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HX0296

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Hexane, mixture of isomers

≥98.5% (hexane isomers + methylcyclopentane), suitable for LC/MS, gas chromatography (GC) and HPLC, OmniSolv®

Synonym(s):

Hexanes, FM approval

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H14
CAS Number:
110-54-3
Molecular Weight:
86.18
MDL number:
MFCD00009520
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
EC Index Number:
203-777-6
Assay:
≥98.5% (hexane isomers + methylcyclopentane)
≥99.8% (total aliphatic hydrocarbons less than C8)
Technique(s):
HPLC: suitable
LC/MS: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable
Bp:
69 °C/1013 hPa
Vapor pressure:
160 hPa ( 20 °C)

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Product Name

Hexanes, 98.5%, OmniSolv®

vapor pressure

160 hPa ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

100

product line

OmniSolv®

Assay

≥98.5% (hexane isomers + methylcyclopentane)
≥99.8% (total aliphatic hydrocarbons less than C8)

form

liquid

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
LC/MS: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤0.01% Water (H2O)
≤3 μg/L Capillary FID responsive substances (as decane)
≤5 ng/L Capillary ECD responsive substances (as PCNB)

evapn. residue

≤1 ppm

color

APHA: ≤10

bp

69 °C/1013 hPa

mp

-94.3 °C

transition temp

flash point -22 °C

solubility

0.0095 g/L

density

0.66 g/cm3 at 20 °C

UV cutoff

≤195 nm

UV absorption

λ: 195 nm Amax: ≤1.00
λ: 200 nm Amax: ≤0.50
λ: 210 nm Amax: ≤0.20
λ: 220 nm Amax: ≤0.05
λ: 230 nm Amax: ≤0.05
λ: 250 nm Amax: ≤0.01
λ: 280 nm Amax: ≤0.005

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

C(CCC)CC

InChI

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

InChI key

VLKZOEOYAKHREP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Hexane is an alkane and a colorless, flammable liquid that can be obtained from petroleum through distillation. It is a non-polar organic solvent, making it very effective for dissolving and isolating fats and oils. This property makes hexane invaluable in various industrial and laboratory applications.

Application

HX0296P-1 is packaged in poly coated glass bottles
Hexane is used as a
  • Solvent in the detection of rubrene, using normal phase high performance liquid chromatography.
  • an extraction solvent to concentrate the analytes like synthetic cannabinoids of the aminoalkylindole type and methanandamide in serum, followed by separation using liquid chromatography coupled with tandem-mass spectrometry.
  • most efficient solvent mixture for lipid extraction from dry and wet biomass of Chlorella vulgaris.
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Packaging

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Preparation Note

Product filtered through a 0.2 μm filter

Analysis Note

Assay (n-hexane)%Assay (total aliphatic hydrocarbons less than C8)99.8% minAssay (total hexane isomers + methylcyclopentane)98.5% minBoiling range66.1-69.4°CCapillary ECD responsive substances (as PCNB)5ng/L maxCapillary FID responsive substances (as decane)3µg/L maxColor (APHA)10 maxEvaporation residue1ppm maxFiltered through 0.2 µm filterTo pass testFluorescence (as quinine base)250ppt maxFormClear liquidIdentity (IR-spectrum)ConformsRefractive index (at 20°C)UV Abs. at 195 nm1.00AU maxUV Abs. at 200 nm0.50AU maxUV Abs. at 210 nm0.20AU maxUV Abs. at 220 nm0.05AU maxUV Abs. at 230 nm0.05AU maxUV Abs. at 250 nm0.01AU maxUV Abs. at 280 nm0.005AU maxUV Cut-off195nm maxWater (H2O)0.01% max

Legal Information

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

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Central nervous system, Nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-7.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-22 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

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Purification of hexane with effective extraction using ionic liquid as solvent
Pereiro, Ana B and Rodriguez, Ana,et.al
Green Chemistry, 11, 346-350 (2009)
A comprehensive study on solvent effect and establishment of n-hexane solvent system based normal-phase liquid chromatography$\times$ reversed-phase liquid chromatography for isolation of natural products
Yu, Zhe-Wei and Wang,et.al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1733, 465278-465278 (2024)
Characterization and process optimization of castor oil (Ricinus communis L.) extracted by the soxhlet method using polar and non-polar solvents
Danlami, Jibrin Mohammed,et.al.
Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 47, 99-104 (2015)
Experimental study and thermodynamic modeling for determining the effect of non-polar solvent (hexane)/polar solvent (methanol) ratio and moisture content on the lipid extraction efficiency from Chlorella vulgaris
Malekzadeh, Mohammad and Najafabadi,et.al.
Bioresource Technology, 201, 304-311 (2016)
Stereoisomeric products of electrochemical reduction of heterocyclic Fischer aminocarbene Cr (0) complexes. Development of the electrochemistry-mass spectrometry tandem approach using biphasic (acetonitrile-hexane) preparative electrolysis
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Electrochimica Acta, 162, 17-23 (2015)

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