178918

Hexane, mixture of isomers

≥98.5%, ACS reagent

• Synonym(s): Hexanes, Isohexane
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₆H₁₄
• CAS Number: 107-83-5
• Molecular Weight: 86.18
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1730733
• MDL number: MFCD02179311
• UNSPSC Code: 12191502
• PubChem Substance ID: 24850778
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• product name: Hexane, mixture of isomers, ACS reagent, ≥98.5%
• grade: ACS reagent
• Quality Level: 200
• 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: ≤0.0010%
• 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.)
• InChI: 1S/C6H14/c1-4-5-6(2)3/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3
• InChI key: AFABGHUZZDYHJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

The product is a mixture of hexane isomers and methylcyclopentane. Hexane (mixture of isomers) can be isolated from petroleum by distillation or by cracking. They form major constituents of petroleum ether. It is a non-renewable organic solvent mainly used for the dissolution and extraction of oils and fats. Separation of the isomeric forms of hexane on the basis of degree of branching using Fe₂(BDP)₃ (BDP^2- = 1,4-benzenedipyrazolate) has been reported.

Application

Hexane (n-hexane) has been used in the preparation of precursor required for the synthesis of chiral stationary phase (IMPCSP). IMPCSP was employed for the enantioseparation of racemic drugs by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC). It may be used as a carrier phase for microfluidic devices.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS08,GHS07,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H304,H315,H336,H361f,H372,H411
• pcodes: P202 - P210 - P273 - P301 + P310 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P331
• 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: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: -9.4 °F
• flash_point_c: -23 °C