Heptadecane

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Heptadecane
Identifiers
CAS number 629-78-7 YesY
PubChem 12398
ChemSpider 11892 YesY
EC number 211-108-4
KEGG C01816 YesY
MeSH heptadecane
ChEBI CHEBI:16148 YesY
RTECS number MI3550000
Beilstein Reference 1738898
3DMet B00353
Jmol-3D images Image 1
Properties
Molecular formula C17H36
Molar mass 240.47 g mol−1
Appearance Colorless liquid
Odor Odorless
Density 777 mg mL−3
Melting point 21.1 to 22.9 °C; 69.9 to 73.1 °F; 294.2 to 296.0 K
Boiling point 301.9 °C; 575.3 °F; 575.0 K
Vapor pressure 100 Pa (at 115 °C)
kH 180 nmol Pa−1 kg−1
Refractive index (nD) 1.436
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of
formation ΔfHo298
−481.9–−477.1 kJ mol−1
Std enthalpy of
combustion
ΔcHo298
−11.3534–−11.3490 MJ mol−1
Standard molar
entropy
So298
652.24 J K−1 mol−1
Specific heat capacity, C 534.34 J K−1 mol−1
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS signal word DANGER
GHS hazard statements H304
GHS precautionary statements P301+310, P331
EU classification Xn
R-phrases R65
Flash point 149 °C; 300 °F; 422 K
Related compounds
Related alkanes
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Heptadecane is an organic compound, an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C17H36. The name may refer to any of 24894 theoretically possible structural isomers, or to a mixture thereof.

The unbranched isomer is normal or n-heptadecane, CH3(CH2)15CH3. In the IUPAC nomenclature, the name of this compound is simply heptadecane, since the other isomers are viewed and named as alkyl-substituted versions of smaller alkanes.

The most compact and branched isomer would be 3,3-di-tert-butyl-2,2,4,4-tetramethylpentane, but its existence is believed to be impossible due to steric hindrance. Indeed, it is believed to be the smallest "impossible" alkane.[3]

References

  1. "heptadecane - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 16 September 2004. Identification and Related Records. Retrieved 4 March 2012. 
  2. Morrison, Robert T.; Boyd, Robert N. (1983). Organic Chemistry (4th ed.). Newton, MA: Allyn and Bacon, Inc. p. 88. ISBN 0-205-05838-8. 
  3. K. M. de Silva and J. M. Goodman (2005). "What Is the Smallest Saturated Acyclic Alkane that Cannot Be Made?". J. Chem. Inf. Model. 45: 81–87. doi:10.1021/ci0497657. PMID 15667132. 

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