PETROLEUM ETHER

Boiling point::

90-100 °C

Density :

0.77 g/mL at 20 °C

vapor density :

2.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure :

25.8 psi ( 55 °C)

refractive index :

n20/D 1.428

Flash point::

−57 °F

form :

Clear colorless to yellow liquid; petroleum distillate containing C5 to C11 hydrocarbons; a typical composition is paraffins 55.4%, naphthenes 30.3%, alkyl benzene 11.7%, dichloroparaffins 2.4%, and benzene less than 0.1%.

Specific Gravity:

0.671 (20/4℃)

Stability::

Stable. Highly flammable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.