decacontane
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Hectane is an organic compound from the class of straight-chain alkanes, or saturated hydrocarbons. It has 100 carbon atoms in a single chain, without branching. Under normal conditions, it is in a solid state. The chemical formula is . The number of possible structural isomers of hectane is 592,107 × 1034.
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Hectane is an organic compound from the class of straight-chain alkanes, or saturated hydrocarbons. It has 100 carbon atoms in a single chain, without branching. Under normal conditions, it is in a solid state. The chemical formula is . The number of possible structural isomers of hectane is 592,107 × 1034.
==Synthesis== The compound can be prepared by reacting 1-iodopentadecane with sodium metal and can be recrystallized from xylene.
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