| Physical Description |
Watery liquid with a gasoline-like odor, Floats on water. Produces an irritating vapor. (USCG, 1999) |
| Color/Form |
Colorless liquid |
| Boiling Point |
140.5 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999) |
| Melting Point |
-244.6 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Flash Point |
-20 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Solubility |
In water, 14 mg/L |
| Density |
0.653 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water; will float |
| Vapor Density |
3.00 (Air = 1) |
| Vapor Pressure |
310.2 mmHg (USCG, 1999) |
| LogP |
3.2 (estimated) |
| Stability/Shelf Life |
Stable under recommended storage conditions. |
| Autoignition Temperature |
585 °F (USCG, 1999) |
| Heat of Combustion |
3272 kJ/mol (gas); 3245 kJ/mol (liquid) |
| Heat of Vaporization |
27.89 kJ/mole at 25 °C |
| Odor Threshold |
[Hawley] Odor threshold low = 0.2886 mg/m3 |
| Refractive Index |
Index of refraction: 1.3715 at 20 °C/D |
| Kovats Retention Index |
559.4 552.89 553.55 562 571.1 576.8 560.09 560.1 567 560.46 560.52 560 560 569.4 569.5 569.6 562 562 569.3 569.4 573.5 568 568 573.6 575.7 568.4 569.7 569.7 569.8 569.8 572 570 570 567 568 568 569.2 569.3 569.4 569.9 569 569 569 569 569 569 569.7 569.8 569 562 568 570 570 560 569 571 570.12 570.28 570.85 571.04 571.13 570 570 570 568 577 568 570 561 570 561.3 570 577.6 570 570 563.4 571.6 572.3 573 571 562 568 570 563 559.97 556.6 571 562.2 571 569 566 560 560 568 564 566 610 570 556 560 562 569 569 576 576 568 |
| Other Experimental Properties |
Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 5.57X10-12 cu cm/molecule sec at 25 °C |
| Chemical Classes |
Solvents -> Aliphatics, Saturated (<C12) |
