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n-Heptane

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suitable for chromatography

Synonym(s):

Heptane

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5CH3
CAS Number:
142-82-5
Molecular Weight:
100.20
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730763
MDL number:
MFCD00009544
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vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

40 mmHg ( 20 °C), 83 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)

autoignition temp.

433 °F

expl. lim.

7 %

greener alternative product characteristics

Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
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refractive index

n20/D 1.387 (lit.)

bp

98 °C (lit.)

mp

−91 °C (lit.)

density

0.684 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

suitability

suitable for chromatography

greener alternative category

Aligned

SMILES string

CCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C7H16/c1-3-5-7-6-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3

InChI key

IMNFDUFMRHMDMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

n-Heptane is a hydrocarbon liquid commonly usedas a nonpolar mobile phase or solvent in gas chromatography (GC) and reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC).
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Application


  • Identification of Different Classes of VOCs Based on Optical Emission Spectra Using a Dielectric Barrier Helium Plasma Coupled with a Mini Spectrometer.: This paper describes a novel analytical technique for identifying volatile organic compounds, including n-heptane, demonstrating the versatility of plasma spectroscopy in chemical analysis (Mao et al., 2024).

  • Rapid online analysis of n-alkanes in gaseous streams via APCI mass spectrometry.: This research discusses a rapid analytical method for detecting n-alkanes like n-heptane in gaseous streams, showcasing advancements in mass spectrometry for real-time environmental monitoring (Wentrup et al., 2024).


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

24.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-4 °C - closed cup

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Investigation of the effects of solvent-mismatch and immiscibility in normal-phase ? aqueous reversed-phase liquid chromatography
Groeneveld G, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 462818, 1665-1665 (2022)
Gas chromatograph applications in petroleum hydrocarbon fluids
Zeng H, et al.
Advanced gas chromatography-Progress in agricultural, biomedical and industrial applications, 363-388 (2012)