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Heptane

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puriss. p.a., reag. Ph. Eur., ≥99% n-heptane basis (GC)

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5CH3
CAS Number:
142-82-5
Molecular Weight:
100.20
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329754124
EC Number:
205-563-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730763
MDL number:
MFCD00009544
Assay:
≥99% n-heptane basis (GC)
Technique(s):
GC/GC: suitable
Bp:
98 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
40 mmHg ( 20 °C), 83 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
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agency

USP/NF, reag. Ph. Eur.

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

40 mmHg ( 20 °C), 83 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)

grade

puriss. p.a.

assay

≥99% n-heptane basis (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

433 °F

expl. lim.

7 %

greener alternative product characteristics

Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
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technique(s)

GC/GC: suitable

impurities

≤0.0005% free acid (as CH3COOH), ≤0.001% non-volatile matter, ≤0.005% S-compounds (as S), ≤0.01% water (Karl Fischer)

refractive index

n20/D 1.387 (lit.), n20/D 1.3870-1.3880

bp

98 °C (lit.)

mp

−91 °C (lit.)

density

0.684 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤0.50 ppm, B: ≤0.02 ppm, Ba: ≤0.10 ppm, Ca: ≤0.50 ppm, Cd: ≤0.05 ppm, Co: ≤0.02 ppm, Cr: ≤0.02 ppm, Cu: ≤0.02 ppm, Fe: ≤0.10 ppm, Mg: ≤0.10 ppm, Mn: ≤0.02 ppm, Ni: ≤0.02 ppm, Pb: ≤0.1 ppm, Sn: ≤0.10 ppm, Zn: ≤0.10 ppm

suitability

passes test for reaction against H2SO4

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.
Heptane (n-Heptane) is a linear hydrocarbon. Its cetane number has been reported to be 56. Mechanism and kinetic studies of its oxidation in flow reactors, shock tubes and rapid compression machines have been proposed.

Application

Greener alternatives to Hexane.
Heptane may be used in the following studies:
  • To compose the water/sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT)/n-heptane microemulsions, employed for the synthesis of ZnS nanoparticles.
  • As a solvent for various solid n-paraffins.
  • Sterol quantification method (SQM) for the determination of total intracellular ergosterol in Aspergillus fumigatus extracts.

Other Notes

Pertains only in Germany: unversteuert

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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

-4.00 °C - closed cup

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