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methylcyclohexane
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Methylcyclohexane (cyclohexylmethane) is an organic compound with the molecular formula is CH3C6H11. Classified as saturated hydrocarbon, it is a colourless liquid with a faint odor.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C7H14
- Molecular weight
- 98.19 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- methylcyclohexane
- SMILES
- CC1CCCCC1
- InChIKey
- UAEPNZWRGJTJPN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.6
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 98.11
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- melting point
- -196
- boiling point
- 100.93
- chemical formula
- C₇H₁₄
- canonical SMILES
- CC1CCCCC1
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0406
- density
- 0.77
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 4824
- vapor pressure
- 37
- flash point
- 25
- lower flammable limit
- 1.2
- upper flammable limit
- 6.7
- ionization energy
- 9.64
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 2000
- standard enthalpy of formation
- -190160
- Commons category
- Methylcyclohexane
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- Production and use
- Solvent
- Structure
- Flammability and toxicity
- References
Methylcyclohexane (cyclohexylmethane) is an organic compound with the molecular formula is CH3C6H11. Classified as saturated hydrocarbon, it is a colourless liquid with a faint odor.
Methylcyclohexane is used as a solvent. It is mainly converted in naphtha reformers to toluene. A special use is in PF-1 priming fluid in cruise missiles to aid engine start-up when they run on special nonvolatile jet fuel like JP-10. Methylcyclohexane is also used in some correction fluids (such as White-Out) as a solvent.