List of Residual Solvents

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Solvent Other Names Structure Class
Acetic acid Ethanoic acid CH3COOH Class 3
Acetone 2-Propanone CH3COCH3 Class 3
Acetonitrile Propan-2-one CH3CN Class 2
Anisole Methoxybenzene OCH3 Class 3
Benzene Benzol C6H6 Class 1
1-Butanol n-Butyl alcohol, Butan-1-ol CH3(CH2)3OH Class 3
2-Butanol sec-Butyl alcohol, Butan-2-ol CH3CH2CH(OH)CH3 Class 3
Butyl acetate Acetic acid butyl ester CH3COO(CH2)3CH3 Class 3
tert-Butylmethyl ether 2-Methoxy-2-methylpropane (CH3)3COCH3 Class 3
Carbon tetrachloride Tetrachloromethane CCl4 Class 1
Chlorobenzene C6H5Cl Class 2
Chloroform Trichloromethane CHCl3 Class 2
Cumene Isopropylbenzene, (1-Methylethyl)benzene C9H12  Class 3
Cyclohexane Hexamethylene C6H12  Class 2
1,2-Dichloroethane sym-Dichloroethane, Ethylene dichloride, Ethylene chloride CH2ClCH2Cl Class 1
1,1-Dichloroethene 1,1-Dichloroethylene, Vinylidene chloride H2C=CCl2 Class 1
1,2-Dichloroethene 1,2-Dichloroethylene, Acetylene dichloride ClHC=CHCl Class 2
1,2-Dimethoxyethane Ethyleneglycol dimethyl ether, Monoglyme, Dimethyl cellosolve H3COCH2CH2OCH3 Class 2
N,N-Dimethylacetamide DMA CH3CON(CH3)2 Class 2
N,N-Dimethylformamide DMF HCON(CH3)2 Class 2
Dimethyl sulfoxide Methylsulfinylmethane, Methyl sulfoxide, DMSO (CH3)2SO Class 3
1,4-Dioxane p-Dioxane, [1,4]Dioxane C4H8O2  Class 2
Ethanol Ethyl alcohol CH3CH2OH Class 3
2-Ethoxyethanol Cellosolve CH3CH2OCH2CH2OH Class 2
Ethyl acetate Acetic acid ethyl ester CH3COOCH2CH3 Class 3
Ethylene glycol 1,2-Dihydroxyethane, 1,2-Ethanediol HOCH2CH2OH Class 2
Ethyl ether Diethyl ether, Ethoxyethane, 1,1′-Oxybisethane CH3CH2OCH2CH3 Class 3
Ethyl formate Formic acid ethyl ester HCOOCH2CH3 Class 3
Formamide Methanamide HCONH2 Class 2
Formic acid HCOOH Class 3
Heptane n-Heptane CH3(CH2)5CH3 Class 3
Hexane n-Hexane CH3(CH2)4CH3 Class 2
Isobutyl acetate Acetic acid isobutyl ester CH3COOCH2CH(CH3)2 Class 3
Isopropyl acetate Acetic acid isopropyl ester CH3COOCH(CH3)2 Class 3
Methanol Methyl alcohol CH3OH Class 2
2-Methoxyethanol Methyl cellosolve CH3OCH2CH2OH Class 2
Methyl acetate Acetic acid methyl ester CH3COOCH3 Class 3
3-Methyl-1-butanol Isoamyl alcohol, Isopentyl alcohol, 3-Methylbutan-1-ol (CH3)2CHCH2CH2OH Class 3
Methylbutylketone 2-Hexanone CH3(CH2)3COCH3 Class 2
Methylcyclohexane Hexan-2-one C7H14   Class 2
Methylene chloride Cyclohexylmethane CH2Cl2 Class 2
Methylethylketone Dichloromethane CH3CH2COCH3 Class 3
Methyl isobutyl ketone 2-Butanone, MEK, Butan-2-one CH3COCH2CH(CH3)2 Class 3
2-Methyl-1-propanol 4-Methylpentan-2-one, 4-Methyl-2-pentanone, MIBK (CH3)2CHCH2OH Class 3
N-Methylpyrrolidone Isobutyl alcohol, 2-Methylpropan-1-ol Class 2
Nitromethane 1-Methylpyrrolidin-2-one, 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone CH3NO2 Class 2
Pentane n-Pentane CH3(CH2)3CH3 Class 3
1-Pentanol Amyl alcohol, Pentan-1-ol, Pentyl alcohol CH3(CH2)3CH2OH Class 3
1-Propanol Propan-1-ol, Propyl alcohol CH3CH2CH2OH Class 3
2-Propanol Propan-2-ol, Isopropyl alcohol (CH3)2CHOH Class 3
Propyl acetate Acetic acid propyl ester CH3COOCH2CH2CH3 Class 3
Pyridine Tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide C5H9NO  Class 2
Sulfolane Tetramethylene oxide C4H8O2S  Class 2
Tetrahydrofuran Oxacyclopentane C4H8O  Class 2
Tetralin 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydronaphthalene C10H12  Class 2
Toluene Methylbenzene C7H8  Class 2
1,1,1-Trichloroethane Methylchloroform CH3CCl3 Class 1
Trichloroethylene 1,1,2-Trichloroethene HClC=CCl2 Class 2
Xylene* Dimethylbenzene
Xylol		 C8H10 Class 2

 

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