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Cyclohexane

suitable for chromatography

Synonym(s):

Cyclohexane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12
CAS Number:
110-82-7
Molecular Weight:
84.16
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1900225
MDL number:
MFCD00003814
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vapor density

2.9 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

168.8 mmHg ( 37.7 °C), 77 mmHg ( 20 °C)

autoignition temp.

500 °F

expl. lim.

9 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.426 (lit.)

bp

80.7 °C (lit.)

mp

4-7 °C (lit.)

density

0.779 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

suitability

suitable for chromatography

SMILES string

C1CCCCC1

InChI

1S/C6H12/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-6H2

InChI key

XDTMQSROBMDMFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Cyclohexane is a colorless, flammable liquidwith a pungent odor, that is less toxic than benzene. It is a water-insolubleand non-corrosive solvent. It is commonly used as a solvent in variouschromatography techniques such as liquid chromatography (LC), gaschromatography (GC), reverse-high-performance liquid chromatography, and HPLC.

Application

Cyclohexane can be used as a solvent in MASE(Matrix-Assisted Solvent Extraction) for the extraction of volatile organiccompounds (VOCs).

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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

-4.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-20 °C - closed cup

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