Icosane

Icosane: Icosane

IUPAC name

Icosane

Other names

Didecyl
n-Eicosane

Identifiers

CAS number 112-95-8^Y

PubChem 8222

ChemSpider 7929^Y

UNII 3AYA9KEC48^Y

EC number 204-018-1

ChEBI CHEBI:43619^Y

Jmol-3D images Image 1

SMILES

C(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)CC

InChI

InChI=1S/C20H42/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-20H2,1-2H3^Y
Key: CBFCDTFDPHXCNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
InChI=1/C20H42/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-20H2,1-2H3
Key: CBFCDTFDPHXCNY-UHFFFAOYAJ

Properties

Molecular formula C₂₀H₄₂

Molar mass 282.5475 g/mol

Appearance Colorless crystals or wax-like solid

Melting point
36.7 °C, 310 K, 98 °F

Boiling point
342.7 °C, 616 K, 649 °F

Solubility in water Insoluble

Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?)
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox references

Icosane (also known by the name eicosane or as didecyl) is an alkane with the chemical formula C₂₀H₄₂. It has 366,319 constitutional isomers.

Icosane has little use in the petrochemical industry, as its high flash point makes it an inefficient fuel. Due to its chemical inactivity, n-icosane (the straight-chain structural isomer of icosane) is part of the paraffin group, and is the shortest molecule in the compounds used to form candles.

Icosane's size, state or chemical inactivity does not exclude it from the traits its smaller alkane counterparts have. It is a colorless, less dense than water, non-polar molecule, nearly non-reactive unless combusted, and insoluble in water. Its non-polar trait means it can only perform weak intermolecular bonding (hydrophobic/van der Waals forces).

Icosane's phase transition at a moderate temperature makes it a candidate phase change material, or PCM which can be used to store thermal energy and control temperature.

Naming

IUPAC currently recommends icosane,^[1] whereas Chemical Abstracts Service and Beilstein use eicosane.^[2]

References

^ "Table 11 Basic numerical terms (multiplying affixes)". IUPAC. http://www.acdlabs.com/iupac/nomenclature/93/r93_328.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-16.

^ "Footnote for Table 11". IUPAC. http://www.acdlabs.com/iupac/nomenclature/93/r93_332.htm. Retrieved 2011-02-16.

External links

Icosane at Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Icosane


IUPAC name Icosane
Other names Didecyl n-Eicosane
Identifiers
CAS number	112-95-8^Y
PubChem	8222
ChemSpider	7929^Y
UNII	3AYA9KEC48^Y
EC number	204-018-1
ChEBI	CHEBI:43619^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES C(CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)CC
InChI InChI=1S/C20H42/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-20H2,1-2H3^Y Key: CBFCDTFDPHXCNY-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C20H42/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-20H2,1-2H3 Key: CBFCDTFDPHXCNY-UHFFFAOYAJ
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₀H₄₂
Molar mass	282.5475 g/mol
Appearance	Colorless crystals or wax-like solid
Melting point	36.7 °C, 310 K, 98 °F
Boiling point	342.7 °C, 616 K, 649 °F
Solubility in water	Insoluble
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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tetra-icosane — … Useful english dictionary
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Eicosane — Représentations de l eicosane. Général … Wikipédia en Français
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Physical properties of unbranched alkanes — ▪ Table Physical properties of unbranched alkanes name formula boiling point (°C) melting point (°C) methane CH4 −164 −182.5 ethane CH3CH3 −88.6 −183.3 propane CH3CH2CH3 −42 −189.7 butane CH3(CH2)2CH3 −0.5 −138.35 pentane CH3(CH2)3CH3 … Universalium
Higher alkanes — are often defined as alkanes having nine or more carbon atoms. Nonane is the lightest alkane to have a flash point above 25 °C, and so not to be classified as dangerously flammable. The scientific literature uses the term higher alkanes… … Wikipedia

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