Butane
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Description
A four carbon saturated alkane hydrocarbon. Butane occurs naturally in petroleum. It is used in high performance liquid fuels for household and industrial purposes. Butane is also used as a propellant in aerosols and as a raw material for synthetic polymers.
Synonyms and Related Terms
n-butane; butyl hydride; liquified gas
| Composition | CH3CH2CH2CH3 |
|---|---|
| CAS | 106-97-8 |
| Melting Point | -138.33 |
| Molecular Weight | mol. wt. = 58.1 |
| Boiling Point | -0.5 |
Hazards and Safety
Inhalation may cause narcosis or asphyxiation. Burns readily in oxygen
LINK: International Chemical Safety Card
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 595
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000