TRANS-4-OCTENE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-93.78°C

Boiling point:

122-123 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.715 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.412(lit.)

Flash point:

70 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

water: insoluble

form 

Liquid

Specific Gravity

0.715

color 

Colorless to Almost colorless

Water Solubility 

Sparingly soluble in water(10.7, mg/L).

BRN 

1719104

Dielectric constant

2.0

LogP

4.374 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

14850-23-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

4-Octene, (4E)- (14850-23-8)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

F,Xn

Risk Statements 

11-65

Safety Statements 

16-62

RIDADR 

UN 3295 3/PG 2

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

2901.29.5000

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

II

MSDS

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TRANS-4-OCTENE Usage And Synthesis

Uses

It is used in pharmaceutical research.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 43, p. 4140, 1978 DOI: 10.1021/jo00415a034
Tetrahedron Letters, 21, p. 4773, 1980 DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(80)80136-5

General Description

trans-4-Octene is an acyclic olefin. Its synthesis has been reported. Its Raman spectra has been reported. Rate constant of the gas-phase reactions of trans-4-octene with hydroxyl radicals and ozone has been investigated. Its enantiomeric epoxidation has been studied. Its isomerization into isomeric octenes has been studied.

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