isopentane

Also known as (CH3)2CH-CH2-CH3, iso-C5H12, 1,1,2-trimethylethane, dimethylethylmethane, isoamylhydride, 1,1-dimethylpropane, iso-pentane, R-601a

Isopentane, also called methylbutane or 2-methylbutane, is a branched-chain saturated hydrocarbon (an alkane) with five carbon atoms, with formula or .

Chemical data

Formula: C5H12
Molecular weight: 72.15 g/mol
IUPAC name: 2-methylbutane
SMILES: CCC(C)C
InChIKey: QWTDNUCVQCZILF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 2.6
Polar surface area: 0 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 0
Formal charge: 0

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 72.094

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boiling point: 27.88
electric dipole moment: 0.13
ionization energy: 10.22
Commons category: Isopentane
chemical formula: C₅H₁₂
canonical SMILES: CCC(C)C
melting point: -159.9

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Isopentane, also called methylbutane or 2-methylbutane, is a branched-chain saturated hydrocarbon (an alkane) with five carbon atoms, with formula or .

Isopentane is a volatile and flammable liquid. It is one of three structural isomers with the molecular formula C5H12, the others being pentane (n-pentane) and neopentane (2,2-dimethylpropane).