Main Product
Gaseous Alkanes
Segment
Chemicals
Main-Family
Alkanes
Sub-Family
Aliphatic Alcanes
Physical State

Gas

Product
Normal Butane
Abbreviation
nC4
Names
n-Butane; Butane
Link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butane

Description

n-Butane is an Alkane with the formula C4H10. Butane is a Gas at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Butane is a highly flammable, colorless, easily liquefied Gas that quickly vaporizes at room temperature. It was discovered by the chemist Edward Frankland in 1849. It was found dissolved in Crude Petroleum in 1864 by Edmund Ronalds, who was the first to describe its properties.

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Identifiers

logo CAS Number
106-97-8
logo EC Number
203-448-7
logo ECHA InfoCard
100.003.136
logo IUPAC Name
Butane
Chemical Data

Chemical Formula

C4H10

Molecular Weight (g/mol)
58.124
Boiling Point (°C)
0
Melting Point (°C)
-137
Specific Gravity
2.01
Crude Data

API Gravity
10
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