3-methylpentane
An alkane that is pentane which is substituted by a methyl group at position 3. It is used as a solvent in organic synthesis, as a lubricant and as a raw material for producing carbon black. — ChEBI
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Identity & molecular properties
Source-linked values| CAS number | 96-14-0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molecular formula | C6H14 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molar mass | 86.178 g/mol | ChEBI ↗ |
| Monoisotopic mass | 86.10955 Da | ChEBI ↗ |
| Formal charge | 0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| ChEBI identifier | CHEBI:88373 | ChEBI ↗ |
Names & structural identifiers
Copy any identifier3-methylpentane3-methylpentanePFEOZHBOMNWTJB-UHFFFAOYSA-NCCC(C)CCInChI=1S/C6H14/c1-4-6(3)5-2/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3Classification & relationships
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Mass ↔ amount of substance
Calculated from sourced massUses 86.178 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.
Elemental composition
Theoretical mass fractionsCHCalculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.
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Checked 27 Sep 2026Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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