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Hexane, mixture of isomers

≥98.5%, ACS spectrophotometric grade, suitable for UV/Vis spectroscopy

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 spectrophotometric grade, ≥98.5%

grade

ACS spectrophotometric grade

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 %

technique(s)

UV/Vis spectroscopy: suitable

impurities

thiophene, passes test
≤0.0003 meq/g water-soluble titr. acid
≤0.005% S compounds
≤0.02% water

evapn. residue

<0.0005%

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.)

λ

H2O reference

UV absorption

λ: 195 nm Amax: 1.0
λ: 210 nm Amax: 0.30
λ: 220 nm Amax: 0.10
λ: 230 nm Amax: 0.05
λ: 240 nm Amax: 0.02
λ: 250-400 nm Amax: 0.01

application(s)

food and beverages

InChI

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

InChI key

AFABGHUZZDYHJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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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 widely employed for the dissolution and isolation of fats and oils. Separation of the isomeric forms of hexane on the basis of degree of branching using Fe2(BDP)3 (BDP2- = 1,4-benzenedipyrazolate) has been reported.

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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