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Dotetracontane

analytical standard

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)40CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
591.13
Beilstein:
1714988
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥98.0% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

83-86 °C

application(s)

petroleum

format

neat

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C42H86/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-27-29-31-33-35-37-39-41-42-40-38-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-42H2,1-2H3

InChI key

FTJPDYTXORWVLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Dotetracontane is classified under the high molecular weight non-polar hydrocarbon group of compounds.

Application

Dotetracontane may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in aerosol samples as well as an internal standard for the analysis of opium and morphine drug samples by various chromatographic techniques.
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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

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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Analysis of opium and crude morphine samples by capillary gas chromatography: comparison of impurity profiles
Neumann H
Journal of Chromatography A, 315(7), 404-411 (1984)
Application of a gas chromatographic capillary-to-capillary column-switching system to the analysis of complex illicit drug samples
Neumann H and Meyer HP
Journal of Chromatography A, 391(7), 442-447 (1987)
Evaluation of an in-injection port thermal desorption-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method for analysis of non-polar organic compounds in ambient aerosol samples.
Ho SSH, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1200(2), 217-227 (2008)
High molecular weight non-polar hydrocarbons as pure model substances and in motor oil samples can be ionized without fragmentation by atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry
Hourani N and Kuhnert N
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 26(19), 2365-2371 (2012)
Precautions for in-injection port thermal desorption-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (TD-GC/MS) as applied to aerosol filter samples.
Ho SSH, et al.
Atmospheric Environment, 45(7), 1491-1496 (2011)

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