Melting point | -95 °C |
Boiling point | 68.95 °C(lit.) |
density | 0.659 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
vapor density | 3.5 (vs air) |
vapor pressure | 40 mm Hg ( 20 °C) |
refractive index | n20/D1.388 |
Fp | 30 °F |
storage temp. | Store at +5°C to +30°C. |
solubility | Very soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether and chloroform. |
form | Liquid |
pka | >14 (Schwarzenbach et al., 1993) |
color | Colorless |
Specific Gravity | 0.660 (20/4℃) |
Odor | Mild gasoline-like odor detectable at 65 to 248 ppm |
Relative polarity | 0.009 |
explosive limit | 1.0-8.1%(V) |
Odor Threshold | 1.5ppm |
Water Solubility | insoluble |
λmax | λ: 200 nm Amax: ≤0.70λ: 225 nm Amax: ≤0.10λ: 250 nm Amax: ≤0.01 |
Merck | 14,4694 |
BRN | 1730733 |
Henry's Law Constant | 0.238, 0.413, 0.883, 0.768, and 1.56 at 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 °C, respectively (EPICS, Ashworth et al., 1988) |
Dielectric constant | 2.0(-90℃) |
Exposure limits | TLV-TWA 50 ppm (~175 mg/m3) (ACGIH), 500 ppm (~1750 mg/m3) (OSHA); IDLH 5000 ppm (NIOSH). |
Stability: | Stable. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, chlorine, fluorine, magnesium perchlorate. Highly flammable. Readily forms explosive mixtures with air. Note low flash point. |
InChIKey | VLKZOEOYAKHREP-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
LogP | 4 at 20℃ and pH7 |
CAS DataBase Reference | 110-54-3(CAS DataBase Reference) |
NIST Chemistry Reference | Hexane(110-54-3) |
EPA Substance Registry System | Hexane (110-54-3) |