CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Dichloropentane is a clear colorless to yellow liquid. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Hence floats on water. Vapors are heavier than air. Used as a solvent for oil, greases, rubber resins, for degreasing metals and as an insecticide and soil fumigant. |
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| Flash Point | 106 °F (NFPA, 2010) |
| Kovats Retention Index | 889 889 |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 141.04 g/mol |
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| XLogP3 | 3.4 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 0 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 3 |
| Exact Mass | 140.0159557 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 140.0159557 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 0 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 7 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 35.1 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Dichloropentane is a clear colorless to yellow liquid. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Hence floats on water. Vapors are heavier than air. Used as a solvent for oil, greases, rubber resins, for degreasing metals and as an insecticide and soil fumigant.