Hexadecane
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
544-76-3
[ Name ]:
Hexadecane
[Synonym ]:
n-Hexadecane
n-hexadecane-d34
cetane
MFCD00144893
EINECS 208-878-9
n-cetane
Hexadecane
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
0.8±0.1 g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
286.6±3.0 °C at 760 mmHg
[ Melting Point ]:
18 °C(lit.)
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C16H34
[ Molecular Weight ]:
226.441
[ Flash Point ]:
135.0±0.0 °C
[ Exact Mass ]:
226.266052
[ LogP ]:
9.26
[ Vapour density ]:
7.8 (vs air)
[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.3 mmHg at 25°C
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.434
[ Stability ]:
Stable. Substances to be avoided include strong oxidizing agents. Combustible. Hygroscopic.
MSDS
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- ML9200000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Hexadecane
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 544-76-3
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 1736592
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199710
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 10
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C16-H34
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 226.50
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Human - man
- REFERENCE :
- CTOIDG Cosmetics and Toiletries. (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL 60189) V.91- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year: 94(8),41,1979
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rat
- REFERENCE :
- CTOIDG Cosmetics and Toiletries. (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL 60189) V.91- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year: 94(8),41,1979
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - rabbit
- REFERENCE :
- CTOIDG Cosmetics and Toiletries. (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL 60189) V.91- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year: 94(8),41,1979
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Mammal - pig
- REFERENCE :
- CTOIDG Cosmetics and Toiletries. (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL 60189) V.91- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year: 94(8),41,1979
- TYPE OF TEST :
- Standard Draize test
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - guinea pig
- REFERENCE :
- CTOIDG Cosmetics and Toiletries. (Allured Pub. Corp., POB 318, Wheaton, IL 60189) V.91- 1976- Volume(issue)/page/year: 94(8),41,1979 ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
- TYPE OF TEST :
- LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Intravenous
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 9821 mg/kg
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Behavioral - altered sleep time (including change in righting reflex)
- REFERENCE :
- APTOA6 Acta Pharmacologica et Toxicologica. (Copenhagen, Denmark) V.1-59, 1945-86. For publisher information, see PHTOEH Volume(issue)/page/year: 37,56,1975 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 83923 No. of Facilities: 672 (estimated) No. of Industries: 3 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 703 (estimated)
Safety Information
[ Symbol ]:
GHS08
[ Signal Word ]:
Danger
[ Hazard Statements ]:
H304
[ Supplemental HS ]:
Repeated exposure may cause skin dryness or cracking.
[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P301 + P310-P331
[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;Goggles;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi
[ Risk Phrases ]:
38
[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36
[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport
[ WGK Germany ]:
3
[ RTECS ]:
ML9200000
[ HS Code ]:
2901100000
Synthetic Route
Precursor & DownStream
Precursor
DownStream
Customs
[ HS Code ]: 2901100000
[ Summary ]:
2901100000 saturated acyclic hydrocarbons。Supervision conditions:None。VAT:17.0%。Tax rebate rate:9.0%。MFN tariff:2.0%。General tariff:30.0%
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