Pentane
Pentane 3D ball.png
Pentane 3D spacefill.png
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Pentane
Other names
Quintane[1]
Identifiers
  • 109-66-0 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
Beilstein Reference 969132
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.003.358
EC Number
  • 203-692-4
Gmelin Reference 1766
MeSH pentane
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • RZ9450000
UNII
UN number 1265
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
SMILES
  • CCCCC
Properties[3]
C5H12
Molar mass 72.15 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless liquid
Odor Gasoline-like[2]
Density 0.626 g mL−1; 0.6262 g mL−1 (at 20 °C)
Melting point −130.5 to −129.1 °C; −202.8 to −200.3 °F; 142.7 to 144.1 K
Boiling point 35.9 to 36.3 °C; 96.5 to 97.3 °F; 309.0 to 309.4 K
40 mg L−1 (at 20 °C)
log P 3.255
Vapor pressure 57.90 kPa (at 20.0 °C)
kH 7.8 nmol Pa−1 kg−1
Acidity (pKa) ~45
Basicity (pKb) ~59
λmax 200 nm
-63.05·10−6 cm3/mol
1.358
Viscosity 0.240 mPa·s (at 20 °C)
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of
formation ΔfHo298
−174.1–−172.9 kJ mol−1
Std enthalpy of
combustion ΔcHo298
−3.5095–−3.5085 MJ mol−1
Standard molar
entropy So298
263.47 J K−1 mol−1
Specific heat capacity, C 167.19 J K−1 mol−1
Hazards
NFPA 704

4
1
0
 
Explosive limits 1.5–7.8%[2]
U.S. Permissible
exposure limit (PEL)
TWA 1000 ppm (2950 mg/m3)[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
checkY verify (what is checkY☒N ?)
Infobox references

Pentane is an organic compound with the chemical formula of C
5
H
12
. It is an alkane with five carbon atoms. Usually, "pentane" represents all three isomers (n-pentane, isopentane and neopentane). But in the IUPAC, pentane only represents n-pentane. In the IUPAC, the other two isomers is 2-methylbutane and 2,2-dimethylpropane. Cyclopentane's chemical formula is C
5
H
10
, so it is not an isomer of pentane.

Isomers

Common name normal pentane
unbranched pentane
n-pentane
isopentane neopentane
IUPAC name pentane 2-methylbutane 2,2-dimethylpropane
Molecular
diagram
Skeletal
diagram

Reaction

All isomers of pentane burn with oxygen to make carbon dioxide and water:

C
5
H
12
+8O
2
->5CO
2
+6H
2
O
.

References

  1. Hofmann, August Wilhelm Von (1 January 1867). "I. On the action of trichloride of phosphorus on the salts of the aromatic monamines". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. 15: 54–62. doi:10.1098/rspl.1866.0018. S2CID 98496840. Retrieved 4 April 2018 – via rspl.royalsocietypublishing.org.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0486". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. Record of n-Pentane in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 19 April 2011.