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Molecule

Octadecane

CAS: 593-45-3 · C18H38

2D Structure

3D Structure

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Basic Information

CAS Registry Number
593-45-3
Molecular Formula
C18H38
Molecular Mass
254.50 g/mol

Identifiers

CAS Registry Number

593-45-3

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

InChI Key

RZJRJXONCZWCBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C18H38/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-18H2,1-2H3

Names and Synonyms

  • Octadecane Synonym
  • Octadecane Synonym
  • n-Octadecane Synonym
  • C18-n-Alkane Synonym
  • NSC 4201 Synonym
  • Cactus Normal Paraffin TS 8 Synonym
  • TS 8 Synonym
  • TS Paraffin TS 8 Synonym

All Properties

Comprehensive physical and chemical properties

Property Value Source
Molecular Mass 254.50 g/mol CAS Common Chemistry
254.5019999999999 g/mol RDKit
254.502 g/mol RDKit
Density 0.78 g/cm³ CAS Common Chemistry
0.7786 g/cm3 @ 28 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Wikipedia Url https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octadecane CAS Common Chemistry
Boiling Point 316.3 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Canonical SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CAS Common Chemistry
InChI InChI=1S/C18H38/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-18H2,1-2H3 CAS Common Chemistry
InChI Key InChIKey=RZJRJXONCZWCBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N CAS Common Chemistry
Melting Point 28.2 °C CAS Common Chemistry
Name Octadecane CAS Common Chemistry
Heavy Atom Count 18 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors 0 RDKit
Hydrogen Bond Donors 0 RDKit
Rotatable Bonds 15 RDKit
Aromatic Ring Count 0 RDKit
Topological Polar Surface Area 0.0 Ų RDKit
LogP 7.267800000000007 RDKit
7.2678 RDKit
7.27 chempirical lib
Molar Refractivity 85.22000000000008 cm³/mol RDKit
Ring Count 0 RDKit
Formal Charge 0 RDKit
Fraction Csp3 1.0 RDKit
Exact Mass 254.297351216 g/mol RDKit

Spectral Data

NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data

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10 ppm 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ppm
Shift (ppm) Multiplicity Integration Assignment

Note: These NMR spectra are predicted computationally and may differ from experimental data. Predictions are based on chemical environment analysis.

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