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Hexadecylamine

technical grade, 90%

Synonym(s):

1-Aminohexadecane, Cetylamine, HAD

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)15NH2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
241.46
Beilstein:
1634065
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

technical grade

Quality Level

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

90%

bp

330 °C (lit.)

mp

43-45 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCN

InChI

1S/C16H35N/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h2-17H2,1H3

InChI key

FJLUATLTXUNBOT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Hexadecylamine, also known as cetylamine, is commonly used in amidation reactions to introduce amide functional groups. It serves as a key building block for surfactants and plays a significant role in catalysis and ligand synthesis.Additionally, hexadecylamine is employed to modify functional groups in various organic compounds.

Application

  • Interfacial structuring of liquids: Hexadecylamine is explored for its role in the solvent-assisted interfacial association of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes and amphiphiles, offering potential advancements in the structuring of liquids for various industrial and scientific applications (Bak et al., 2023).
  • Efficient light-to-thermal conversion: Additionally, hexadecylamine is used in ZnO nanorods loading with fatty amine as composite phase change materials (PCMs) device, enhancing light-to-thermal and electro-to-thermal energy conversion, applicable in energy storage technologies (Cao et al., 2023).

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1A - STOT RE 2

Target Organs

Gastrointestinal tract,Liver,Immune system

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

285.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

141 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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1-Hexadecylamine as both reducing agent and stabilizer to synthesize Au and Ag nanoparticles and their SERS application
Hou et al.
Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 13, 1929-1936 (2011)
Study on Syntheses and Properties of Sodium Monoitaconamic Carboxylate Surfactants With Amide Group
Jun et al.
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 392, 052024-052024 (2018)
Mesoporous titania nanocrystals prepared using hexadecylamine surfactant template: crystallization progress monitoring, morphological characterization and application in dye-sensitized solar cells
Alexaki et al.
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials : The Official Journal of the International Zeolite Association, 124, 52-58 (2009)
Sheng-Chih Lin et al.
Nature communications, 11(1), 3525-3525 (2020-07-16)
Copper electrocatalysts have been shown to selectively reduce carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons. Nevertheless, the absence of a systematic study based on time-resolved spectroscopy renders the functional agent-either metallic or oxidative Copper-for the selectivity still undecidable. Herein, we develop an operando
Shape-controlled synthesis of copper nanocrystals in an aqueous solution with glucose as a reducing agent and hexadecylamine as a capping agent.
Mingshang Jin et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 50(45), 10560-10564 (2011-09-20)

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