3-METHYLOCTANE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-107.6°C

Boiling point:

144 °C

Density 

0.72

refractive index 

n20/D 1.407

Flash point:

32 °C

solubility 

soluble in Ether,Benzene,Acetone

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless

Water Solubility 

0.8mg/L(23 ºC)

Dielectric constant

30.0（21℃）

Stability:

Volatile

LogP

5.350 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

2216-33-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Octane, 3-methyl- (2216-33-3)

Safety Information

Risk Statements 

10

RIDADR 

1920

HS Code 

2901.10.5000

HazardClass 

3.1

PackingGroup 

II

3-METHYLOCTANE Usage And Synthesis

Uses

3-Methyloctane is a volatile organic compounds in breath as markers of human lung cancer.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 49, p. 3928, 1984 DOI: 10.1021/jo00195a009

Purification Methods

Take it through a silica gel column and distil it. [Klassen & Ross J Phys Chem 91 3668 1987, Beilstein 1 IV 455]

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