Cyclooctane Chemical Properties

Melting point:

10-13 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

151 °C740 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

0.834 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

vapor pressure 

16 mm Hg ( 37.7 °C)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.458(lit.)

Flash point:

86 °F

solubility 

0.0079g/l

Specific Gravity

0.835 (20/4℃)

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

explosive limit

0.95%(V)

Water Solubility 

Not miscible or difficult to mix in water.

BRN 

1900349

Dielectric constant

2.1200000000000001

LogP

4.2 at 20℃

CAS DataBase Reference

292-64-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Cyclooctane (292-64-8)

Safety Information

Risk Statements 

10

Safety Statements 

16-29-33

RIDADR 

UN 3295 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

2

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29021900

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Cyclooctane Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Clear colorless liquid

Uses

Cyclooctane is used as solvent, reagents and synthetic organic intermediates and it can be used to produce cyclooctanone. It is also used as an intermediate in production of plastics, fibers, adhesives and coatings.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 27, p. 5383, 1986 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)85217-X

Flammability and Explosibility

Flammable

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