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Hexadecane

anhydrous, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

n-Hexadecane, Cetane

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)14CH3
CAS Number:
544-76-3
Molecular Weight:
226.44
Beilstein:
1736592
EC Number:
208-878-9
MDL number:
MFCD00008998
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
PubChem Substance ID:
57648389
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

anhydrous

Quality Level

100

vapor density

7.8 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 105.3 °C)

Assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

395 °F

impurities

<0.003% water
<0.005% water (100 mL pkg)

refractive index

n20/D 1.434 (lit.)

bp

287 °C (lit.)

mp

18 °C (lit.)

transition temp

solidification point 17.5-18.5 °C

density

0.773 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C16H34/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3

InChI key

DCAYPVUWAIABOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Hexadecane may be used as a solvent for trioctylamine-based synthesis of indium antimonide (InSb) nanocrystals. It may also be used as an internal standard for the synthesis of poly(9,9-
dioctylfluorene)-b-poly(3-hexylthiophene) via Grignard metathesis chain growth polymerization.

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H304

Precautionary Statements

P301 + P310 - P331 - P405 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Asp. Tox. 1

Supplementary Hazards

EUH066

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

233.6 °F

Flash Point(C)

112 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Maartje L J Steegmans et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 25(17), 9751-9758 (2009-07-09)
Emulsification in microdevices (microfluidic emulsification) involves micrometer-sized droplets and fast interface expansion rates. In addition, droplets are formed in less than milliseconds, and therefore traditional tensiometric techniques cannot be used to quantify the actual interfacial tension. In this paper, monodisperse
Excess volumes for n-alkanols+ n-alkanes IV. Binary mixtures of decan-1-ol+ n-pentane,+ n-hexane,+ n-octane,+ n-decane, and+ n-hexadecane.
Treszczanowicz AJ, et al.
The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 13(3), 253-260 (1981)
Colloidal synthesis of InSb nanocrystals with controlled polymorphism using indium and antimony amides.
Yarema M and Kovalenko MV
Chemistry of Materials, 25(9), 1788-1792 (2013)
Comparison of Pt/zeolite catalysts for n-hexadecane hydroisomerization.
Park KC and Ihm SK.
Applied Catalysis A: General, 203(2), 201-209 (2000)
Chain-growth synthesis of polyfluorenes with low polydispersities, block copolymers of fluorene, and end-capped polyfluorenes: toward new optoelectronic materials
Javier AE, et al.
Macromolecules, 43(7), 3233-3237 (2010)
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