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Hexane

≥99% (GC), suitable for gas chromatography (GC), hypergrade for organic trace analysis SupraSolv®

Synonym(s):

Hexane, n-Hexane

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)4CH3
CAS Number:
110-54-3
Molecular Weight:
86.18
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
EC Index Number:
203-777-6
NACRES:
NA.03
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730733
MDL number:
MFCD00009520
Assay:
≥99% (GC)
Technique(s):
GC/MS: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable
Bp:
69 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
256 mmHg ( 37.7 °C), 5.2 psi ( 37.7 °C), ~132 mmHg ( 20 °C)
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Product Name

n-Hexane, hypergrade for organic trace analysis SupraSolv®

vapor density

~3 (vs air)

Quality Segment

100

vapor pressure

256 mmHg ( 37.7 °C), 5.2 psi ( 37.7 °C), ~132 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

SupraSolv®

assay

≥99% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

453 °F

potency

25000 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat), >2000 mg/kg LD50, skin (Rabbit)

expl. lim.

7.7 %

technique(s)

GC/MS: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤0.005% Water, ≥99.9% Sum of hexane isomers + methylcyclopentane (GC)

evapn. residue

≤3.0 mg/L

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.375 (lit.)

kinematic viscosity

0.50 cSt(20 °C)

bp

69 °C (lit.)

mp

−95 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point -22 °C

solubility

0.0095 g/L

density

0.659 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

suitability

suitable for residue analysis

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

CCCCCC

InChI

1S/C6H14/c1-3-5-6-4-2/h3-6H2,1-2H3

InChI key

VLKZOEOYAKHREP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

SupraSolv® hypergrade is a premium-purity solvent grade specifically engineered for organic trace analysis in gas chromatography (GC), where ultra-low background interference and maximum signal-to-noise ratio are paramount analytical requirements.

Application

SupraSolv® hypergrade solvents are indispensable in highly sensitive GC-based applications including pesticide residue analysis, dioxin and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) determination, mineral oil index measurements, environmental monitoring, and food safety testing — analytical domains where solvent purity directly governs method reliability and regulatory compliance.

Features and Benefits

  • Universal detector compatibility, eliminating the need for detector-specific solvent selection and simplifying laboratory workflows
  • Extended and broader specified retention time range, enabling reliable detection of both low- and high-boiling analytes within a single analytical run
  • Batch-to-batch consistency and rigorous lot-specific quality control, ensuring reproducibility across analytical series
  • Minimized matrix-induced interferences, critical for achieving accurate quantification at ppt to ppb concentration levels

Analysis Note

The hypergrade designation reflects adherence to exceptionally stringent analytical thresholds, including:
  • ≤ 1 ng/mL interfering impurities relative to tetrachloromethane by GC-ECD
  • ≤ 2 pg/mL for lindane equivalents by GC-ECD
  • ≤ 2 ng/mL for n-tetradecane equivalents by GC-FID and GC-MSThese specifications ensure that solvent-derived background signals remain below the detection threshold of the most sensitive analytical methods, thereby safeguarding the integrity of trace-level quantification.

Other Notes

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Legal Information

SUPRASOLV is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

target_organs

Central nervous system, Nervous system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 1 Inhalation - STOT SE 3

flash_point_f

-7.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-22 °C - closed cup

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