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Also known as n-decane

Decane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C10H22. Although 75 structural isomers are possible for decane, the term usually refers to the normal-decane ("n-decane"), with the formula CH3(CH2)8CH3. All isomers, however, exhibit similar properties and little attention is paid to the composition. These isomers are flammable liquids. Decane is present in small quantities (less than 1%) in gasoline (petrol) and kerosene. Like other alkanes, it is a nonpolar solvent, and does not dissolve in water, and is readily combustible. Although it is a component of fuels, it is of little import

Chemical data

Formula
C10H22
Molecular weight
142.28 g/mol
IUPAC name
decane
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCC
InChIKey
DIOQZVSQGTUSAI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
5
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Has part
carbon
Mass
142.172
Autonomy
210
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canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCCC
chemical formula
C₁₀H₂₂
Commons category
Decane
found in taxon
Malus domestica
density
0.7303
safety classification and labelling
Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008
relative permittivity
1.9853
partition coefficient water/octanol
6.25
ionization energy
9.65
surface tension
18.78
melting point
-30.0
boiling point
174.15
refractive index
1.4090
lower flammable limit
0.7
phase point
critical point
dynamic viscosity
0.359
thermal conductivity
0.110
upper flammable limit
5.4
vapor pressure
100
flash point
51
kinematic viscosity
1.16
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