Name: Petroleum Ether

English name: Petroleum ether

Other name: Petroleum

Chemical formula: C5H12 C6H14 C7H16

CAS registration number: 101316-46-5, 8032-32-4

EINECS registration number: 309-852-0

Melt point: <-73

Boiling point: 30-80

Water solubility: insoluble

Closeness: 0.64～0.66

External view: colorless and transparent liquid with kerosene smell.

Flash point: <-20

Application: organic solvent

Safety description: flammable, irritating in contact with skin

Hazard description: danger

Dangerous goods transportation number: DOT (US) UN number: 1268 IMDGUN number: 1268

Role and use

Mainly used as a solvent and as a grease extraction.

Used as organic solvent and chromatographic analysis solvent; used as organic high-efficiency solvent, pharmaceutical extractant, fine chemical synthesis auxiliary, etc.; also used in organic synthesis and chemical raw materials.

Used in organic synthesis and chemical raw materials, such as the preparation of synthetic rubber, plastics, nylon monomers, synthetic detergents, pesticides, etc., it is also a good organic solvent. Mainly used as a solvent, also used as a foaming agent for foamed plastics, an extractant for medicines and flavors.