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Heptane

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anhydrous, 99%

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5CH3
CAS Number:
142-82-5
Molecular Weight:
100.20
EC Number:
205-563-8
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
PubChem Substance ID:
57648092
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730763
MDL number:
MFCD00009544
NACRES:
NA.21
Assay:
99%
Grade:
anhydrous
Bp:
98 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
40 mmHg ( 20 °C), 83 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
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grade

anhydrous

Quality Level

200

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

40 mmHg ( 20 °C), 83 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)

assay

99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

433 °F

expl. lim.

7 %

greener alternative product characteristics

Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
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impurities

<0.001% water, <0.005% water (100 mL pkg)

evapn. residue

<0.0005%

refractive index

n20/D 1.387 (lit.)

bp

98 °C (lit.)

mp

−91 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: insoluble

density

0.684 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

greener alternative category

Aligned,

SMILES string

CCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C7H16/c1-3-5-7-6-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3

InChI key

IMNFDUFMRHMDMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. Heptane is an environmentally preferable solvent and greener alternative to hexane and thus has been enhanced for "Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries". Click here for more information.
Heptane is a linear hydrocarbon that is considered as a greener alternative to the more toxic hexane.

Application

Greener alternatives to Hexane.

Features and Benefits

Greener alternative for hexane

Packaging

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Other Notes

Pure-Pac® II containers require the Micomatic MicroValve for dispensing solvents, Z560723.

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Legal Information

Pure-Pac is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

24.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-4 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Lot/Batch Number
54696AK
90296HJ
00497JJ
78196PJ
82897MJ

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