CHEBI:37830 - pentane

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ChEBI Name pentane
ChEBI ID CHEBI:37830
Definition A straight chain alkane consisting of 5 carbon atoms.
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Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:43771, CHEBI:25888, CHEBI:25889
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Formula C5H12
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 72.14878
Monoisotopic Mass 72.09390
InChI InChI=1S/C5H12/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3
InChIKey OFBQJSOFQDEBGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCCCC
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): non-polar solvent

Application(s): refrigerant
A substance used in a thermodynamic heat pump cycle or refrigeration cycle that undergoes a phase change from a gas to a liquid and back. Refrigerants are used in air-conditioning systems and freezers or refrigerators and are assigned a "R" number (by ASHRAE - formerly the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers), which is determined systematically according to their molecular structure.
non-polar solvent

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Outgoing pentane (CHEBI:37830) has role non-polar solvent (CHEBI:48355)
pentane (CHEBI:37830) has role refrigerant (CHEBI:78433)
pentane (CHEBI:37830) is a alkane (CHEBI:18310)
pentane (CHEBI:37830) is a volatile organic compound (CHEBI:134179)
Incoming 1,3,5-pentanetriol (CHEBI:131187) has parent hydride pentane (CHEBI:37830)
2-methyl-1-pentene (CHEBI:141562) has parent hydride pentane (CHEBI:37830)
3-deoxypentitol (CHEBI:111506) has parent hydride pentane (CHEBI:37830)
3-mercaptopentanol (CHEBI:156144) has parent hydride pentane (CHEBI:37830)
6-(methylthio)hexanonitrile oxide (CHEBI:136942) has parent hydride pentane (CHEBI:37830)
pentan-3-amine (CHEBI:84248) has parent hydride pentane (CHEBI:37830)
pentane-2,3-dione (CHEBI:52774) has parent hydride pentane (CHEBI:37830)
pentanol (CHEBI:143597) has parent hydride pentane (CHEBI:37830)
perfluoropentane (CHEBI:39428) has parent hydride pentane (CHEBI:37830)
pentan-2-yl group (CHEBI:32880) is substituent group from pentane (CHEBI:37830)
pentan-3-yl group (CHEBI:32881) is substituent group from pentane (CHEBI:37830)
pentyl group (CHEBI:25902) is substituent group from pentane (CHEBI:37830)
IUPAC Name
pentane
Synonyms Sources
CH3‒[CH2]3‒CH3 IUPAC
n-pentane NIST Chemistry WebBook
Pentan NIST Chemistry WebBook
PENTANE PDBeChem
R-601 ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
HMDB0029603 HMDB
LNK PDBeChem
Pentane Wikipedia
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
109-66-0 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
109-66-0 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
1766 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
969132 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
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Last Modified
17 July 2020