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Octadecane

99%

Synonym(s):

C18-n-Alkane, n-Octadecane

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)16CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
254.49
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1740138
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

8.8 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 119 °C)

assay

99%

form

solid or liquid (Conforms to requirements)

autoignition temp.

455 °F

bp

317 °C (lit.)

mp

26-29 °C (lit.)

density

0.777 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C18H38/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-18H2,1-2H3

InChI key

RZJRJXONCZWCBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

n-Octadecane is generally used in developing microencapsulated phase-change materials.
It can also be used as a reactant to synthesize:
  • N-octadecylsulfonyl)-alanine sodium salt
  • 1-octadecanesulfonyl chloride
  • 2-octadecanone

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Health hazard

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Asp. Tox. 1

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

330.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

166 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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Fabrication and performances of microencapsulated phase change materials based on n-octadecane core and resorcinol-modified melamine?formaldehyde shell.
Zhang H and Wang X
Colloids Surf., 332(2-3), 129-138 (2009)
Ahmad Fariz Nicholas et al.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 8(9) (2018-09-08)
The preparation of activated carbon using palm kernel shells as the precursor (PKSAC) was successfully accomplished after the parametric optimization of the carbonization temperature, carbonization holding time, and the ratio of the activator (H₃PO₄) to the precursor. Optimization at 500
Fundamental time scales governing organic aerosol multiphase partitioning and oxidative aging.
Zhang H, et al.
Environmental Science & Technology, 49(16), 9768-9777 (2015)
Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties of Alanine?Based Surfactants.
Bougueroua M, et al.
Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 19(6), 1121-1131 (2016)
Ho Young Woo et al.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 11(1) (2021-01-21)
In this study, we demonstrate the colloidal synthesis of nearly monodisperse, sub-100-nm phase change material (PCM) nanobeads with an organic n-paraffin core and poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) shell. PCM nanobeads are synthesized via emulsion polymerization using ammonium persulfate as an initiator and

Protocols

Separation of Decane; Dodecane; Tetradecane; Hexadecane; Octadecane; Eicosane; Docosane; Tetracosane; Hexacosane; Octacosane

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