Hexadecane

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Hexadecane
Structural formula of hexadecane
Ball-and-stick model of the hexadecane molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Hexadecane[1]
Other names
Cetane
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
1736592
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.008.072 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 208-878-9
103739
MeSH n-hexadecane
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C16H34/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3 checkY
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  • CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
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)
43 nmol Pa−1 kg−1
-187.6·10−6 cm3/mol[4]
Thermal conductivity
0.140 W/(m·K)[5]
1.4329[2]
Viscosity 3.03 mPa·s[6]
Thermochemistry[7]
501.6 J K−1 mol−1
Std enthalpy of
formation
fH298)
−456.1 kJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315
Flash point 136 °C (277 °F; 409 K)[8]
202 °C (396 °F; 475 K)[8]
Related compounds
Related alkanes
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

and for positron emission tomography.[18]

Hexadecyl

plasmalogens.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ CID 11006 from PubChem
  2. ^ a b c d Haynes, p. 3.294
  3. ^ Record in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  4. ^ Haynes, p. 3.578
  5. ^ Haynes, p. 6.256
  6. ^ Haynes, p. 6.245
  7. ^ Haynes, p. 5.21
  8. ^ a b Haynes, p. 16.25
  9. ^ "Cetane". www.mckinseyenergyinsights.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
  10. OCLC 903318141
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  11. ^ "Hexadecyl". Royal Society of Chemistry. ChemSpider. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  12. ^ "hexadecyl noun". Merriam-Webster.
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  17. ^ Lee, Yanick (July 2017). Radiosynthesis of hexadecyl-4-[ 18F]fluorobenzoate for labeling exosomes and chitosan hydrogels (Master's thesis). Université de Montréal.
  18. ^ "Radioactive cell labeling agent". KR101130737B1. 2012.
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