8.18704
Cetyl alcohol
for synthesis
Synonym(s):
Cetyl alcohol, 1-Hexadecanol
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About This Item
grade
synthesis grade
Quality Level
vapor pressure
<1 hPa ( 20 °C)
assay
≥95% (GC)
form
solid
autoignition temp.
235 °C (DIN 51794)
potency
>2000 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)
>2000 mg/kg LD50, skin (Rabbit)
dilution
(for synthesis)
bp
305-330 °C/1013 hPa
mp
46-52 °C
transition temp
flash point 155 °C (DIN 51758)
solubility
<0.0001 g/L
density
0.82 g/cm3 at 50 °C
bulk density
410‑450 kg/m3
storage temp.
2-30°C
SMILES string
OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
InChI
1S/C16H34O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3
InChI key
BXWNKGSJHAJOGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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This Item | 1.00989 | PHR1133 | 68824 |
|---|---|---|---|
| assay ≥95% (GC) | assay ≥96% (GC), 90.0-102.0% (GC) | assay - | assay ≥99.5% (GC) |
| Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 500 | Quality Level 300 | Quality Level 100 |
| solubility <0.0001 g/L | solubility <0.0001 g/L | solubility - | solubility - |
| form solid | form solid | form - | form - |
| mp 46-52 °C | mp 46-52 °C | mp 48-50 °C (lit.) | mp 49-51 °C |
| bp 305-330 °C/1013 hPa | bp 305-330 °C/1013 hPa | bp 179-181 °C/10 mmHg (lit.) | bp 190 °C/15 mmHg (lit.) |
Analysis Note
Melting range (lower value): ≥ 47 °C
Melting range (upper value): ≤ 52 °C
Identity (IR): passes test
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk_germany
nwg
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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