Tridecane

Tridecane
Skeletal formula of normal tridecane
Ball-and-stick model of a normal tridecane molecule
Names
IUPAC name
Tridecane[1]
Identifiers
1733089
629-50-5 Yes
ChEBI CHEBI:35998 Yes
ChEMBL ChEMBL135694 Yes
ChemSpider 11882 Yes
EC number 211-093-4
Jmol-3D images Image
KEGG C13834 
MeSH tridecane
PubChem 12388
RTECS number YD3025000
UNII A3LZF0L939 Yes
Properties
Molecular formula
C13H28
Molar mass 184.36 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless liquid
Odor Gasoline-like to odorless
Density 0.756 g mL−1
Melting point −6 °C; 21 °F; 267 K
Boiling point 232 °C; 449 °F; 505 K
log P 7.331
Vapor pressure 100 kPa (at 59.4 °C)
4.3 nmol Pa−1 kg−1
1.425
Thermochemistry
Specific
heat capacity (C)
406.89 J K−1 mol−1
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfHo298)
−379.3–−376.1 kJ mol−1
Std enthalpy of
combustion (ΔcHo298)
−8.7411–−8.7383 MJ mol−1
Hazards
GHS pictograms
GHS signal word WARNING
H315, H319, H335
P261, P305+351+338
EU classification Xi
R-phrases R36/37/38
S-phrases S26, S36
Flash point 94 °C (201 °F; 367 K)
1.161 g kg−1 (intravenous, mouse)
Related compounds
Related alkanes
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Tridecane is any alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C
13
H
28
, or to a mixture of them. There are 802 constitutional isomers with that formula.[2] In the IUPAC nomenclature, the name refers exclusively to one isomer, the straight-chain CH3(CH2)11CH3, also called normal or n-tridecane; the other isomers are named as derivatives of lighter hydrocarbons, as in 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-t-butyl-pentane.

Tridecanes are combustible colourless liquids. In industry, they have no specific value aside from being components of various fuels and solvents. In the research laboratory, n-tridecane is sometimes also used as a distillation chaser.

Natural occurrence

Nymphs of the southern green stink bug produce n-tridecane as a dispersion/aggregation pheromone which possibly serves also as a defense against predators.[3] It is also the main component of the defensive fluid produced by the stink bug Cosmopepla bimaculata.[4]

See also

References

  1. "tridecane - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 16 September 2004. Identification. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  2. Davidson, Scott (2002). "Fast Generation of an Alkane-Series Dictionary Ordered by Side-Chain Complexity". J. Chem. Inf. Comput. Sci. 42 (2): 147–156(10). doi:10.1021/ci010094b.
  3. Todd, J. W. (1989). "Ecology and behavior of Nezara viridula". Annual Review of Entomology 34: 273–292(20). doi:10.1146/annurev.en.34.010189.001421.
  4. Krall, Brian S.; Bartelt, Robert J.; Lewis, Cara J.; Whitman, Douglas W. (1999). "Chemical Defense in the Stink Bug Cosmopepla bimaculata". Journal of Chemical Ecology 25 (11): 2477–94(18). doi:10.1023/A:1020822107806.

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