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Cyclohexadecane

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Cyclohexadecane
Identifiers
CAS Number
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EC Number
  • 206-041-2
PubChem CID
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C16H32/c1-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-15-13-11-9-7-5-3-1/h1-16H2Key: JJWIOXUMXIOXQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • C1CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC1
Properties
Chemical formula C16H32
Molar mass 224.432 g·mol
Appearance white solid
Density 0.790 g/cm
Melting point 60.7–61.9 °C (141.3–143.4 °F; 333.8–335.0 K)
Boiling point 319 °C (606 °F; 592 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

Cyclohexadecane is the organic compound with the formula (CH2)16. It is a sixteen-member ring hydrocarbon. It can be prepared from the large ring acyloin by reduction with zinc amalgam.

References

  1. Ham, Peter (2001). "Zinc Amalgam". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289x.rz003. ISBN 0-471-93623-5.
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