N-EICOSANE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

35-37 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

220 °C30 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

0.7886

vapor density 

9.8 (vs air)

vapor pressure 

<0.001 hPa (25 °C)

refractive index 

1.4425

Flash point:

>230 °F

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

solubility 

hexane: soluble100mg/mL, clear

form 

Crystalline Solid

color 

White

Odor

at 100.00?%. waxy

Water Solubility 

Soluble in ether, petroleum ether and benzene. Slightly soluble in acetone and chloroform. Insoluble in water.

BRN 

1700722

Stability:

Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

InChIKey

CBFCDTFDPHXCNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

LogP

11.46 at 25℃

CAS DataBase Reference

112-95-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Eicosane (112-95-8)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

24/25-36/37-26

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29011000

Hazardous Substances Data

112-95-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

MSDS

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N-EICOSANE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

colourless crystals or wax-like solid

Uses

Eicosane is a long chain saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon. Eicosane has a high flashpoint which makes it an inefficient fuel for use in the petrochemical industry. Eicosane is used to form candles and paraffin waxes with solar energy storage capacity.

Uses

n-Eicosane is a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon, which is used to form candles and paraffin waxes with solar energy storage capacity. It is also used in cosmetics, lubricants, plasticizers and in the petrochemical industry. Further, it is useful for special surfactants and in the preparation of certain organic chemicals. In addition to this, it is used as a chromatographic analysis reference material.

Definition

ChEBI: Icosane is a straight chain alkane composed of 20 carbon atoms. It has been isolated from the leaves of Agave attenuata. It has a role as a plant metabolite.

General Description

Colorless crystals or white crystalline solid.

Air & Water Reactions

Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

Saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as N-EICOSANE, 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.

Fire Hazard

N-EICOSANE is combustible.

Purification Methods

Crystallise eicosane from EtOH. [Beilstein 1 IV 563.]

N-EICOSANE(112-95-8)Related Product Information

• Heptane
• 1-Heptanol
• Decanoic acid
• N-TRICOSANE
• N-TETRACOSANE
• 1-Hexanol
• N-DECYLCYCLOHEXANE
• Hexanal
• n-Docosanol
• 1-HEXACOSANOL
• LIGNOCERIC ACID
• TRIACONTANOIC ACID
• 7-Dehydrocholesterol
• HENEICOSANOIC ACID
• 1-Eicosanol
• OCTACOSANOIC ACID
• EICOSANE-D42, 98 ATOM % D,EICOSANE-D42,N-EICOSANE-D42
• Eicosane, 1-chloro-