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Sigma-Aldrich

Hexadecylamine

98%

Synonym(s):

1-Aminohexadecane, Cetylamine, HAD

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)15NH2
CAS Number:
143-27-1
Molecular Weight:
241.46
Beilstein:
1634065
EC Number:
205-596-8
MDL number:
MFCD00008158
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24868173
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

98%

form

solid

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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Application

Hexadecylamine (HDA) can be used:
  • To prepare a mixture of hexadecylamine-trioctylphosphine oxide-trioctylphosphine (HDA-TOPO-TOP) used in the synthesis of highly luminescent monodisperse CdSe and CdSe/ZnS nanocrystals.
  • As a capping agent in the synthesis of copper nanocrystals with different shapes by reducing CuCl2 with glucose.
  • As an organophilic alkylamine in organoclay in the preparation of a polyimide nanocomposite.
  • To form a membrane with vanadium oxide (V2O5/HDA) as the sensing layer of the extended gate H+-ion sensitive field effect transistor (EGFET) device.
  • As both reducing and stabilizing agent in the preparation of HDA capped Au and Ag nanoparticles applicable in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS).
  • As a template in the synthesis of MCM-41 analog silica beads.
  • Along with lauric acid used in the preparation of cobalt (Co) nanorod superlattices with magnetic properties.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H304,H314,H373,H410

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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Polyimide nanocomposite with a hexadecylamine clay: Synthesis and characterization.
Chang J-H, et al.
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 84(12), 2294-2301 (2002)
1-Hexadecylamine as both reducing agent and stabilizer to synthesize Au and Ag nanoparticles and their SERS application
Hou X, et al.
Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 13(5), 1929-1936 (2011)
Arnaud Glaria et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 21(3), 1169-1178 (2014-11-15)
The hydrogenolysis of [Cu2{(iPrN)2(CCH3)}2] in the presence of hexadecylamine (HDA) or tetradecylphosphonic acid (TDPA) in toluene leads to 6-9 nm copper nanocrystals. Solution NMR spectroscopy has been used to describe the nanoparticle surface chemistry during the dynamic phenomenon of air oxidation.
Jérémy Cure et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 31(4), 1362-1367 (2015-01-08)
Low size dispersity silver nanoparticles (ca. 6 nm) have been synthesized by the hydrogenolysis of silver amidinate in the presence of hexadecylamine. Combining NMR techniques with SERS and DFT modeling, it is possible to observe an original stabilization mechanism. Amidine
Synthesis and characterization of vanadium oxide/hexadecylamine membrane and its application as pH-EGFET sensor
Guerra EM and Mulato M
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 52(3), 315-315 (2009)
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