Hexadecane
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Preferred IUPAC name
Hexadecane[1] | |
Other names
Cetane
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Identifiers | |
3D model (
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1736592 | |
ChEBI | |
ChEMBL | |
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard
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100.008.072 |
EC Number |
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103739 | |
MeSH | n-hexadecane |
PubChem CID
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Properties | |
C16H34 | |
Molar mass | 226.448 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Colourless liquid |
Odor | Gasoline-like to odorless |
Density | 0.77 g/cm3[2][3] |
Melting point | 18.18 °C (64.72 °F; 291.33 K)[2] |
Boiling point | 286.9 °C (548.4 °F; 560.0 K)[2] |
log P | 8.859 |
Vapor pressure | < 0.1 mbar (20 °C) |
Henry's law
constant (kH) |
43 nmol Pa−1 kg−1 |
-187.6·10−6 cm3/mol[4] | |
Thermal conductivity
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0.140 W/(m·K)[5] |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.4329[2] |
Viscosity | 3.03 mPa·s[6] |
Thermochemistry[7] | |
Heat capacity (C)
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501.6 J K−1 mol−1 |
Std enthalpy of (ΔfH⦵298)formation |
−456.1 kJ mol−1 |
Hazards | |
GHS labelling: | |
Warning | |
H315 | |
Flash point | 136 °C (277 °F; 409 K)[8] |
202 °C (396 °F; 475 K)[8] | |
Related compounds | |
Related alkanes
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hexadecane (also called cetane) is an
carbon atoms, with three hydrogen atoms
bonded to the two end carbon atoms, and two hydrogens bonded to each of the 14 other carbon atoms.
Cetane number
Cetane is often used as a shorthand for cetane number, a measure of the combustion of diesel fuel.[9] Cetane ignites very easily under compression; for this reason, it is assigned a cetane number of 100, and serves as a reference for other fuel mixtures.[10]
Hexadecyl radical
Hexadecyl is an
liposolubility and PEGylation, proposed to useful in chemotherapy, specifically non-small-cell lung cancer.[14]
Hexadecyl was used from 1982 for
hydrogels,[17]
and for positron emission tomography.[18]
Hexadecyl
plasmalogens.[20]
See also
- Cetane index
- Isocetane
- Higher alkanes
References
- ^ CID 11006 from PubChem
- ^ a b c d Haynes, p. 3.294
- ^ Record in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- ^ Haynes, p. 3.578
- ^ Haynes, p. 6.256
- ^ Haynes, p. 6.245
- ^ Haynes, p. 5.21
- ^ a b Haynes, p. 16.25
- ^ "Cetane". www.mckinseyenergyinsights.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- OCLC 903318141.
- ^ "Hexadecyl". Royal Society of Chemistry. ChemSpider. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "hexadecyl noun". Merriam-Webster.
- ISBN 9783642252334.
- PMID 34176381.
- S2CID 42583970.
- PMID 29188234.
- ^ Lee, Yanick (July 2017). Radiosynthesis of hexadecyl-4-[ 18F]fluorobenzoate for labeling exosomes and chitosan hydrogels (Master's thesis). Université de Montréal.
- ^ "Radioactive cell labeling agent". KR101130737B1. 2012.
- PMID 3108322.
- PMID 5418699.
Cited sources
- Haynes, William M., ed. (2016). ISBN 9781498754293.
External links
- Vapor pressure and liquid density calculation
- Technique to determine hexadecane transfer