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Dodekan

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Also known as n-dodecane, CH3-[CH2]10-CH3, Bihexyl, Dihexyl, Duodecane, Adakane 12

Dodecane (also known as dihexyl, bihexyl, adakane 12, or duodecane) is an oily liquid n-alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C12H26 (which has 355 isomers).

OverviewAI-generated

Dodecane is a chemical compound with the formula C₁₂H₂₆ and a mass of 170.203. Its canonical SMILES notation is CCCCCCCCCCCC. The substance has a density of 0.75 and a refractive index of 1.4216. It exhibits a boiling point of 216.32 and a flash point of 74. Melting points are recorded as -9.6 and -10, while its dynamic viscosity is 1.34.

According to PubChem data, dodecane has a weight of 170.33 and an xlogp value of 6.1. It possesses a topological polar surface area of 0, with no hydrogen bond donors or acceptors, and carries a charge of 0. The compound is referenced by 69 other encyclopedia articles and has 2365 associated PubMed entries.

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Chemical data

Formula
C12H26
Molecular weight
170.33 g/mol
IUPAC name
dodecane
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCC
InChIKey
SNRUBQQJIBEYMU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
6.1
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Research

2,365 papers

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