Molecule record

BUTANE

C4H10

58.12 g/mol

2D structure for BUTANE

Molecular properties

Formula
C4H10
Molar mass
58.12 g·mol−1
Exact mass
58.0783 Da
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2.9 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
106-97-8
PubChem CID
7843

Interactions

Polarity
Often weakly polar or nonpolar unless other structural features dominate.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

No functional-group assignment has been curated yet.

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp2.9PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 106-97-8
  • 6LV4FOR43R
  • A 21 (lowing agent)
  • Butanen
  • Butani
  • Butyl hydride
  • CHEBI:37808
  • DTXSID7024665
Show all 22 synonyms
  • Diethyl
  • E 943a
  • E-943
  • E-943a
  • E943a
  • HC 600
  • INS NO.943
  • INS-943
  • Methylethylmethane
  • R 600
  • R-600
  • n-Butan
  • n-Butane
  • n-C4H10

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCCC
Isomeric SMILES
CCCC
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H10/c1-3-4-2/h3-4H2,1-2H3
InChIKey
IJDNQMDRQITEOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
7843

Spectroscopy

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Open library
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Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for BUTANE; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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