Eicosane

CAS Registry Number®

112-95-8

CAS Name

Eicosane

Molecular Formula

C20H42

Molecular Mass

282.55

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    343.9 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    36.8 °C

  • Density (3)

    0.84 g/cm³ (solid) @ Press: Atm pressure

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C20H42/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-20H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=CBFCDTFDPHXCNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCCCC)CCCCCCCCC

Canonical SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Eicosane
  • n-Eicosane
  • NSC 62789
  • Parafol 20Z
  • MPCM 37

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

860208-83-9

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