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Eicosane

99%

Synonym(s):

n-Eicosane

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)18CH3
CAS Number:
112-95-8
Molecular Weight:
282.55
Beilstein:
1700722
EC Number:
204-018-1
MDL number:
MFCD00009344
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24853117
NACRES:
NA.22
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vapor density

9.8 (vs air)

Assay

99%

form

solid

bp

220 °C/30 mmHg (lit.)

mp

35-37 °C (lit.)

solubility

hexane: soluble 100 mg/mL, clear

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C20H42/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-20H2,1-2H3

InChI key

CBFCDTFDPHXCNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

n-Eicosane encapsulated in the nanosized pores of silica exhibits novel phase change behavior[1].

Application

Eicosane was used:
  • to fabricate a modified carbon paste electrode composed of Cu2+-mediated salbutamol-imprinted polymer nanoparticles[2]
  • in formulation of microcapsules of n-eicosane coated with a polysiloxane[3]

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H304

Precautionary Statements

P301 + P310 - P331 - P405 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Asp. Tox. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Vitalii Patsula et al.
Scientific reports, 9(1), 10765-10765 (2019-07-26)
Magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles with uniform sizes of 10, 20, and 31 nm were prepared by thermal decomposition of Fe(III) oleate or mandelate in a high-boiling point solvent (>320 °C). To render the particles with hydrophilic and antifouling properties, their surface was coated
Andrew J Brown et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 54(20), 5864-5868 (2015-03-27)
Given the recent advent of mononuclear single-molecule magnets (SMMs), a rational approach based on lanthanides with axially elongated f-electron charge cloud (prolate) has only recently received attention. We report herein a new SMM, [Li(THF)4[Er{N(SiMe3)2}3Cl]⋅2 THF, which exhibits slow relaxation of the
Wei Wang et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 15(34), 14390-14395 (2013-07-25)
Silica microcapsules with hierarchical pore structure are prepared using a one step emulsion templated hydrolysis method. Silica particles of around 100 nm with percolated nanosized pores are self-assembled into micrometer scale spherical shells. The porous structure serves as an ideal
Witold Fortuniak et al.
Colloid and polymer science, 291(3), 725-733 (2013-03-06)
The coemulsification method suitable for the formulation of microcapsules of
L C van Gorkom et al.
Biochemistry, 31(3), 671-677 (1992-01-28)
The rate of formation of high-curvature intermediates or disordered cubic phases in N-methyldioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (N-methyl-DOPE) dispersions with or without additives was studied by 31P NMR spectroscopy. In N-methyl-DOPE dispersions, both the L alpha liquid-crystalline phase and the hexagonal HII phase convert
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Protocols

US EPA Method 8015 (modified): GC Analysis of Diesel Range Organics (DRO) on SLB®-5ms (20 m x 0.18 mm I.D., 0.18 µm), Fast GC Analysis

Separation of Decane; Dodecane; Tetradecane; Hexadecane; Octadecane; Eicosane; Docosane; Tetracosane; Hexacosane; Octacosane

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