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Heptane Low UV Cutoff

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OmniSolv®

Synonym(s):

Heptane, n-Heptane, high purity solvents

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
100.20
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730763
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
EC Index Number:
205-563-8

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

40 mmHg ( 20 °C)
83 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)

product line

OmniSolv®

assay

≥99% n-heptane basis
≥99.9% (saturated C7 hydrocarbons)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

433 °F

expl. lim.

7 %

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Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
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technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
LC/MS: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤0.02% Water (H2O)

evapn. residue

≤1 ppm

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.387 (lit.)

bp

98 °C (lit.)

mp

−91 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point -4 °C

solubility

0.05 g/L

density

0.684 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

UV cutoff

≤193 nm

UV absorption

λ: 193 nm Amax: ≤1.00
λ: 200 nm Amax: ≤0.80
λ: 210 nm Amax: ≤0.30
λ: 220 nm Amax: ≤0.15
λ: 260 nm Amax: ≤0.01

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shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CCCCCCC

InChI

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

InChI key

IMNFDUFMRHMDMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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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 compared to hexane and thus align with "Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries". Click here for more information.

Application

OmniSolv®

Preparation Note

Product filtered through a 0.2 μm filter

Analysis Note

Assay (n-heptane): 99.0% min
Assay (saturated C7 hydrocarbons): 99.9% min
Color (APHA): 10 max
Evaporation residue: 1ppm max
Filtered through 0.2 m filter: To pass test
Fluorescence (as quinine base): 250ppt max
Form: Clear liquid
Infrared Spectrum: Conforms to standard
UV Abs. at 193 nm: 1.00AU max
UV Abs. at 200 nm: 0.80AU max
UV Abs. at 210 nm: 0.30AU max
UV Abs. at 220 nm: 0.15AU max
UV Abs. at 260 nm: 0.01AU max
UV Cut-off: 193vnm max
Water (H2O): 0.02% max

Legal Information

OMNISOLV 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_germany

WGK 2

flash_point_f

24.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-4 °C - closed cup


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