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Extremely Flammable Chemicals

Flash Point
The temperature at which a particular organic compound gives off sufficient vapour to ignite in air.


Chemical Name Formula Flash Point (°C)
acetic acid C2H4O2 39
1,2-dichloroethane C2H4Cl2 13
1,2-dimethoxy- ethane (glyme, DME) C4H10O2 –2
1,4-dioxane C4H8O2 12
1-butanol C4H10O 37
1-propanol C3H8O 15
2-butanol C4H10O 24
2-butanone C4H8O –9
2-propanol C3H8O 12
acetone C3H6O –20
acetonitrile C2H3N 6
benzene C6H6 –11
carbon tetrachloride CCl4 —
chlorobenzene C6H5Cl 28
chloroform CHCl3 —
cyclohexane C6H12 –20
diethyl ether C4H10O –45
diethylene glycol C4H10O3 124
diglyme (diethylene glycol dimethyl ether) C6H14O3 67
dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) C2H6OS 95
dimethyl-formamide (DMF) C3H7NO 58
ethanol C2H6O 13
ethyl acetate C4H8O2 –4
ethylene glycol C2H6O2 111
glycerin C3H8O3 160
heptane C7H16 –4
hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA) C6H18N3OP 105
hexamethylphosphorous triamide (HMPT) C6H18N3P 26
hexane C6H14 –22
methanol CH4O 12
methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE) C5H12O –28
methylene chloride CH2Cl2 1.6
m-xylene C8H10 27
nitromethane CH3NO2 35
N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP) CH5H9NO 91
o-xylene C8H10 32
pentane C5H12 –49
petroleum ether (ligroine) — –30
p-xylene C8H10 27
pyridine C5H5N 17
t-butyl alcohol C4H10O 11
tetrahydrofuran (THF) C4H8O –14
toluene C7H8 4
triethyl amine C6H15N –11



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