
Pentane
Pentane is a straight chain alkane consisting of 5 carbon atoms. It has a role as a non-polar solvent and a refrigerant. It is a volatile organic compound and an alkane. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- pentane
- Molecular formula
- C5H12
- Molecular weight
- 72.15 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 72.093900383 Da
- XLogP3
- 3.4
- Topological polar surface area
- 0.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 0
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:37830
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL16102
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID2025846
- PubMed:33064461
- PubMed:23033646
- PubMed:23019535
- PubMed:23018259
- PubMed:23004267
- PubMed:22984587
- PubMed:22965656
- PubMed:22952840
- PubMed:22902860
- PubMed:22900323
- PubMed:22897627
- PubMed:22895898
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