Octadecane

Octadecane
Names


IUPAC name Octadecane
Systematic IUPAC name Octadecane
Identifiers
CAS Number	593-45-3
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:CHEBI:32926
ChemSpider	11145
ECHA InfoCard	100.008.902
EC Number	209-790-3
MeSH	C022883
PubChem	11635
InChI InChI=1S/C18H38/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-18H2,1-2H3 Key: RZJRJXONCZWCBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C18H38/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-18H2,1-2H3 Key: RZJRJXONCZWCBN-UHFFFAOYAL
SMILES C(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C₁₈H₃₈
Molar mass	254.494
Appearance	White crystals or powder
Density	0.777
Melting point	28 to 30 °C (82 to 86 °F; 301 to 303 K)
Boiling point	317 °C (603 °F; 590 K)
Vapor pressure	1 mm Hg at 119 °C
Hazards
Flash point	165 °C (329 °F; 438 K)
Autoignition temperature	235 °C (455 °F; 508 K)
Related compounds
Related alkanes	Heptadecane Nonadecane
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

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

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Alkanes

Methane (CH 4) Ethane (C 2H 6) Propane (C 3H 8) Butane (C 4H 10) Pentane (C 5H 12) Hexane (C 6H 14) Heptane (C 7H 16) Octane (C 8H 18) Nonane (C 9H 20) Decane (C 10H 22) Undecane (C 11H 24) Dodecane (C 12H 26) Tridecane (C 13H 28) Tetradecane (C 14H 30) Pentadecane (C 15H 32) Hexadecane / Cetane (C 16H 34) Heptadecane (C 17H 36) Octadecane (C 18H 38) Nonadecane (C 19H 40) Icosane (C 20H 42)

Higher alkanes List of alkanes

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