CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | N-dodecane is a clear colorless liquid. (NTP, 1992) |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | Colorless liquid |
| Boiling Point | 421.3 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992) |
| Melting Point | 14.7 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Flash Point | 165 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Solubility | less than 1 mg/mL at 77 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Density | 0.7487 at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) - Less dense than water; will float |
| Vapor Density | 5.96 (NTP, 1992) - Heavier than air; will sink (Relative to Air) |
| Vapor Pressure | 1 mmHg at 118 °F ; 0.3 mmHg at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| LogP | log Kow = 6.10 |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Stable under recommended storage conditions. |
| Autoignition Temperature | 400 °F (NTP, 1992) |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. |
| Viscosity | Less than 32 SUS (Saybolt Universal Seconds) |
| Heat of Vaporization | 44.09 kJ/mol at boiling point; 61.52 kJ/mol at 25 °C |
| Odor Threshold | Odor Threshold Low: 5.31 [mmHg] [ChemIDplus] Odor threshold from HSDB |
| Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.4216 at 20 °C |
| Kovats Retention Index | 1200 |
| Other Experimental Properties | Critical volume: 747 cu cm/mol |
| Chemical Classes | Other Classes -> Aliphatics, Saturated (>C11) |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 170.33 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | 6.1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 0 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 9 |
| Exact Mass | 170.203450829 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 170.203450829 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 0 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 12 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 56.4 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
N-dodecane is a clear colorless liquid. (NTP, 1992)