3-ETHYLPENTANE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-118.6°C

Boiling point:

94 °C

Density 

0,7 g/cm³

refractive index 

1.3910 to 1.3950

Flash point:

-14°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Sparingly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Odor Threshold

0.37ppm

Dielectric constant

1.9（20℃）

EPA Substance Registry System

Pentane, 3-ethyl- (617-78-7)

Safety Information

Risk Statements 

11-38

Safety Statements 

9-16-33

RIDADR 

1206

HS Code 

2901.10.5000

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

II

3-ETHYLPENTANE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Colorless liquid. Soluble in alcohol; insoluble in water. Combustible.

Uses

Organic synthesis.

Definition

ChEBI: 3-ethylpentane is an alkane that is pentane substituted by an ethyl group at position 3. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite and a human metabolite. It is an alkane and a volatile organic compound.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 36, p. 758, 1971 DOI: 10.1021/jo00805a005

3-ETHYLPENTANE(617-78-7)Related Product Information

• (-)-TRANS-MYRTANOL
• CYCLOPENTYLACETIC ACID
• (-)-MYRTENOL
• (-)-CIS-MYRTANYLAMINE
• (1R)-(+)-ALPHA-PINENE
• PERHYDROFLUORENE
• ALPHA-PINENE
• PINONIC ACID
• 3-CARENE
• ALPHA-PHENYLCYCLOPENTANEACETIC ACID
• beta-Pinene
• (-)-VERBENONE
• ALPHA-(-)-THUJONE
• 2-Ethylpentane
• 3-ETHYLPENTANE-2,4-DIONE
• 1,5-Bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane
• ORTHO-N-VALERIC ACID TRIETHYL ESTER
• 1,1-DIPHENYLPENTANE