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Heptane

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ReagentPlus®, 99%

Synonym(s):

Heptyl hydride, n-Heptane

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5CH3
CAS Number:
142-82-5
Molecular Weight:
100.20
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
NACRES:
NA.06
PubChem Substance ID:
329815183
EC Number:
205-563-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730763
MDL number:
MFCD00009544
Assay:
99%
Bp:
98 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
40 mmHg ( 20 °C), 83 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
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vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

40 mmHg ( 20 °C), 83 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

433 °F

expl. lim.

7 %

greener alternative product characteristics

Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries
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dilution

(for general lab use)

refractive index

n20/D 1.387 (lit.)

bp

98 °C (lit.)

mp

−91 °C (lit.)

density

0.684 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Greener Chemistry. Heptane is an environmentally preferable solvent and greener alternative to hexane and thus has been enhanced for "Safer Solvents and Auxiliaries". Click here for more information.

Application

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Features and Benefits

Greener alternative for hexane

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Other Notes

What is a green solvent? A comprehensive framework for the environmental assessment of solvents
Pure-Pac® II containers require the Micromatic MacroValve coupler for dispensing solvents, Z560723.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Pure-Pac is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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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

flash_point_f

24.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

-4 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

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SHBT5468
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SHBT4952
SHBS3563

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S Monadjemi et al.
Environmental science & technology, 45(22), 9582-9589 (2011-09-29)
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Thushara Karunasekara et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1218(6), 809-816 (2011-01-07)
Partition coefficients for varied compounds were determined for the organic solvent-propylene carbonate biphasic partition system where the organic solvent is n-heptane, isopentyl ether or 1-octanol. These partition coefficient databases are analyzed using the solvation parameter model facilitating a quantitative comparison
Gábor Csordás et al.
PloS one, 9(6), e98191-e98191 (2014-06-04)
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