Tetracosane

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IUPACName=Tetracosane
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Section1= Chembox Identifiers
CASNo=646-31-1
PubChem=12592
SMILES=CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Section2= Chembox Properties
Formula=C₂₄H₅₀
MolarMass=338.65 g/mol
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Density=
MeltingPt=49-51 °C
BoilingPt=391 °C
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Section3= Chembox Hazards
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FlashPt=110 °C
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Tetracosane, also called "tetrakosane", is an alkane hydrocarbon with the structural formula CH₃(CH₂)₂₂CH₃. As with other alkanes, its name is derived from Greek for the number of carbon atoms, 24, in the molecule. It has 14,490,245 constitutional isomers.

"n"-Tetracosane, is found in mineral called Evenkite in the Evenki Region on Lower Tunguska River in Siberia and the Bucnik quarry near Konma in eastern Moravia, in former Czechoslovakia. Evenkite is found as colourless flakes and is reported to fluoresce yellow-orange.

ee also

* List of alkanes

References

External links

* [http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?Units=SI&cTG=on&cIR=on&cTC=on&cMS=on&cTP=on&cES=on&cTR=on&cPI=on&cDI=on&ID=C646311 NIST Entry]