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249599

Dioctyl ether

99%

Synonym(s):

Octyl ether

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
[CH3(CH2)7]2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
242.44
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
211-112-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1748226
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
Form:
liquid
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Quality Segment

assay

99%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.433 (lit.)

bp

286-287 °C (lit.)

mp

−7.6 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 0.1 g/L at 20 °C

density

0.806 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ether

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCOCCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C16H34O/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3

InChI key

NKJOXAZJBOMXID-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Dioctyl ether has been used in the preparation of:
  • 11nm-sized monodisperse iron nanoparticles
  • cobalt ferrite nanocrystals with a particle diameter of 6nm
  • CoPt-polymer nanostructured composites


Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

230.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

110 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)



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