Propyne

Propyne
Methylacetylene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Other names
Methylacetylene
Methyl acetylene
Allylene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
878138
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.000.754 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 200-828-4
MeSH C022030
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C3H4/c1-3-2/h1H,2H3
    Key: MWWATHDPGQKSAR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C3H4/c1-3-2/h1H,2H3
    Key: MWWATHDPGQKSAR-UHFFFAOYAI
  • CC#C
Properties
C3H4
Molar mass 40.0639 g/mol
Appearance Colorless gas[2]
Odor Sweet[2]
Density 0.53 g/cm3
Melting point −102.7 °C (−152.9 °F; 170.5 K)
Boiling point −23.2 °C (−9.8 °F; 250.0 K)
Vapor pressure 5.2 atm (20°C)[2]
Hazards
Explosive limits 1.7%-?[2]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 1000 ppm (1650 mg/m3)[2]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 1000 ppm (1650 mg/m3)[2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
1700 ppm[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Propyne (methylacetylene) is an alkyne with the chemical formula CH3C≡CH. It is a component of MAPD gas—along with its isomer propadiene (allene), which was commonly used in gas welding. Unlike acetylene, propyne can be safely condensed.[3]

  1. ^ "Front Matter". Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 374. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0392". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. ^ Peter Pässler, Werner Hefner, Klaus Buckl, Helmut Meinass, Andreas Meiswinkel, Hans-Jürgen Wernicke, Günter Ebersberg, Richard Müller, Jürgen Bässler, Hartmut Behringer, Dieter Mayer, "Acetylene" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2007 (doi:10.1002/14356007.a01_097.pub2).


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