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/D 1.388 |
Flash point |
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: ≤0.70 λ: 225 nm Amax: ≤0.10 λ: 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) |