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34859-M

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Hexane

≥97.0% (GC), suitable for HPLC

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Synonym(s):
n-Hexane
Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4CH3
CAS Number:
110-54-3
Molecular Weight:
86.18
Beilstein:
1730733
EC Number:
203-777-6
MDL number:
MFCD00009520
UNSPSC Code:
12190000
PubChem Substance ID:
329755068
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

~3 (vs air)

vapor pressure

256 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
5.2 psi ( 37.7 °C)
~132 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥97.0% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

453 °F

expl. lim.

7.7 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

impurities

≤0.0005% non-volatile matter
≤0.001% free acid (as CH3COOH)
≤0.01% water (Karl Fischer)

evapn. residue

≤0.0005%

transmittance

200 nm, ≥20%
225 nm, ≥80%
250 nm, ≥98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.375 (lit.)

pH

7

bp

69 °C (lit.)

mp

−95 °C (lit.)

density

0.659 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

λ

H2O reference

UV absorption

λ: 200 nm Amax: ≤0.70
λ: 225 nm Amax: ≤0.10
λ: 250 nm Amax: ≤0.01

SMILES string

CCCCCC

InChI

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

InChI key

VLKZOEOYAKHREP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

This solvent is featured in the gas chromatographic-flame ionization detection (GC-FID) analysis of lipids of agar cultivated white-rot fungus, Phanerochaete chrysosporium.

Other Notes

Important notice
  • The article number 34859-4X2.5L-M will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 34859-2.5L-M which is physically identical with the same exact specifications.
  • The article number 34859-6X1L-M will be discontinued. Please order the single bottle 34859-1L-M which is physically identical with the same exact specifications.

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 2 Inhalation - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Nervous system

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-14.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

-26.00 °C

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G Di Nicola et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1190(1-2), 120-126 (2008-03-18)
Biodiesel (a mixture of fatty acid esters) is normally analyzed using gas chromatography/flame ionization detection, as specified by the ASTM D6584 and EN14105 standards. This paper proposes a binary gradient method for analyzing biodiesel mixtures using non-aqueous reverse phase HPLC
Ali Mohraz et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 21(12), 5298-5306 (2005-06-01)
The development of model materials and image processing methods to directly visualize and quantify colloidal rod assembly by means of confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) is reported. Monodisperse fluorescent colloidal rods are prepared by the uniaxial extensional deformation of sterically

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