3-(Chloromethyl)pentane
[CAS# 4737-41-1]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Hydrocarbon compounds and their derivatives >> Hydrocarbon halide
• Name: 3-(Chloromethyl)pentane
• Synonyms: 1-Chloro-2-ethylbutane; 2-Ethyl-1-chlorobutane; 2-Ethylbutyl chloride
• Molecular Formula: C₆H₁₃Cl
• Molecular Weight: 120.62
• CAS Registry Number: 4737-41-1
• EC Number: 627-909-0

Properties

• Solubility: Practically insoluble (0.093 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.892 g/cm³ (27 ºC)^**
• Boiling point: 126 ºC^***
• Refractive index: 1.4250 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^****
• Flash point: 25.0±16.5 ºC, Calc.^*

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

^** Levene, P. A.; Journal of Biological Chemistry 1931, V91, P77-103.

^*** Cash, Gordon G.; Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 2008, V90(6), P1073-1089.

^**** Whitmore, Frank C.; Journal of the American Chemical Society 1938, V60, P2533-6.

Safety Data

• Hazard Symbols: F
• Risk Codes: R11

Hazard Classification

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

• Transport Information: UN 1993BF 3 / PGII