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C100307

Sigma-Aldrich

Cyclohexane

Laboratory Reagent, ≥99.8%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
84.16
Beilstein:
1900225
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

Laboratory Reagent

vapor density

2.9 (vs air)

vapor pressure

168.8 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
77 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.8%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

500 °F

expl. lim.

9 %

evapn. residue

≤0.005%

refractive index

n20/D 1.426 (lit.)

bp

80.7 °C (lit.)

mp

4-7 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: miscible(lit.)
water: insoluble(lit.)

density

0.779 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C1CCCCC1

InChI

1S/C6H12/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-6H2

InChI key

XDTMQSROBMDMFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Cyclohexane, a cycloalkane, is a combustible liquid with petrol like odor. It can be synthesized by hydrogenation of benzene in the presence of nickel or platinum catalysts. Cyclohexane is the precursor for the synthesis of polyamides. Cyclohexane ring forms the structural unit of many naturally occurring products. The conformational changes of cyclohexane have been investigated over the temperature range of 100-1200°C. Conversion of cyclohexane to cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone via oxidation in the presence of Cu-nanoclusters anchored on nanocrystalline Cr2O3 has been reported.

Application


  • Direct Extraction and Determination of Free Nicotine: Highlights the use of cyclohexane as a solvent in the analytical processes for detecting harmful substances in environmental samples(Li et al., 2024).

Other Notes

The article number C100307-4X2.5L will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle C100307-2.5L which is physically identical with the same exact specifications.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

-4.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-20 °C - closed cup


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Conformational transitions in cyclohexane and benzol.
Melker AI, et al.
SPIE Proc., 5127 (2003)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 296-296 (1994)
Oriane Della-Negra et al.
Scientific reports, 10(1), 13545-13545 (2020-08-13)
The insecticide chlordecone has been used in the French West Indies for decades, resulting in long term pollution, human health problems and social crisis. In addition to bacterial consortia and Citrobacter sp.86 previously described to transform chlordecone into three families
Room temperature selective oxidation of cyclohexane over Cu-nanoclusters supported on nanocrystalline Cr2O3.
Sarkar B, et al.
Green Chemistry, 14(9), 2600-2606 (2012)
Demetris Kafouris et al.
Meat science, 164, 108088-108088 (2020-02-25)
The study highlights the investigation of the presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in traditionally smoked meat products and charcoal grilled meat. Specifically, the levels of benzo(a)anthracene (BaA), chrysene (Chr), benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbF) and benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) were determined for 262 samples

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