Dodecane
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| Dodecane | |
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| General | |
| Systematic name | Dodecane |
| Other names | dihexyl, bihexyl, adakane 12, duodecane |
| Molecular formula | C12H26 |
| SMILES | CCCCCCCCCCCC |
| Molar mass | 170.34 g/mol |
| Appearance | Colourless liquid |
| CAS number | [112-40-3] |
| Properties | |
| Density and phase | ? g/cm3, ? |
| Melting point | -9.6 °C (? K) |
| Boiling point | 216.2 °C (? K) |
| Viscosity | ? cP at ?°C |
| Hazards | |
| MSDS | External MSDS |
| Main hazards | flammable |
| NFPA 704 | |
| Flash point | 71 °C |
| Autoignition temperature | 205 °C |
| R/S statement | R: ? S: ? |
| RTECS number | ? |
| Supplementary data page | |
| Structure and properties | n, εr, etc. |
| Thermodynamic data | Phase behaviour Solid, liquid, gas |
| Spectral data | UV, IR, NMR, MS |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25°C, 100 kPa) [Chemical infoboxInfobox disclaimer and references] | |
Dodecane (also known as dihexyl, bihexyl, adakane 12 or duodecane) is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)10CH3, a thick, oily liquid of the paraffin series.
It is used as a solvent and distillation chaser.
See also
External links
- [Material Safety Data Sheet for Dodecane]
- http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/chemical.pl?DODECANE
- For a full list of external links to MSDSs, spectroscopic data, commercial chemicals suppliers etc. for this compound, see [Chemical sources].
| Alkanes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Methane CH4 |
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Ethane C2H6 |
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Propane C3H8 |
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Butane C4H10 |
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Pentane C5H12 |
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Hexane C6H14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Heptane C7H16 |
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Octane C8H18 |
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Nonane C9H20 |
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Decane C10H22 |
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Undecane C11H24 |
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Dodecane C12H26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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