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Hexane, mixture of isomers

≥98.5% (total hexane isomers + methylcyclopentane)

Synonym(s):

Hexanes, FM approval

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H14
CAS Number:
110-54-3
Molecular Weight:
86.18
MDL number:
MFCD00009520
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
EC Index Number:
203-777-6

product name

Hexanes, 98.5% ACS, ~64% n-Hexane, Meets ACS Specifications

vapor pressure

160 hPa ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

200

assay

≥98.5% (total hexane isomers + methylcyclopentane)

form

liquid

impurities

≤0.0003 meq/g Water-soluble titrable acid
≤0.005% Sulfur compounds (as S)

evapn. residue

≤0.001%

color

APHA: ≤10

bp

69 °C/1013 hPa

mp

-94.3 °C

transition temp

flash point -22 °C

solubility

0.0095 g/L

density

0.66 g/cm3 at 20 °C

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

InChI

1S/C6H14/c1-3-5-6-4-2/h3-6H2,1-2H3

InChI key

VLKZOEOYAKHREP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

The mixture of hexane isomers and methylcyclopentane can be used as a solvent in the silica gel adsorption chromatographic method for the purification of organic compounds.

Analysis Note

Assay (n-hexane): Report%
Assay (total hexane isomers + methylcyclopentane): 98.5% min
Color (APHA): 10 max
Evaporation residue: 0.001% max
Form: Clear liquid
Sulfur compounds (as S): 0.005% max
Thiophene: To pass test
Water-soluble titrable acid: 0.0003meq/g max

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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

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

-7.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-22 °C - closed cup

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Charles Rubert Pérez et al.
Chemical biology & drug design, 79(3), 260-269 (2011-12-08)
Two molecular scaffolds were designed using the CAVEAT molecular design package to inhibit the oligomerization of protective antigen (PA(63) ), a key protein component of anthrax toxin. The inhibitors were designed to prevent heptamerization of PA(63) by mimicking key
Ring and side chain reactivities of 1-([1, 3, 4] oxadiazol-2-ylmethyl)-1H-benzotriazoles
Katritzky AR, et al.
ARKIVOC (Gainesville, FL, United States), 2 (2001)

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