)
- PETROLEUM NAPHTHA
- FDA UNII
- LIGHT NAPHTHA (13T6W0J5RE)NAPHTHA (O3L624621X)
- EPA Substance Registry System
- Naphtha (8030-30-6)
- Symbol(GHS)
- 8 · GHS08
- Signal word
- Danger
- Hazard statements
- 304 · H304-H340-H350
- Hazard Codes
- Xn,T,N
- Risk Statements
- 12 · 12-65-45-67-66-51/53-10
- Safety Statements
- 62 · 62-45-53-61
- RIDADR
- 3295 · UN 3295 3/PG 2
- OEB
- A
- OEL
- 100 ppm · TWA: 100 ppm (400 mg/m3)
- WGK Germany
- 3 · 3
- RTECS
- 6180000 · OI6180000
- TSCA
- TSCA listed
- HazardClass
- 3.1 · 3.1
- PackingGroup
- II
- Hazardous Substances Data
- 8030 · 8030-30-6(Hazardous Substances Data)
- Toxicity
- 50 oral · LD50 oral in rat: > 5gm/kg
- IDLA
- 1 · 1,000 ppm [10% LEL]
- REACH Registrations
- Active
Safety & regulation
Safety data
- OEB
- A
- OEL
- TWA: 100 ppm (400 mg/m3)
- wgk
- 3
- IDLA
- 1,000 ppm [10% LEL]
- tsca
- TSCA listed
- rtecs
- OI6180000
- ridadr
- UN 3295 3/PG 2
- Toxicity
- LD50 oral in rat: > 5gm/kg
- risk_code
- 12-65-45-67-66-51/53-10
- Signal word
- Danger
- Symbol(GHS)
- GHS08
- hazard_code
- Xn,T,N
- safety_code
- 62-45-53-61
- hazard_class
- 3.1
- packing_group
- II
- Hazard statements
- H304-H340-H350
- REACH Registrations
- Active
- Hazardous Substances Data
- 8030-30-6(Hazardous Substances Data)
Chemistry & industry
Applications
UsesPharmaceutic aid (solvent).
UsesDiluent for paints, coatings, resins, printing inks, rubbers, and cements; solvent.
General DescriptionA clear colorless to dark brownish colored liquid with an aromatic odor. Less volatile fraction separated from coal tar by distillation. Contains naphthalene, acenaphthene, methylnaphthalenes, fluorene, phenol, cresols, pyridine, picolines, among other substances. Flash point greater than 100 °F. Toxic by inhalation and skin absorption. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Vapors heavier than air.
Upstream & downstream products
Downstream products
Suppliers50 total
Additional notes
DefinitionA general term applied to refined, partly refined, or unrefined petroleum products and liquid products of natural gas, not less than 10% of which distill below 347F (175C) and not less than 95% of which distill below 464F (240C) when subjected to distillation in accordance with the Standard Method of Test for Distillation of Gasoline, Naphtha, Kerosene, and Similar Petroleum Products
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