3-Methylpentane is used as a solvent in the preparation of vegetable oils, glues, coatings, and paints. It is also used in gasoline, rubber solvent, and petroleum ether.
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Applications
3-Methylpentane is used as a solvent in the preparation of vegetable oils, glues, coatings, and paints. It is also used in gasoline, rubber solvent, and petroleum ether.
Solubility
Soluble in water. 0.013 g/L at 20°C). Miscible in ether, acetone. Soluble in ethanol.
Notes
Store in a cool, dark and well-ventilated place. Store away from incompatible materials such as oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
Stein Arnold; Allegra Joseph C; Allen Guy F. Shear Viscosity of 3-Methylpentane—Nitroethane near the Critical Point.The Journal of Chemical Physics.1971, 55 4265-4269.
Milton Burton; Michael Dillon and Robert Rein. Luminescence Phenomena in Gamma-Irradiated Pure 3-Methylpentane Glass: Implications for Radiation Chemistry.J. Chem. Phys.1964, 41 2228.