- n-Hexadecane
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- $1.00
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2026-09-19
- CAS:544-76-3
- Min. Order: 1g
- Purity: 0.99
- Supply Ability: 20 tons
- Hexadecane
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2026-06-15
- CAS:544-76-3
- Purity: 99.17%
- Supply Ability: 10g
- N-Hexadecane
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- $6.60
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2026-05-28
- CAS:544-76-3
- Min. Order: 1KG
- Purity: 98%
- Supply Ability: 5000kg
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| | Hexadecane Basic information |
| | Hexadecane Chemical Properties |
| Melting point | 18 °C(lit.) | | Boiling point | 287 °C(lit.) | | density | 0.773 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) | | vapor density | 7.8 (vs air) | | vapor pressure | 1 mm Hg ( 105.3 °C) | | refractive index | n20/D 1.434(lit.) | | Fp | 275 °F | | storage temp. | Store below +30°C. | | solubility | Soluble in alcohol, acetone, ether. | | form | Liquid | | Specific Gravity | 0.775 (25/4℃) | | color | Colorless | | Water Solubility | This product is soluble in acetone, alcohol, ether. It is insoluble in water.Soluble in alcohol, acetone, chloroform, and ether. insoluble in water | | Thermal Conductivity | 0.139 W/(m·K) at 25 ℃ | | Specific Heat Capacity | Cp(liquid): 2.22 J/(g·K), at 25℃ | | BRN | 1736592 | | Henry's Law Constant | 2.1×10-5 mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, Duchowicz et al. (2020) | | Stability: | Stable. Substances to be avoided include strong oxidizing agents. Combustible. Hygroscopic. | | Cosmetics Ingredients Functions | SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT | | InChI | 1S/C16H34/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-16H2,1-2H3 | | InChIKey | DCAYPVUWAIABOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N | | SMILES | CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC | | LogP | 8.2 at 25℃ | | Surface tension | 27.57mN/m at 293.15K | | CAS DataBase Reference | 544-76-3(CAS DataBase Reference) | | EPA Substance Registry System | Hexadecane (544-76-3) |
| | Hexadecane Usage And Synthesis |
| Description | Hexadecane (also known as n-hexadecane) can be used as a phase-change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage. PCM-16 macromolecular capsules prepared from hexadecane hold potential for application in thermal packaging, construction and protective clothing. Their basic physical properties are as follows[1]:
 | | Chemical Properties | colourless liquid | | Uses | Hexadecane is a component of gasoline, and is used as a
solvent, organic intermediate, ignition standard for diesel
fuels, and as stock for hydrocracking processes. | | Uses | Employed in industry as Adsorbents, Fuels and fuel additives. Also in Fabric, Textile, and Leather Products. Solvent, organic intermediate, ignition standard for diesel fuels. Fuels and Related Products. Hexadecane is use in the recovery of valuable amines by means of distillation from aqueous alkanolamine solutions, which are extensively used in the gas-processing industries. | | Uses | N-hexadecane was used as a solvent, a gas chromatography comparison sample, and a standard substance for the determination of diesel combustion quality. The cetane number of diesel oil is equal to the body percentage of decabane contained in standard fuel (a mixture of cetane and a-methylnaphthalene) when the combustion quality is the same as that of the diesel under evaluation under specified working conditions. N-hexadecane is used as a gas chromatography reference substance and a fixed solution and solvent. Also used in organic synthesis. | | Uses | n-Hexadecane-d34 is the labeled compound of Hexadecane(H293630). Hexadecane has been used to prepare emulsions in water. It is also used as a substrate for the bacterial production of biosurfactants. | | Definition | ChEBI: Hexadecane is a straight-chain alkane with 16 carbon atoms. It is a component of essential oil isolated from long pepper. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a volatile oil component and a non-polar solvent. | | General Description | Colorless liquid. | | Air & Water Reactions | Flammable. Insoluble in water. | | Reactivity Profile | Saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as N-HEXADECANE-D34, may be incompatible with strong oxidizing agents like nitric acid. Charring of the hydrocarbon may occur followed by ignition of unreacted hydrocarbon and other nearby combustibles. In other settings, aliphatic saturated hydrocarbons are mostly unreactive. They are not affected by aqueous solutions of acids, alkalis, most oxidizing agents, and most reducing agents. When heated sufficiently or when ignited in the presence of air, oxygen or strong oxidizing agents, they burn exothermically to produce carbon dioxide and water. | | Health Hazard | ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: Flammable. | | Fire Hazard | Combustible. | | Purification Methods | Pass cetane through a column of silica gel and distil it under vacuum in a column packed with Pyrex helices. Store it over silica gel. It also crystallises from acetone, or fractionally crystallise it by partial freezing. [Beilstein 1 IV 537.] | | References | [1] Adam K Puszkarz, Waldemar M., Emilia Śmiechowicz. (2025). Thermal Performance Evaluation of Encapsulated Phase Change Materials Exposed to Contact Heat and Radiant Heat. Materials, 18 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18184271 |
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