Hexadecane

CAS Registry Number®

544-76-3

CAS Name

Hexadecane

Molecular Formula

C16H34

Molecular Mass

226.44

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    286.5 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    18.14 °C

  • Density (1)

    0.77335 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H34/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=DCAYPVUWAIABOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCC)CCCCCCC

Canonical SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Hexadecane
  • Cetane
  • n-Hexadecane
  • n-Cetane
  • NSC 7334

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