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n-Pentane
hypergrade for organic trace analysis SupraSolv®
Synonym(s):
Pentane
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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)3CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
72.15
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
NACRES:
NA.03
EC Index Number:
203-692-4
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
969132
Assay:
≥99.9% (GC)
Technique(s):
GC/MS: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable
Bp:
35-36 °C (lit.)
vapor density
2.48 (vs air)
Quality Segment
product line
SupraSolv®
assay
≥99.9% (GC)
form
liquid
autoignition temp.
500 °F
potency
>2000 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)
expl. lim.
~8.3 %
technique(s)
GC/MS: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable
impurities
≤0.01% Water
evapn. residue
≤3.0 mg/L
color
APHA: ≤10
refractive index
n20/D 1.358 (lit.)
bp
35-36 °C (lit.)
mp
−130 °C (lit.)
transition temp
flash point -48 °C (refers to pure substance)
solubility
0.4 g/L
density
0.626 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
suitability
suitable for residue analysis
storage temp.
2-30°C
SMILES string
CCCCC
InChI
1S/C5H12/c1-3-5-4-2/h3-5H2,1-2H3
InChI key
OFBQJSOFQDEBGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
SupraSolv® hypergrade is a premium-purity solvent grade specifically engineered for organic trace analysis in gas chromatography (GC), where ultra-low background interference and maximum signal-to-noise ratio are paramount analytical requirements.Rigorously tested to meet stringent purity specifications that minimize endogenous chromatographic interferences across the entire relevant retention time window, the solvent quality is uniquely universal, rendering it compatible with all three principal GC detection modes — electron capture detection (ECD), flame ionization detection (FID), and mass spectrometric detection (MS) — within a single, unified product grade.
Application
SupraSolv® hypergrade solvents are indispensable in highly sensitive GC-based applications including pesticide residue analysis, dioxin and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) determination, mineral oil index measurements, environmental monitoring, and food safety testing — analytical domains where solvent purity directly governs method reliability and regulatory compliance.
Features and Benefits
- Universal detector compatibility, eliminating the need for detector-specific solvent selection and simplifying laboratory workflows
- Extended and broader specified retention time range, enabling reliable detection of both low- and high-boiling analytes within a single analytical run
- Batch-to-batch consistency and rigorous lot-specific quality control, ensuring reproducibility across analytical series
- Minimized matrix-induced interferences, critical for achieving accurate quantification at ppt to ppb concentration levels
Analysis Note
The hypergrade designation reflects adherence to exceptionally stringent analytical thresholds, including:
- ≤ 1 ng/mL interfering impurities relative to tetrachloromethane by GC-ECD
- ≤ 2 pg/mL for lindane equivalents by GC-ECD
- ≤ 2 ng/mL for n-tetradecane equivalents by GC-FID and GC-MSThese specifications ensure that solvent-derived background signals remain below the detection threshold of the most sensitive analytical methods, thereby safeguarding the integrity of trace-level quantification.
Other Notes
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Legal Information
SUPRASOLV is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Danger
Hazard Classifications
Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 3
target_organs
Respiratory system
supp_hazards
Storage Class
3 - Flammable liquids
wgk
WGK 2
flash_point_f
-40.0 °F
flash_point_c
-40 °C
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