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Cyclohexane

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Synonym(s):
Hexahydrobenzene, Hexamethylene, Naphthene
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12
CAS Number:
110-82-7
Molecular Weight:
84.16
Beilstein:
1900225
MDL number:
MFCD00003814
UNSPSC Code:
12191504
EC Index Number:
203-806-2
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

2.9 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

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

product line

EMPLURA®

Assay

≥99% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

500 °F

potency

>5000 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)
>2000 mg/kg LD50, skin (Rabbit)

expl. lim.

9 %

impurities

≤0.001% Free acid (as CH3COOH)
≤0.05% Water

refractive index

n20/D 1.426 (lit.)

kinematic viscosity

1.26 cSt(20 °C)

bp

80.7 °C (lit.)

mp

4-7 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point -18 °C

solubility

0.05 g/L

density

0.779 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

C1CCCCC1

InChI

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

InChI key

XDTMQSROBMDMFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Cyclohexane can be used as a solvent:
  • To study thermal degradation of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) wastes.
  • In the enantioselective reductive alkylation reaction in the presence of Ir-ferrocenyl diphosphine as a catalyst.
  • To synthesize hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) via anionic polymerization of butadiene in the presence of an initiator.
  • In the enantioselective hydrogenation of ethyl pyruvate to R(+)ethyl lactate in the presence of Pt/zeolite catalyst.

Analysis Note

Purity (GC): ≥ 99.0 %
Identity (IR): conforms
Free acid (as CH₃COOH): ≤ 0.001 %
Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C): 0.778 - 0.779
Readily carbonizable substances: conforms
Water: ≤ 0.05 %

Legal Information

EMPLURA is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H225,H304,H315,H336,H410

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

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

closed cup

Flash Point(C)

closed cup

Regulatory Information

危险化学品

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Use of cyclohexane as solvent in thermal degradation of low density polyethylene wastes
Karaduman A, et al.
Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 41(4) (2002)
Synthesis of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene possessing high content of 1, 4-units via anionic polymerization
Chen Ji-ming, et al.
Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 28(5) (2010)
Enantioselective hydrogenation of ethyl pyruvate: Long-term performance of chirally modified Pt/zeolite catalysts
Bohmer U, et al.
Catalysis Today, 60(3-4) (2000)
Iridium ferrocenyl diphosphine catalyzed enantioselective reductive alkylation of a hindered aniline
Blaser H-U, et al.
Synlett, 1999(1) (1999)

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