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Petroleum Ether

Petroleum Ether Reagent 500 mL
Petroleum Ether Reagent 500 mL
Petroleum Ether Reagent 500 mL
Petroleum Ether Reagent 500 mL
Petroleum Ether Reagent 500 mL
Petroleum Ether Reagent 500 mL

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Flammable liquid; dangerous fire risk.

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Storage:
Organic #3 in a dedicated flammables cabinet. If a flammables cabinet is not available, store in a Flinn Saf-Stor™ Can.
Disposal:
#18b
Shelf Life:
Indefinite if stored safely.
Soluble:
Miscible with many organic solvents; insoluble in water.
Color:
Colorless
Odor:
Like natural gas.
CAS No.:
8032-32-4
Technical Note:
Technically the name petroleum ether is a misnomer. In the chemical sense it is not an ether, but consists chiefly of low boiling fractions (B.P. 30-60 ºC) of petroleum, mostly pentanes and hexanes. Names like benzin and naphtha are synonymous to petroleum ether, which is not a peroxidizable substance like ethyl ether.