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Hexane, mixture of isomers

≥98.5%, ACS reagent

Synonym(s):

Hexanes, Isohexane

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H14
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
86.18
Beilstein:
1730733
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.06

product name

Hexane, mixture of isomers, ACS reagent, ≥98.5%

grade

ACS reagent

vapor density

3 (vs air)

description

Mixture of hexane isomers plus methylcyclopentane

Assay

≥98.5%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

437 °F

expl. lim.

7.5 %

impurities

Thiophene, passes test
≤0.0003 meq/g water-soluble titr. acid
≤0.005% S compounds

evapn. residue

≤0.001%

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.379 (lit.)

bp

68-70 °C (lit.)

mp

−95 °C (lit.)

density

0.672 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
0.672 g/mL at 25 °C

InChI

1S/C6H14/c1-4-5-6(2)3/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3

InChI key

AFABGHUZZDYHJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Other Notes

Contains thiophene

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 1 Inhalation - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-9.4 °F

Flash Point(C)

-23 °C


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Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 492-492 (1994)
Separation of hexane isomers in a metal-organic framework with triangular channels.
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The development of model materials and image processing methods to directly visualize and quantify colloidal rod assembly by means of confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) is reported. Monodisperse fluorescent colloidal rods are prepared by the uniaxial extensional deformation of sterically

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