Phytane

CAS Registry Number®

638-36-8
No image available.

CAS Name

Phytane

Molecular Formula

C20H42

Molecular Mass

282.55

Cite this Page

Phytane.   CAS Common Chemistry.   CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, n.d.   http://commonchemistry.cas.org/detail?cas_rn=638-36-8 (retrieved 2024-03-29) (CAS RN: 638-36-8).  Licensed under the Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    169.5 °C @ Press: 9.5 Torr
  • Density (1)

    0.803 g/cm³ @ Temp: 0 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C20H42/c1-7-18(4)12-9-14-20(6)16-10-15-19(5)13-8-11-17(2)3/h17-20H,7-16H2,1-6H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=GGYKPYDKXLHNTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCC(CCCC(C)C)C)C(CCCC(CC)C)C

Canonical SMILES

CCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)CCCC(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexadecane, 2,6,10,14-tetramethyl-
  • Phytane
  • 2,6,10,14-Tetramethylhexadecane
  • Phytan
  • Tetrahydroneophytadiene

CAS INSIGHTSTM
Insights teaser
Insights teaser
Insights teaser
Insights teaser