Ethane

CAS Registry Number®

74-84-0

CAS Name

Ethane

Molecular Formula

C2H6

Molecular Mass

30.07

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    -88 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    -172 °C

  • Density (2)

    0.2070 g/cm³ @ Temp: 32 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=OTMSDBZUPAUEDD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC

Canonical SMILES

CC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Ethane
  • Bimethyl
  • Dimethyl
  • Ethyl hydride
  • Methylmethane

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