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Encyclopedia > Docosane
Docosane
General
Molecular formula C22H46
CAS number 629-97-0
EC number 211-121-5
Physical characteristics
Appearance Colourless crystalline solid
Melting point 42° Celsius
Boiling point 224° Celsius at 15 mm Hg
Vapour density 10.8 g / l
Vapour pressure -
Density 0.778 g / cm3
Specific gravity -
Flash point 113° Celsius (closed cup)
Explosion limits -
Autoignition temperature -
Water solubility -


Docosane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)20CH3.


External links

  • Material Safety Data Sheet for Icosane (http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/DO/docosane.html)
  • http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/chemical.pl?DOCOSANE



 

Alkanes

methane
CH4

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ethane
C2H6

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propane
C3H8

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butane
C4H10

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pentane
C5H12

|
 

hexane
C6H14

heptane
C7H16

|
 

octane
C8H18

|
 

nonane
C9H20

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decane
C10H22

|
 

undecane
C11H24

|
 

dodecane
C12H26

 

tridecane
C13H28

|
 

tetradecane
C14H30

|
 

pentadecane
C15H32

|
 

hexadecane
C16H34

|
 

heptadecane
C17H36

|
 

octadecane
C18H38

 

nonadecane
C19H40

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eicosane
C20H42

|
 

heneicosane
C21H44

|
 

docosane
C22H46

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tricosane
C23H48

|
 

tetracosane
C24H50

 

pentacosane
C25H52

|
 

hexacosane
C26H54

|
 

heptacosane
C27H56

|
 

octacosane
C28H58

|
 

nonacosane
C29H60

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triacontane
C30H62

 

hentriacontane
C31H64

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dotriacontane
C32H66

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tritriacontane
C33H68

|
 

tetratriacontane
C34H70

|
 

pentatriacontane
C35H72

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hexatriacontane
C36H74

 



 

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