Butane

C₄H₁₀CAS 106-97-858.12 g/mol

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Properties

Molecular formula: C₄H₁₀
Molar mass: 58.12 g/mol
Exact mass: 58.0783 Da
Density: 0.5788 g/mL (at 20 °C)
Melting point: −138.2 °C
Boiling point: −0.5 °C
Flash point: -60 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility: 61.2 mg/L (25 °C)
logP: 1.81Crippen estimate
Polar surface area: 0.0 Å²
H-bond donors / acceptors: 0 / 0
Rotatable bonds: 1

Hazards

Danger

H220 Extremely flammable gasFlammable gases

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 601-004-00-0[1]), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P203, P210, P222, P280, P377, P381, P403

Identifiers

CAS number

106-97-8

SMILES

CCCC

InChIKey

IJDNQMDRQITEOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H10/c1-3-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3

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Names and synonyms

11 names

n-Butane
Diethyl
Liquefied petroleum gas
LPG
R 600
R 600 (Alkane)
A 21
HC 600 (hydrocarbon)
HC 600
A 21 (Blowing agent)
A 17

Reactions

Diastereoselective α-alkylation of β-hydroxycarboxylic esters through alkoxide enolates: diethyl (2S, 3R)-(+)-3-allyl-2-hydroxysuccinate from diethyl (S)-( − )-malate (Butanedioic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-(2-propenyl)-, diethyl ester, [S-(R,S)])product

Work with Butane

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Similar compounds

Pentane109-66-056 % similar Hexane110-54-356 % similar Octane111-65-950 % similar Nonane111-84-250 % similar Dodecane112-40-350 % similar Icosane112-95-850 % similar Undecane1120-21-450 % similar Decane124-18-550 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

All similar compounds

Same formula

Isobutane75-28-5

Elsewhere

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