Back إيثر البترول Arabic Benzin Breton Èter de petroli Catalan Petrolether Czech Petrolether German Éter de petróleo Spanish Petrooleeter Estonian پترولیم اتر Persian Petrolieetteri Finnish Éther de pétrole French
| Names | |
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| Other names
Benzine; Light ligroin; Light petroleum; pether
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| Identifiers | |
| ChemSpider |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.498 |
| EC Number |
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| UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| Molar mass | 82.2 g/mol |
| Appearance | Volatile, clear, colorless and non-fluorescent liquid |
| Density | 0.653 g/mL |
| Melting point | < −73 °C (−99 °F; 200 K) |
| Boiling point | 42–62 °C (108–144 °F; 315–335 K) |
| insoluble | |
| Solubility in Ethanol | soluble |
| Vapor pressure | 31 kPa (20 °C) |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.370 |
| Viscosity | 0.46 mPa·s |
| Hazards | |
| GHS labelling: | |
   
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| Danger | |
| H225, H304, H315, H336, H411 | |
| P210, P243, P273, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P403+P235 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Flash point | < 0 °C (32 °F; 273 K) |
| 246.11 °C (475.00 °F; 519.26 K) | |
| Explosive limits | 1.4–5.9 % |
Threshold limit value (TLV)
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300 ppm (1370 mg/m3) 8 h TWA (TWA) |
| Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |
LC50 (median concentration)
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3400 ppm (rat, 4 h) |
| NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |
PEL (Permissible)
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100 ppm (400 mg/m3) 8 h TWA |
REL (Recommended)
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100 ppm (400 mg/m3) 10 h TWA |
IDLH (Immediate danger)
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1000 ppm |
| Related compounds | |
Related compounds
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Ligroin, Petroleum benzine, Petroleum spirit, Stoddard solvent, Naphtha, White spirit |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Petroleum ether is the petroleum fraction consisting of aliphatic hydrocarbons and boiling in the range 35–60 °C, and commonly used as a laboratory solvent.[4] Despite the name, petroleum ether is not an ether; the term is used only figuratively, signifying extreme lightness and volatility.
- ^ Dieter Stoye (2007), "Solvents", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (7th ed.), Wiley, p. 41
- ^ N. Irving Sax, ed. (1957), "Petroleum Spirits", Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, Reinhold, pp. 996–997
- ^ Patricia J Beattie (2005), "Petroleum Ether", Encyclopedia of Toxicology, vol. 3 (2nd ed.), Elsevier, pp. 375–376
- ^ David R. Lide, ed. (2010), CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (90th ed.), CRC Press, pp. 2–60