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Dodecane
IUPAC name	Dodecane
Other names	dihexyl, bihexyl,; adakane 12, duodecane
Identifiers
CAS number	112-40-3
PubChem	8182
SMILES	CCCCCCCCCCCC
InChI	1/C12H26/c1-3-5-7-9-11-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-12H2,1-2H3
ChemSpider ID	7890
Properties
Molecular formula	C12H26
Molar mass	170.34 g/mol
Appearance	Colourless liquid
Density	0.75 g/cm3 at 25°C, liquid
Melting point	-9.6°C
Boiling point	216.2°C
Refractive index (nD)	1.4216 ± 0.002
Viscosity	1.34 cP at 25°C
Hazards
MSDS	ScienceLab.com
Main hazards	flammable
NFPA 704	2 1 0
Flash point	74°C c.c.
Autoignition; temperature	203°C
	(what is this?) (verify); Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Dodecane (also known as dihexyl, bihexyl, adakane 12 or duodecane) is a liquid alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C H₃(CH₂)₁₀CH₃, a thick, oily liquid of the paraffin series. It has 355 isomers.

It is used as a solvent, distillation chaser, scintillator component. Moreover it is used as a diluent for tributyl phosphate (TBP) in plants reprocessing.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

Higher alkanes

[edit] References

Caudwell, D.R.; Trusler, J.P.M.; Vesovic, V.; Wakeham, W.A. (2003-06-16). "The Viscosity and Density of n-Dodecane and n-Octadecane at Pressures up to 200 mPa and Temperatures up to 473 K" (pdf). NIST. http://symp15.nist.gov/pdf/p175.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-09.

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