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n-Hexane, 99%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
CAS: 110-54-3 | C6H14 | 86.18 g/mol
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Catalog number ALFL09938.AD
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Quantity:
50 mL
Specifications
Chemical Name or Materialn-Hexane
Melting Point-95°C
CAS110-54-3
Health Hazard 1H225-H304-H315-H319-H335-H336-H361f-H372
Health Hazard 2GHS H Statement
H225-H304-H361-H373-H315-H336
Highly flammable liquid and vapor.
May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.
Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child.
May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.
Causes skin irritation.
May cause drowsiness or dizziness.
H225-H304-H361-H373-H315-H336
Highly flammable liquid and vapor.
May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways.
Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child.
May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure.
Causes skin irritation.
May cause drowsiness or dizziness.
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n-Hexane is used as a solvent to extract edible oils from seed and vegetable crops. Commercial grades of hexane are used as solvents for glues, varnishes, and inks, cleaning agent (degreaser) in the printing industry, liquid in low temperature thermometers. Other uses are as fuels and fuel additives, intermediates and laboratory chemicals.
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Applications
n-Hexane is used as a solvent to extract edible oils from seed and vegetable crops. Commercial grades of hexane are used as solvents for glues, varnishes, and inks, cleaning agent (degreaser) in the printing industry, liquid in low temperature thermometers. Other uses are as fuels and fuel additives, intermediates and laboratory chemicals.
Solubility
Miscible with alcohol, chloroform, acetone and ether.
Notes
Incompatible with dinitrogen tetraoxide. Store in a cool and dry environment.
n-Hexane is used as a solvent to extract edible oils from seed and vegetable crops. Commercial grades of hexane are used as solvents for glues, varnishes, and inks, cleaning agent (degreaser) in the printing industry, liquid in low temperature thermometers. Other uses are as fuels and fuel additives, intermediates and laboratory chemicals.
Solubility
Miscible with alcohol, chloroform, acetone and ether.
Notes
Incompatible with dinitrogen tetraoxide. Store in a cool and dry environment.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Young, J. A. n-Hexane. Chem. Educ. 2001, 78 (5), 587.
- Luque-Rodriguez, J. M.; Luque de Castro, M. D.; Perez-Juan, P. Extraction of fatty acids from grape seed by superheated hexane. Talanta 2005, 68 (1), 126-130.
- Yaron, P. N.; Telling, M. T. F.; Larese, J. Z. Thermodynamic Investigation of n-Hexane Thin Films Adsorbed on Magnesium Oxide. Langmuir 2006, 22 (17), 7203-7207.