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Petroleum ether is a mixture of more or less complex alkanes. The name comes from the fact that it is the distillation fraction of petroleum having the same boiling point (35 ° C) as ethyl ether. By extension, it is all low boiling cuts. They are still called "essences". The most commonly used petroleum ether is fraction 40 at 65 ° C, called gasoline G. Petroleum ether is a dangerous product. He has three danger pictograms. It is harmful, dangerous for the environment and flammable.
Petroleum ether (also known as gasoline or ligroin) is an aprotic apolar solvent. Related Articleschange the code
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