Pentane

CAS Registry Number®

109-66-0

CAS Name

Pentane

Molecular Formula

C5H12

Molecular Mass

72.15

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    36.1 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    -129.7 °C
  • Density (1)

    0.62638 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H12/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=OFBQJSOFQDEBGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CC)CC

Canonical SMILES

CCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Pentane
  • n-Pentane
  • Skellysolve A
  • Norpar 5S
  • NSC 72415

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

8031-35-4, 2063998-93-4

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