Sub-Product
- Main Product
- Gaseous Alkanes
- Segment
- Chemicals
- Main-Family
- Alkanes
- Sub-Family
- Aliphatic Alcanes
- Physical State
-
Gas
- Sub-Product
- Ethane
- Description
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Ethane is a colorless, odorless gas that is a member of the alkane family, with the chemical formula H3C-CH3. It is the second simplest alkane after methane and is primarily found in natural gas. Ethane is used mainly as a steam cracker feedstock in the petrochemical industry to produce various chemicals and materials, such as ethylene and propylene.
- Product #Tags
- #Ethylene
Identifiers
-
CAS Number
- 74-84-0
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EC Number
- 200-814-8
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ECHA InfoCard
- 100.000.741
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IUPAC Name
- Ethane
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PubChem ID
- 6324
Chemical Data
- Chemical Formula
-
C2H6
- Molecular Weight (g/mol)
- 30.07
- Boiling Point (°C)
- -88.5
- Melting Point (°C)
- -182.8
- Sulfur Content (wt%)
- 0
- Specific Gravity
- 1.36
Properties
- Default
- Status
- A
System Info
- Update by
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Kokel, Nicolas - Updated
- 2/7/2025 8:31 AM
- Added by
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Kokel, Nicolas
- Added
- 2/18/2021 11:03 AM
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Ethane molecular representation
