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Encyclopedia > Dodecane
Dodecane
General
Molecular formula C12H26
CAS number 112-40-3
EC number 203-967-9
Physical characteristics
Appearance Colourless liquid
Melting point -9.6 °C
Boiling point 216.2 °C
Vapour density 5.96
Vapour pressure 1 mm Hg at 47.8° Celsius
Specific gravity 0.75
Flash point 71 °C
Explosion limits 0.6% lower
Autoignition temperature 205 °C

Dodecane (also known as dihexyl, bihexyl, adakane 12 or duodecane) is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)10CH3, a thick, oily liquid of the paraffin series. CAS registry numbers are unique numerical identifiers for chemical compounds, polymers, biological sequences and alloys. ... EC numbers (Enzyme Commission numbers) are a numerical classification scheme for enzymes, based on the chemical reactions they catalyze. ... General Name, Symbol, Number mercury, Hg, 80 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 6, d Appearance silvery white Atomic mass 200. ... An alkane in organic chemistry is a saturated hydrocarbon without cycles, that is, an acyclic hydrocarbon in which the molecule has the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms and so has no double bonds. ... In chemistry, a hydrocarbon is any chemical compound that consists only of carbon (C) and hydrogen (H). ... A chemical formula (also called molecular formula) is a concise way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound. ... Paraffin is a common name for a group of high molecular weight alkane hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2, where n is greater than about 20, discovered by Carl Reichenbach. ...


It is used as a solvent and distillation chaser. A solvent is a liquid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution. ...


External links

  • Material Safety Data Sheet for Dodecane
  • http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/chemical.pl?DODECANE



 

Alkanes

methane
CH4 An alkane in organic chemistry is a saturated hydrocarbon without cycles, that is, an acyclic hydrocarbon in which the molecule has the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms and so has no double bonds. ... The simplest hydrocarbon, methane, is a gas with a chemical formula of CH4. ...

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ethane
C2H6 Ethane is a chemical compound with chemical formula C2H6. ...

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propane
C3H8 A three-carbon alkane, propane is sometimes derived from other petroleum products during oil or natural gas processing. ...

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butane
C4H10 Butane, also called n-butane, is the unbranched alkane with four carbon atoms, CH3CH2CH2CH3. ...

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pentane
C5H12 Pentane (also known as amyl hydride or skellysolve) is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)3CH3. ...

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hexane
C6H14 Hexane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)4CH3. ...

heptane
C7H16 Heptane (also known as dipropyl methane, gettysolve-C or heptyl hydride) is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)5CH3. ...

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octane
C8H18 Octane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)6CH3. ...

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nonane
C9H20 Nonane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)7CH3. ...

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decane
C10H22 Decane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)8CH3. ...

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undecane
C11H24 Undecane (also known as hendecane) is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)9CH3. ...

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dodecane
C12H26

 

tridecane
C13H28 Tridecane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)11CH3. ...

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tetradecane
C14H30 Tetradecane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)12CH3. ...

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pentadecane
C15H32 Pentadecane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)13CH3. ...

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hexadecane
C16H34 Hexadecane, also called cetane, is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)14CH3. ...

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heptadecane
C17H36 Heptadecane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)15CH3. ...

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octadecane
C18H38 Octadecane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)16CH3. ...

 

nonadecane
C19H40 Nonadecane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)17CH3. ...

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eicosane
C20H42 Eicosane (also known as icosane or didecyl) is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)18CH3. ...

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heneicosane
C21H44 Heneicosane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)19CH3. ...

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docosane
C22H46 Docosane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)20CH3. ...

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tricosane
C23H48 Tricosane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)21CH3. ...

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tetracosane
C24H50 Tetrakosane Tetra*ko*sane`, n. ...

 

pentacosane
C25H52 Pentacosane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)23CH3. ...

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hexacosane
C26H54 Hexacosane, also called hexeikosane, is an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)24CH3. ...

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heptacosane
C27H56 Heptacosane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)25CH3. ...

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octacosane
C28H58 Octacosane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)26CH3. ...

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nonacosane
C29H60 Nonacosane is a straight-chain hydrocarbon with a molecular formula of C29H60, and the structural formula CH3(CH2)27CH3. ...

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triacontane
C30H62 Triacontane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)28CH3. ...

 

hentriacontane
C31H64 Hentriacontane, also called untriacontane, is a long-chain alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)29CH3. ...

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dotriacontane
C32H66 Dotriacontane, also called dicetyl, is an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)30CH3. ...

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tritriacontane
C33H68 Tritriacontane is an alkane hydrocarbon which is a naturally occurring antioxidant. ...

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tetratriacontane
C34H70 Tetratriacontane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)32CH3. ...

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pentatriacontane
C35H72 Pentatriacontane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)33CH3. ...

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hexatriacontane
C36H74 Hexatriacontane is an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH3(CH2)34CH3. ...

 

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Biodegradation of Variable-Chain-Length Alkanes at Low Temperatures by a Psychrotrophic Rhodococcus sp. -- Whyte et ... (5203 words)
The growth of Q15 on potential metabolic intermediates of dodecane and hexadecane was studied by monitoring respiration.
on the subterminal dodecane intermediates 2-dodecanol and 2-dodecanone
that of the shorter-chain alkanes, particularly dodecane, as the
ORNL Review Vol. 35, No. 3, 2002 (1073 words)
The narrowly confined liquid-like dodecane was transformed into a solid-like structure as a result of interfacial forces.
In their simulation, 3 to 8 layers of dodecane molecules are sandwiched between the mica layers.
Steve Granick’s experiments led him to conclude that nanoconfined dodecane is a glass—a state intermediate between liquid and solid—rather than a solid.
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