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52209

Hexadecane

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

n-Hexadecane, Cetane

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)14CH3
CAS Number:
544-76-3
Molecular Weight:
226.44
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329757798
EC Number:
208-878-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1736592
MDL number:
MFCD00008998

Product Name

Hexadecane, analytical standard

InChI key

DCAYPVUWAIABOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C16H34/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

grade

analytical standard

vapor density

7.8 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 105.3 °C)

assay

≥99.8% (GC)

autoignition temp.

395 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.434 (lit.)
n20/D 1.435

bp

287 °C (lit.)

mp

18 °C (lit.)

transition temp

solidification point 17.5-18.5 °C

density

0.773 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

petroleum

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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General description

Hexadecane can find applications as a sole carbon source for the growth of canals, which are supramolecular structures observed in the cell wall of Candida maltose.

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Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H304

Hazard Classifications

Asp. Tox. 1

supp_hazards

EUH066

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

233.6 °F

flash_point_c

112 °C

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Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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BCCJ7030
BCCJ7115
BCCD9129
BCCB5830

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Cell wall canals formed upon growth of Candida maltosa in the presence of hexadecane are associated with polyphosphates
Zvonarev, NA
FEMS Yeast Research, 17 (2017)
Shweta Mishra et al.
Bioresource technology, 111, 148-154 (2012-03-13)
In the present study, n-hexadecane degradation in MSM was investigated by three bacteria identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa PSA5, Rhodococcus sp. NJ2 and Ochrobactrum intermedium P2, isolated from petroleum sludge. During 10 days of incubation, n-hexadecane was degraded to 99% by
Ji-Quan Sun et al.
Bioresource technology, 123, 664-668 (2012-09-04)
Three phenol- and alkanes-degrading bacterial strains were isolated from a freshwater sample. Upon the 16S rRNA gene analysis, phenotype and physiological features, the three strains were designated as Acinetobacter sp. with both phenol hydroxylase gene (phe) and alkane monooxygenase gene
Giuseppe Gallo et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 94(5), 1289-1301 (2012-04-25)
The alkB gene, encoding an alkane monooxygenase in the actinomycete Gordonia sp. SoCg, was expressed in the non-alkane-degrading actinomycete Streptomyces coelicolor M145. The resulting engineered strain, M145-AH, can grow on n-hexadecane as sole carbon source. To unravel proteins associated with
Hirak Chakraborty et al.
Biophysical journal, 102(12), 2751-2760 (2012-06-28)
Membrane fusion, essential to eukaryotic life, is broadly envisioned as a three-step process proceeding from contacting bilayers through two semistable, nonlamellar lipidic intermediate states to a fusion pore. Here, we introduced a new, to our knowledge, experimental approach to gain
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