[troutman]

Originally Posted by SkyHighLer

Hexane has been reported to be three times as acutely toxic to mice as is pentane.

Most of the solvents on your chemical list aren't healthy to consume either.

That's why you have to learn how to remove them from your end products.

[SkyHighLer]

Relative density (specific gravity) readings of my solvents in parenthesis, the standard precedes it for comparison.


cyclohexane C6H12 110-82-7 80.74C/177.33F 0.006 0.7781 @ 20C/68F (0.776)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclohexane

iso-pentane C5H12 78-78-4 27.8 to 28.2C/81.9 to 82.7F 0.006 0.6201 @ 20C/68F (0.6225)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopentane

n-pentane C5H12 109-66-0 35.9 to 36.3C/96.5 to 97.3F 0.009 0.6262 @ 20C/68F (0.629)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentane

hexane C6H14 110-54-3 68.5 to 69.1C/155.2 to 156.3F 0.009 0.659 @ 20C/68F (0.6725)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexane

n-heptane C7H16 142-82-5 98.38C/209.08F 0.012 0.6838 @ 20C/68F (0.6985)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heptane

iso-octane C8H18 540-84-1 99.30C/210.74F N/A** 0.69194 @ 20C/68F (0.6945)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2,2,4-Trimethylpentane

xylene C8H10 1330-20-7 138.5C/281.3F 0.074 0.86-0.88 @ 20C/68F (0.8690)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylene

methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) C5H12O 1634-04-4 55.2C/131.4F 0.124 0.7405 @ 20C/68F (0.745)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_tert-butyl_ether

anisole C7H8O 100-66-3 154C/309F 0.198 0.995 @ 20C/68F (0.9951)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisole

ethyl propionate C5H10O2 105-37-3 98.9C/210.0F 0.204*** 0.8917 @ 20C/68F (0.893)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_propionate

propyl acetate C5H10O2 109-60-4 102C/216F 0.210 0.886 @ 20C/68F (0.891)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propyl_acetate

ethyl acetate C4H8O2 141-78-6 77.1C/170.8F 0.228 0.902 @ 20C/68F (0.906)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_acetate

dimethyl carbonate C3H6O3 616-38-6 90C/194F 0.232 1.0636 @ 25C/77F (1.0705)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethyl_carbonate

n-butyl acetate C6H12O2 123-86-4 126.1C/259.0F 0.241 0.8825 @ 20C/68F 0.8825 @ 20C/68F (0.8835)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyl_acetate

methyl acetate C3H6O2 79-20-9 56.9C/134.4F 0.253 0.9342 @ 20C/68F (0.9385)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_acetate

methyl iso-butyl ketone (MIBK) C6H12O 108-10-1 117 to 118C/243 to 244F 0.269 0.8042 @ 20C/68F (0.8055)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methyl_isobutyl_ketone

ethyl formate C3H6O2 109-94-4 54.0C/129.2F 0.315 0.917 @ 20C/68F (0.929)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_formate

ethyl butyrate C6H12O2 105-54-4 120 to 121C/248 to 250F N/A** 0.879 @ 20C/68F (0.8795)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_butyrate

n-amyl acetate C7H14O2 628-63-7 149C/300F N/A** 0.8756 @ 20C/68F (0.8771)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyl_acetate

iso-amyl acetate C7H14O2 123-92-2 142C/288F N/A** 0.876 @ 20C/68F (0.8735)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoamyl_acetate

methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) C4H8O 78-93-3 79.64C/175.35F 0.327 0.805 @ 20C/68F (0.810)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butanone

acetone C3H6O 67-64-1 56.05C/132.89F 0.355 0.7845 @ 20C/68F (0.795)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetone

iso-propyl alcohol C3H8O 67-63-0 82.6C/180.7F 0.546 0.785 @ 20C/68F (0.796)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropyl_alcohol

iso-butyl alcohol C4H10O 78-83-1 107.89C/226.20F 0.552 0.802 @ 20C/68F (0.8055)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isobutanol

n-butyl alcohol C4H10O 71-36-3 117.7C/243.9F 0.586 0.8098 @ 20C/68F (0.8125)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Butanol

benzyl alcohol C7H8O 100-51-6 205.3C/401.5F 0.608 1.419 @ 24C/75.2F (no hydrometer for this range)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzyl_alcohol

n-propyl alcohol C3H8O 71-23-8 97 to 98C/206 to 208F 0.617 0.803 @ 20C/68F (0.808)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1-Propanol

ethanol C2H6O 64-17-5 78.24 ± 0.09C/172.83 ± 0.16F 0.654 0.7893 @ 20C/68F (0.8115)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol

methanol CH4O 67-56-1 64.7C/148.5F 0.762 0.792 @ 20C/68F (0.7945)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol


I keep my working solvents in a near air tight cedar/hope chest. The purpose of a flammable storage cabinet is not to contain an explosion, but to shield the flammable chemicals from an external fire/explosion.

"In case of a building fire, these cabinets protect the contents inside them."

https://www.labconco.com/product/sol...-cabinets/1027

https://www.ehs.berkeley.edu/sites/d...agebooklet.pdf

[Dr.Terp]

That DMC commin' in dense!