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Octadecane

analytical standard

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)16CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
254.49
Beilstein:
1740138
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

8.8 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 119 °C)

Assay

≥98.5% (GC)

autoignition temp.

455 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

317 °C (lit.)

mp

26-29 °C (lit.)
28-30 °C

density

0.777 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

petroleum

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C18H38/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-18H2,1-2H3

InChI key

RZJRJXONCZWCBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Octadecane has been used as a standard in the profiling of plant metabolites of Arabidopsis thaliana, via gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry method of analysis(GC-MS).
Octadecane may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte from hot-pressing of mixed-hardwood particleboard using chromatography techniques. It may be used as an internal standard to study the analysis of fatty acid composition of plasma glycerophospholipids using gas chromatography with flame ionization detection.
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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Asp. Tox. 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

330.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

166 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Metabolite Profiling of Mature Arabidopsis thaliana Seeds Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
Cohen H, et al.
Bio-protocol, 6(21) (2016)
Volatile organic emissions arising from the hot-pressing of mixed-hardwood particleboard
Jiang T, et al.
Forest products journal, 52(11), 66-77 (2002)
High-throughput analysis of fatty acid composition of plasma glycerophospholipids
Glaser C, et al.
Journal of Lipid Research, 51(1), 216-221 (2010)
Emilie Bulard et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 27(8), 4928-4935 (2011-03-18)
Understanding bacterial adhesion on a surface is a crucial step to design new materials with improved properties or to control biofilm formation and eradication. Sum Frequency Generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy has been employed to study in situ the conformational response
Nadine Strehmel et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 871(2), 182-190 (2008-05-27)
The generation of retention index (RI) libraries is an expensive and time-consuming effort. Procedures for the transfer of RI properties between chromatography variants are, therefore, highly relevant for a shared use. The precision of RI determination and accuracy of RI

Protocols

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

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