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263850

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Tricosane

99%

Synonym(s):

n-Tricosane

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)21CH3
CAS Number:
638-67-5
Molecular Weight:
324.63
Beilstein:
1756000
MDL number:
MFCD00009350
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24855889
NACRES:
NA.22

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Quality Level

100

Assay

99%

form

solid

bp

199-200 °C/3 mmHg (lit.)

mp

46-47 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C23H48/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-23H2,1-2H3

InChI key

FIGVVZUWCLSUEI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Tricosane is an aliphatic alkyl chain that can be used:
  • As a phase change material for electronic cooling applications.
  • To prepare ticosane functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) biosensors for the detection of volatile organic molecules in human breath.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

235.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

113 °C - closed cup

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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MKCZ3816
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0000421981
0000421981
0000338332

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Single-walled carbon nanotube-based biosensors for the detection of volatile organic compounds of lung cancer
Liu FL, et al.
Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 44(2), 367-372 (2011)
Enrique Blázquez-Blázquez et al.
Polymers, 12(6) (2020-06-18)
A detailed study of the phase behavior of n-paraffin C23H48 has been performed by means of real-time variable-temperature experiments with synchrotron radiation. Two detectors were employed for simultaneous analysis of the small-angle (SAXS) and wide-angle X-ray-scattering (WAXS) regions. This paraffin
Experimental study of thermal energy storage characteristics using heat pipe with nano-enhanced phase change materials
Krishna J, et al.
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 225, 012058-012058 (2017)
Heat pipe with PCM for electronic cooling
Weng Y-C, et al.
Applied Energy, 88(5), 1825-1833 (2011)
Disorder in the pseudohexagonal rotator phase of n-alkanes: molecular-dynamics calculations for tricosane.
Ryckaert J-P, et al.
Molecular Physics, 67(5), 957-979 (1989)
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