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Hexane, mixture of isomers

≥85%, suitable for HPLC: suitable

Synonym(s):

Hexanes, Isohexane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H14
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
86.18
Beilstein:
1730733
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12190000
PubChem Substance ID:

product name

Hexane, mixture of isomers, suitable for HPLC, ≥85%

vapor density

3 (vs air)

Assay

≥85%

autoignition temp.

437 °F

expl. lim.

7.5 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

impurities

≤0.0005% non-volatile matter
≤0.001% free acid (as CH3COOH)
≤0.01% water (Karl Fischer)
≤0.5 ppb fluorescence (quinine) at 254 nm
≤0.5 ppb fluorescence (quinine) at 365 nm
≤4.9% n-hexane (GC)

evapn. residue

≤0.0005%

transmittance

200 nm, ≥20%
220 nm, ≥80%
245 nm, ≥98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.379 (lit.)

bp

68-70 °C (lit.)

mp

−95 °C (lit.)

density

0.672 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

InChI

1S/C6H14/c1-4-5-6(2)3/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3

InChI key

AFABGHUZZDYHJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

19.4 °F

Flash Point(C)

-7 °C


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