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Tetradecane

≥99%

Synonym(s):

n-Tetradecane

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)12CH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
198.39
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1733859
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
eCl@ss:
39010124
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

6.83 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 76.4 °C)

assay

≥99%

autoignition temp.

455 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.429 (lit.)

bp

252-254 °C (lit.)

mp

5.5 °C (lit.)

density

0.762 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C14H30/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-14H2,1-2H3

InChI key

BGHCVCJVXZWKCC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Tetradecane is an alkane hydrocarbon containing 14 carbon atoms. It is generally used as an organic solvent in synthesis Nonpolar aliphatic solvent, n-tetradecane, is good for aliphatic side chains, but poor for aromatic backbones.

Application

Tetradecane was used to study the thermodiffusion behavior of the microemulsion droplets of H2O/n-alkanes/C12E5 (pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether).

Tetradecane is also used as:

  • A core material in the preparation of NEPCMs(nano-encapsulated phase change materials) along with sodium dodecyl sulfate as emulsifier, resorcin as system modifier, and urea–formaldehyde resin as the shell material.
  • A selective solvent to study the phase behavior of block copolymer melts.

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Hazard Classifications

Asp. Tox. 1

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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

215.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

102 °C - closed cup

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