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Cyclohexane

for chromatography

Synonym(s):

Cyclohexane

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
84.16
Beilstein:
1900225
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191502

grade

for chromatography

Quality Level

vapor density

2.9 (vs air)

vapor pressure

168.8 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
77 mmHg ( 20 °C)

autoignition temp.

500 °F

expl. lim.

9 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.426 (lit.)

bp

80.7 °C (lit.)

mp

4-7 °C (lit.)

density

0.779 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C1CCCCC1

InChI

1S/C6H12/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-6H2

InChI key

XDTMQSROBMDMFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Cyclohexane is a colorless, flammable liquidwith a pungent odor, that is less toxic than benzene. It is a water-insolubleand non-corrosive solvent. It is commonly used as a solvent in variouschromatography techniques such as liquid chromatography (LC), gaschromatography (GC), reverse-high-performance liquid chromatography, and HPLC.

Application

Cyclohexane can be used as a solvent in MASE(Matrix-Assisted Solvent Extraction) for the extraction of volatile organiccompounds (VOCs).

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

-4.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-20 °C - closed cup


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Solvent systems with n-hexane and/or cyclohexane in countercurrent chromatography-physico-chemical parameters and their impact on the separation of alkyl hydroxybenzoates
Englert M and Vetter W
Journal of Chromatography A, 1342, 54-62 (2014)
A review on the separation of benzene/cyclohexane mixtures by pervaporation processes
Villaluenga JP, et al.
Journal of Membrane Science, 169(2), 159-174 (2000)
Miniaturized membrane-assisted solvent extraction combined with gas chromatography/electron-capture detection applied to the analysis of volatile organic compounds
Schellin M and Popp P
Journal of Chromatography A, 1103(2), 211-218 (2006)
Detection, identification, and quantification of nonpolar high molecular weight contaminants in jet and diesel fuels by Liquid Chromatography
Loegel TN, et al.
Energy & Fuels, 33(2), 868-876 (2019)

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