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Ru/CeO2 Catalyst with Optimized CeO2 Support Morphology and Surface Facets for Propane Combustion.
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Antioxidant Activity and Antifungal Activity of Chitosan Derivatives with Propane Sulfonate Groups.
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Selective Aerobic Oxidation of a Metal-Organic Framework Boosts Thermodynamic and Kinetic Propylene/Propane Selectivity.
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Propane oxidative dehydrogenation over highly selective hexagonal boron nitride catalysts: The role of oxidative coupling of methyl.
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Intramolecular isotopic evidence for bacterial oxidation of propane in subsurface natural gas reservoirs.
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Clinical-Scale Batch-Mode Production of Hyperpolarized Propane Gas for MRI.
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Propane, derived from petroleum, is an aliphatic hydrocarbon and is in a gaseous, colorless, odorless form.

It is used as

• fuel for cooking
• heating
• propellant in spray cans
• refrigerant

Propane studies

Molecular Formula: C₃H₈

Linear Formula: CH₃CH₂CH₃

Molecular Weight: 44.097 g/mol

CAS: 74-98-6   68476-49-3   68527-16-2   68606-26-8   68920-07-0   69430-33-7   70913-86-9   70955-08-7

EC Number: 200-827-9  270-689-2  275-017-1  274-000-6  272-913-4
UNIII:T75W9911L6

• Dimethylmethane
• Propan
• Propyl hydride