Ethylcyclopentane
[CAS# 1640-89-7]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Hydrocarbon compounds and their derivatives >> Cyclic hydrocarbon
• Name: Ethylcyclopentane
• Synonyms: NSC 74149
• Molecular Formula: C₇H₁₄
• Molecular Weight: 98.19
• CAS Registry Number: 1640-89-7
• EC Number: 216-686-1

Properties

• Solubility: Practically insoluble (0.028 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.7711 g/cm³ (14.9 ºC)^**
• Melting point: -137.9 ºC^***
• Boiling point: 296.3 ºC^****
• Refractive index: 1.42798 (20 ºC)^*****

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2017 ACD/Labs)

^** Chavanne, G.; Bulletin des Societes Chimiques Belges 1927, V36, P591-604.

^*** Timmermans, J.; Bulletin des Societes Chimiques Belges 1927, V36, P502-18.

^**** Kay, Webster B.; Journal of the American Chemical Society 1947, V69, P1273-7.

^***** Eisenlohr, Fritz; Fortschritle der Chemie, Physik, physikal. Chem. 1925, V18, P521-66.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Flammable liquids	Flam. Liq.	2	H225