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Heptane

anhydrous, 99%

• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₅CH₃
• CAS Number: 142-82-5
• Molecular Weight: 100.20
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1730763
• EC Number: 205-563-8
• MDL number: MFCD00009544
• UNSPSC Code: 12352001
• PubChem Substance ID: 57648092

Properties

• grade: anhydrous
• Quality Level: 200
• vapor density: 3.5 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 40 mmHg ( 20 °C); 83 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
• assay: 99%
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 433 °F
• expl. lim.: 7 %
• greener alternative product characteristics: Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries; Learn more about the Principles of Green Chemistry.
• sustainability: Greener Alternative Product
• impurities: <0.001% water; <0.005% water (100 mL pkg)
• evapn. residue: <0.0005%
• refractive index: n20/D 1.387 (lit.)
• bp: 98 °C (lit.)
• mp: −91 °C (lit.)
• solubility: water: insoluble
• density: 0.684 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• greener alternative category: Aligned,
• SMILES string: CCCCCCC
• InChI: 1S/C7H16/c1-3-5-7-6-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3
• InChI key: IMNFDUFMRHMDMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. Heptane is an environmentally preferable solvent and greener alternative to hexane and thus has been enhanced for "Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries". Click here for more information.
Heptane is a linear hydrocarbon that is considered as a greener alternative to the more toxic hexane.

Application

Greener alternatives to Hexane.

Features and Benefits

Greener alternative for hexane

Packaging

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Other Notes

Pure-Pac^® II containers require the Micomatic MicroValve for dispensing solvents, Z560723.

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Legal Information

Pure-Pac is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS08,GHS07,GHS09
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H304,H315,H336,H410
• pcodes: P210 - P233 - P273 - P301 + P310 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P331
• 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: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: 24.8 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: -4 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter