N-PROPYLCYCLOPENTANE

CAS NO.：2040-96-2
Empirical Formula: C8H16
Molecular Weight: 112.21
MDL number: MFCD00039449
EINECS: 218-042-5
SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
Update Date: 2026-06-23 16:59:16

What is N-PROPYLCYCLOPENTANE?

Chemical properties

Clear, colorless, mobile, flammable liquid with an ether-like odor

The Uses of N-PROPYLCYCLOPENTANE

n-Propylcyclopentane, is one of the chemical composition of Gas-Phase organic carbon emissions from motor vehicle.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 48, p. 546, 1983 DOI: 10.1021/jo00152a026

Environmental Fate

Chemical/Physical. Complete combustion in air produces carbon dioxide and water vapor.
Propylcyclopentane will not hydrolyze because it does not contain a hydrolyzable functional group (Kollig, 1993).

Properties of N-PROPYLCYCLOPENTANE

Melting point:	-117.34°C
Boiling point:	130.95°C
Density	0.78 g/mL at 20 °C(lit.)
vapor pressure	12.3 at 25 °C (Wilhoit and Zwolinski, 1971)
refractive index	1.4239
Flash point:	18 °C
solubility	Soluble in acetone, benzene, and ether (Weast, 1986); miscible with cyclopentane.
pka	>14 (Schwarzenbach et al., 1993)
form	Oil
color	Colourless
Water Solubility	(at 25 °C): 2.04 mg/kg (shake flask-GLC, Price, 1976) 1.77 mg/L (Kryzanowska and Szeliga, 1978)
Henry's Law Constant	1.1 at 25 °C (Mackay and Shiu, 1981)
Stability:	Volatile