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D221104

Dodecane

ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)10CH3
CAS Number:
112-40-3
Molecular Weight:
170.33
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
329798731
EC Number:
203-967-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1697175
MDL number:
MFCD00008969
Assay:
≥99%
Technique(s):
microbiological culture: suitable
Bp:
215-217 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
1 mmHg ( 47.8 °C)

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InChI key

SNRUBQQJIBEYMU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C12H26/c1-3-5-7-9-11-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-12H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCC

vapor density

5.96 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 47.8 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

401 °F

expl. lim.

8 %

technique(s)

microbiological culture: suitable

Quality Level

200

bp

215-217 °C (lit.)

mp

−9.6 °C (lit.)

density

0.75 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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General description

Dodecane is a long-chain linear alkane that is commonly used as a solvent and the major constituent of kerosene. Also, it is employed as an organic phase in solvent extraction.

Application

Dodecane can be used as a solvent in the:
  • Extraction of hydrocarbons from Botryococcus braunii.
  • Pd/C catalyzed deoxygenation of stearic acid to synthesize biodiesel.
  • Oxidativede sulfurization of dibenzothiophenes.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H304

Hazard Classifications

Asp. Tox. 1

supp_hazards

EUH066

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

flash_point_f

158.0 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

flash_point_c

70 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

Group 4: Flammable liquids + Type 3 petroleums + Hazardous rank III + Water insoluble liquid

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Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ishl_indicated

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

ishl_notified

D221104-2ML: + D221104-VAR: + D221104-500ML: + D221104-100ML: + D221104-2.5L: + D221104-BULK:

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Masoumeh Karvar et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 27(17), 10386-10391 (2011-07-07)
Surfactants such as Aerosol OT (AOT) are commonly used to stabilize and electrically charge nonpolar colloids in devices such as electronic ink displays. The electrical behavior of such devices is strongly influenced by the presence of charged inverse micelles, formed
Raquel Silva et al.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 733, 155-164 (2011-11-22)
In this work, we report a novel approach using proteinaceous microspheres of bovine serum albumin (BSA), human serum albumin (HSA) and silk fibroin (SF) containing different organic solvents, namely n-dodecane, mineral oil and vegetable oil, to reduce the activity of
Mahnaz Ghambarian et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1222, 5-12 (2011-12-27)
The aim of this research was to compare the extraction efficiencies of two modes of three-phase hollow fiber microextraction (HF-LLLME) based on aqueous and organic acceptor phases for analysis of tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) drugs. High-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array
Dorinde M M Kleinegris et al.
Enzyme and microbial technology, 48(3), 253-259 (2011-11-25)
During the in situ extraction of β-carotene from Dunaliella salina, the causal relationship between carotenoid extraction and cell death indicated that cell growth and cell death should be at equilibrium for a continuous in situ extraction process. In a flat-panel
I Solè et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 376(1), 133-139 (2012-04-07)
The influence of different dilution procedures on the properties of oil-in-water (O/W) nano-emulsions obtained by dilution of oil-in-water (O/W) and water-in-oil (W/O) microemulsions has been studied. The system water/SDS/cosurfactant/dodecane with either hexanol or pentanol as cosurfactant was chosen as model
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