1,2-Hexadecanediol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

68-72 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

310.3°C (rough estimate)

Density 

0.8878 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4731 (estimate)

Flash point:

183 °C

storage temp. 

Storage temp. 2-8°C

solubility 

Ethanol: Slightly soluble: 0.1-1 mg/ml

pka

14.45±0.20(Predicted)

form 

powder to crystal

color 

White to Almost white

BRN 

1722206

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H34O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-16(18)15-17/h16-18H,2-15H2,1H3

InChIKey

BTOOAFQCTJZDRC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)C(O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCC

LogP

5.615 (est)

EPA Substance Registry System

1,2-Hexadecanediol (6920-24-7)

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

WGK Germany 

1

HS Code 

29053990

MSDS

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1,2-Hexadecanediol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

beige powder

Uses

1,2-Hexadecanediol was used as reducing agent in the preparation of silver nanocrystals from a dichlorobenzene solution containing oleyl amine as a surfactant. It was also used in the preparation of:

• Au-Fe₃O₄ hetero-dimers
• iron pyrite nanocrystals
• monodisperse iron platinum nanoparticles

Definition

ChEBI: A glycol that is hexadecane which is substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 1 and 2.

References

[1] SHOUHENG SUN. Monodisperse MFe2O4 (M = Fe, Co, Mn) Nanoparticles[J]. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2003, 126 1: 273-279. DOI: 10.1021/ja0380852
[2] GABRIEL SHEMER. Tuning a Colloidal Synthesis to Control Co2+ Doping in Ferrite Nanocrystals[J]. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007, 111 1: 14334-14338. DOI: 10.1021/jp0736793

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