ethane

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q52858
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ethane

Summary

ethane is a type of chemical entity[1]. ethane ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,056 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ethane's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • ethane's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC[4].
  • ethane's chemical formula is recorded as C₂H₆[5].
  • ethane is a type of biogenic aliphatic hydrocarbon[6].
  • ethane is a type of alkane[7].
  • ethane's Commons category is recorded as Ethane[8].
  • ethane comprises carbon[9].
  • ethane comprises hydrogen[10].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Dunaliella salina[11].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Strychnos pungens[12].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Humulus lupulus[13].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Eupatorium capillifolium[14].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Aframomum melegueta[15].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Nepeta cataria[16].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Pelargonium quercifolium[17].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Aster scaber[18].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Aloysia citrodora[19].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Aloysia citriodora[20].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Aloysia triphylla[21].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Piper gaudichaudianum[22].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Stachys recta[23].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Brillantaisia lamium[24].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Duguetia confinis[25].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Antidesma laciniatum[26].
  • ethane's found in taxon is recorded as Hexalobus crispiflorus[27].

Why It Matters

ethane ranks in the top 3% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,056 views/month).[2] ethane has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ethane is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Q87326716. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Effects of ionic strength on the production of short chain volatile hydrocarbons by Dunaliella salina (Teodoresco).. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Antiplasmodial activity of alkaloids from various strychnos species. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Antimicrobial screening of essential oils and extracts of some Humulus lupulus L. cultivars. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Essential Oil ofEupatorium capillifolum(Lam.) Small from Cuba. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Aromatic Plants of Tropical Central Africa. XI. Essential Oils of Leaf and Seed ofAframomum melegueta(Roscoe) K. Schum. from Central African Republic. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Catnip (Nepeta cataria L.) Essential Oil: Analysis of Chemical Constituents, Bacteriostatic and Fungistatic Properties. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Analysis of Essential Oils from Selected Cultivars of Pelargonium quercifolium by GC/MS. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Volatile compounds isolated from edible Korean chamchwi (Aster scaber Thunb). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Volatile Constituents ofAloysia triphylla(L'Herit.) Britton. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Volatile Constituents ofAloysia triphylla(L'Herit.) Britton. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Volatile Constituents ofAloysia triphylla(L'Herit.) Britton. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Aromatic Plants from Brazil. III. The Chemical Composition ofPiper gaudichaudianumKunth andP. mikanianum(Kunth) Steudel Essential Oils. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Essential Oil of the Herb ofStachys rectaL., Lamiaceae from Serbia. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Immature Fruit Oil ofBrillantaisia lamiumBenth. from Benin. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Composition and anti-plasmodial activities of essential oils from some Cameroonian medicinal plants. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Composition and anti-plasmodial activities of essential oils from some Cameroonian medicinal plants. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Composition and anti-plasmodial activities of essential oils from some Cameroonian medicinal plants. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Boiling point {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+184.6'}, {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '-88.6'}
    Safety classification and labelling NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response
    Topic's main category Category:Ethane
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555684405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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