dodecane

Also known as n-dodecane, CH3-[CH2]10-CH3, Bihexyl, Dihexyl, Duodecane, Adakane 12

Dodecane (also known as dihexyl, bihexyl, adakane 12, or duodecane) is an oily liquid n-alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C12H26 (which has 355 isomers).

Chemical data

Formula: C12H26
Molecular weight: 170.33 g/mol
IUPAC name: dodecane
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCC
InChIKey: SNRUBQQJIBEYMU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 6.1
Polar surface area: 0 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 0
Formal charge: 0

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Research

2,365 papers

Early Oxidation Kinetics of N-Dodecane under High-Temperature Conditions.The journal of physical chemistry. A · 2024
RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, dodecane, CAS Registry Number 112-40-3.Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association · 2020
Detachment of Dodecane from Silica Surfaces with Variable Surface Chemistry Studied Using Molecular Dynamics Simulation.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
Factors Influencing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Initial Adhesion and Evolution at the Dodecane-Water Interface.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2023
Thermal desorption mechanism of n-dodecane on unsaturated clay: Experimental study and molecular dynamics simulation.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2023

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 170.203

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canonical SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCC
chemical formula: C₁₂H₂₆
boiling point: 216.2
Commons category: Dodecane
refractive index: 1.4216
flash point: 74
melting point: -10
dynamic viscosity: 1.34
density: 0.75

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Dodecane (also known as dihexyl, bihexyl, adakane 12, or duodecane) is an oily liquid n-alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C12H26 (which has 355 isomers).

It is used as a solvent, distillation chaser, and scintillator component. It is used as a diluent for tributyl phosphate (TBP) in nuclear reprocessing plants.