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Dodecane

anhydrous, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

n-Dodecane

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)10CH3
CAS Number:
112-40-3
Molecular Weight:
170.33
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
57648398
EC Number:
203-967-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1697175
MDL number:
MFCD00008969
Grade:
anhydrous
Assay:
≥99%
Bp:
215-217 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
1 mmHg ( 47.8 °C)

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Product Name

Dodecane, anhydrous, ≥99%

InChI key

SNRUBQQJIBEYMU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C12H26/c1-3-5-7-9-11-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-12H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCC

grade

anhydrous

vapor density

5.96 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 47.8 °C)

assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

401 °F

expl. lim.

8 %

impurities

<0.003% water
<0.005% water (100 mL pkg)

refractive index

n20/D 1.421 (lit.)

bp

215-217 °C (lit.)

mp

−9.6 °C (lit.)

density

0.75 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

100

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Application

Dodecane may be used as an inorganic diluent to form an organic phase along with decanol as an active diluent and tri-n-octylamine as an extractant. This system may be used for the extraction of lactic acid from aqueous solutions.

General description

Dodecane is a linear alkane mainly found in jet fuels.

pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H304

Hazard Classifications

Asp. Tox. 1

supp_hazards

EUH066

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

158.0 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

flash_point_c

70 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Lactic acid extraction from aqueous solutions with tri-n-octylamine dissolved in decanol and dodecane
Yankov D, et al.
Biochemical Engineering Journal, 21(1), 63-71 (2004)
Thermal decomposition of n-dodecane: Experiments and kinetic modeling.
Herbinet O, et al.
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 78(2), 419-429 (2007)
Hydroisomerization and hydrocracking. 2. Product distributions from n-decane and n-dodecane.
Steijns M, et al.
Ind. Eng. Chem. Prod. Res. Dev., 20(4), 654-660 (1981)
E J Walsh et al.
Biomedical microdevices, 8(1), 59-64 (2006-02-24)
The two-phase segmented flow approach to the processing and quantitative analysis of biological samples in microdevices offers significant advantages over the single-phase continuous flow methodology. Despite this, little is known about the compatibility of samples and reactants with segmenting fluids
The novel extractants, diglycolamides, for the extraction of lanthanides and actinides in HNO3-n-dodecane system.
Sasaki Y, et al.
Solvent Extr. Ion Exch., 19(1), 91-103 (2001)
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