Burdick & Jackson solvents are arranged in order of
increasing flash point, the lowest temperature at which a flammable liquid
gives off sufficient vapor to form an ignitable mixture with air near its
surface or within a vessel (by closed cup method unless otherwise
indicated).
| |
Flash Point
(°F) |
| Ethyl
Ether |
-49 |
| Pentane |
<-40 |
| Methyl
t-Butyl Ether |
-18 |
| Hexane |
-7 |
| |
|
| Acetone |
-4 |
|
Cyclohexane |
-4 |
| Petroleum
Ether |
<0 |
|
Tetrahydrofuran |
6 |
| n-Butyl
Chloride |
15 |
| |
|
| Methyl
Ethyl Ketone |
16 |
|
Triethylamine |
16 |
|
Cyclopentane |
< 20 |
| Ethyl
Acetate |
24 |
| Heptane |
25 |
| Glyme |
29 |
| |
|
| Iso-Octane |
40 (OC) |
| Toluene |
40 |
|
Acetonitrile |
42 |
| Methyl
n-Propyl Ketone |
45 |
| Methanol |
52 |
| |
|
| Isopropyl
Alcohol |
53 |
|
1,4-Dioxane |
54 |
| Ethyl
Alcohol |
55 |
| Ethylene
Dichloride |
56 |
| Methyl
Isobutyl Ketone |
64 |
| |
|
| Pyridine |
68 |
| n-Butyl
Acetate |
72 |
| n-Propyl
Alcohol |
74 |
|
Chlorobenzene |
82 |
| Isobutyl
Alcohol |
82 |
| |
|
| o-Xylene |
90 |
| Methyl
Isoamyl Ketone |
96 |
| n-Butyl
Alcohol |
98 |
|
2-Methoxyethanol |
102 |
| |
|
| N,N-Dimethylformamide |
136 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene |
151 |
| Dimethyl
Acetamide |
158
|
| Dimethyl
Sulfoxide |
203
|
| N-Methylpyrrolidone
|
204 (OC)
|
| |
|
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene |
222
|
| Propylene
Carbonate |
275 (OC)
|
| Isopropyl
Myristate |
330
|
No flash point:
Chloroform
Dichloromethane
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane
Trifluoroacetic Acid
Water
Abbreviation:
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