CHEBI:30362 - isopentane

ChEBI IDCHEBI:30362
ChEBI Nameisopentane
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DefinitionAn alkane that is butane substituted by a methyl group at position 2.
Last Modified28 July 2016
SubmitterKirill Degtyarenko
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FormulaC5H12
Net Charge0
Average Mass72.151
Monoisotopic Mass72.09390
SMILESCCC(C)C
InChIInChI=1S/C5H12/c1-4-5(2)3/h5H,4H2,1-3H3
InChIKeyQWTDNUCVQCZILF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Roles Classification
Application:
refrigerant  A substance used in a thermodynamic heat pump cycle or refrigeration cycle that undergoes a phase change from a gas to a liquid and back. Refrigerants are used in air-conditioning systems and freezers or refrigerators and are assigned a "R" number (by ASHRAE - formerly the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers), which is determined systematically according to their molecular structure.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
isopentane (CHEBI:30362) has role refrigerant (CHEBI:78433)
isopentane (CHEBI:30362) is a alkane (CHEBI:18310)
Incoming Relation(s)
2-methyl-1,2-butanediol (CHEBI:131357) has parent hydride isopentane (CHEBI:30362)
2-methylbutan-1-ol (CHEBI:48945) has parent hydride isopentane (CHEBI:30362)
3-methyl-2-butanol (CHEBI:77517) has parent hydride isopentane (CHEBI:30362)
3-methylbutane-1,2-diol (CHEBI:65058) has parent hydride isopentane (CHEBI:30362)
isoamylol (CHEBI:15837) has parent hydride isopentane (CHEBI:30362)
isopentenol (CHEBI:77922) has parent hydride isopentane (CHEBI:30362)
tert-pentyl group (CHEBI:30360) is substituent group from isopentane (CHEBI:30362)
3-methylbutan-2-yl group (CHEBI:32882) is substituent group from isopentane (CHEBI:30362)
isopentyl group (CHEBI:30359) is substituent group from isopentane (CHEBI:30362)
IUPAC Names 
isopentane
2-methylbutane
Synonyms  Source
(CH3)2CH‒CH2‒CH3IUPAC
iso-C5H12NIST Chemistry WebBook
1,1,2-trimethylethaneNIST Chemistry WebBook
dimethylethylmethaneChemIDplus
isoamylhydrideChemIDplus
1,1-dimethylpropaneNIST Chemistry WebBook
Manual XrefsDatabases
IsopentaneWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:49318Gmelin
Reaxys:1730723Reaxys
CAS:78-78-4ChemIDplus
CAS:78-78-4NIST Chemistry WebBook
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