N-HEXADECANE-D34 Property

Melting point:

18 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

287 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.773 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

vapor density 

7.8 (vs air)

vapor pressure 

1 mm Hg ( 105.3 °C)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.434(lit.)

Flash point:

275 °F

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

solubility 

Soluble in alcohol, acetone, ether.

form 

Liquid

Specific Gravity

0.775 (25/4℃)

color 

Colorless

Water Solubility 

This product is soluble in acetone, alcohol, ether. It is insoluble in water.Soluble in alcohol, acetone, chloroform, and ether. insoluble in water

BRN 

1736592

Stability:

Stable. Substances to be avoided include strong oxidizing agents. Combustible. Hygroscopic.

LogP

8.2 at 25℃

CAS DataBase Reference

544-76-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Hexadecane (544-76-3)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xi,Xn

Risk Statements 

38-66-65-36/38

Safety Statements 

26-36-62-37

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

ML9200000

Autoignition Temperature

395 °F

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

2901 10 00

Hazardous Substances Data

544-76-3(Hazardous Substances Data)

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Danger

Hazard statements

H304May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways

Precautionary statements

P301+P310IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician.

P331Do NOT induce vomiting.

P405Store locked up.

P501Dispose of contents/container to..…

N-HEXADECANE-D34 Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Chemical Properties

colourless liquid

Uses

Hexadecane is a component of gasoline, and is used as a solvent, organic intermediate, ignition standard for diesel fuels, and as stock for hydrocracking processes.

Uses

Employed in industry as Adsorbents, Fuels and fuel additives. Also in Fabric, Textile, and Leather Products. Solvent, organic intermediate, ignition standard for diesel fuels. Fuels and Related Products. Hexadecane is use in the recovery of valuable amines by means of distillation from aqueous alkanolamine solutions, which are extensively used in the gas-processing industries.

Uses

N-hexadecane was used as a solvent, a gas chromatography comparison sample, and a standard substance for the determination of diesel combustion quality. The cetane number of diesel oil is equal to the body percentage of decabane contained in standard fuel (a mixture of cetane and a-methylnaphthalene) when the combustion quality is the same as that of the diesel under evaluation under specified working conditions. N-hexadecane is used as a gas chromatography reference substance and a fixed solution and solvent. Also used in organic synthesis.

Uses

n-Hexadecane-d34 is the labeled compound of Hexadecane(H293630). Hexadecane has been used to prepare emulsions in water. It is also used as a substrate for the bacterial production of biosurfactants.

Definition

ChEBI: Hexadecane is a straight-chain alkane with 16 carbon atoms. It is a component of essential oil isolated from long pepper. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a volatile oil component and a non-polar solvent.

General Description

Colorless liquid.

Air & Water Reactions

Flammable. Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

Saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as N-HEXADECANE-D34, may be incompatible with strong oxidizing agents like nitric acid. Charring of the hydrocarbon may occur followed by ignition of unreacted hydrocarbon and other nearby combustibles. In other settings, aliphatic saturated hydrocarbons are mostly unreactive. They are not affected by aqueous solutions of acids, alkalis, most oxidizing agents, and most reducing agents. When heated sufficiently or when ignited in the presence of air, oxygen or strong oxidizing agents, they burn exothermically to produce carbon dioxide and water.

Health Hazard

ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: Flammable.

Fire Hazard

Combustible.

Purification Methods

Pass cetane through a column of silica gel and distil it under vacuum in a column packed with Pyrex helices. Store it over silica gel. It also crystallises from acetone, or fractionally crystallise it by partial freezing. [Beilstein 1 IV 537.]