Ligroin

Ligroin is the petroleum fraction consisting mostly of C₇ and C₈ hydrocarbons and boiling in the range 90‒140 ℃; commonly used as a laboratory solvent.[1]

Properties

Products under the name ligroin can have boiling ranges as low as 60‒80 ℃ and may be practically indistinguishable from a petroleum ether with the same boiling range.[2]

Standards

Ligroin is assigned the CAS Registry Number 8032-32-4, which is also applied to many other products, particularly the lower boiling ones, called petroleum spirit, petroleum ether, and petroleum benzine.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ David R. Lide, ed. (2010), CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (90th ed.), CRC Press, p. 2-56
  2. 1 2 Alan Phenix (2007), "Generic Hydrocarbon Solvents: a Guide to Nomenclature" (PDF), WAAC Newsletter 29 (2)
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