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Tetracosane

99%

Synonym(s):

n-Tetracosane

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)22CH3
CAS Number:
646-31-1
Molecular Weight:
338.65
Beilstein:
1758462
EC Number:
211-474-5
MDL number:
MFCD00009352
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24900554
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

99%

bp

391 °C (lit.)

mp

49-52 °C (lit.)

solubility

chloroform: soluble 10%, clear, colorless

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C24H50/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-24H2,1-2H3

InChI key

POOSGDOYLQNASK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Tetracosane is a linear alkane. Structural characteristics of confined squalane and tetracosane under shear flow conditions have been investigated. Solubility of tetracosane in ethane and ethylene have been investigated.
Viscosity, liquid density, and surface tension data of its binary and ternary mixtures with various n-alkanes (n-heptane, n-decane or n-hexadecane) have been evaluated. Its solubility in various hydrocarbon solvents (heptane, dodecane, isomeric mixtures of decahydronapthalene, m- and p-xylene) has been studied.

Application

Tetracosane is the suitable solvent used in the synthesis of ZnS nanoparticle. It may be employed as the wax component to study the reduction in pour point of hydrocarbon solvents containing wax crystals on addition of polymer additives.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Solubilities of tetracosane in hydrocarbon solvents.
Brecevic L and Garside J.
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 38(4), 598-601 (1993)
Viscosity and liquid density of asymmetric hydrocarbon mixtures.
Queimada AJ, et al.
International Journal of Thermophysics, 24(5), 1221-1239 (2003)
Pan Liao et al.
Nature chemical biology, 17(2), 138-145 (2020-10-21)
The plant cuticle is the final barrier for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to cross for release to the atmosphere, yet its role in the emission process is poorly understood. Here, using a combination of reverse-genetic and chemical approaches, we demonstrate
Shear behavior of squalane and tetracosane under extreme confinement. I. Model, simulation method, and interfacial slip.
Gupta SA, et al.
J. Chem. Phys. , 107(23), 10316-10326 (1997)
Antía Lestido-Cardama et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 25(4) (2020-02-23)
Dialkyl diketene dimers are used as sizing agents in the manufacture of paper and board for food contact applications to increase wetting stability. Unbound residues can hydrolyze and decarboxylate into dialkylketones. These non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) have potential to migrate
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Protocols

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