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HX0078

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Heptane

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Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs OmniSolv®

Synonym(s):

n-Heptane, high purity solvents

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)5CH3
CAS Number:
142-82-5
Molecular Weight:
100.20
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1730763
MDL number:
MFCD00009544
UNSPSC Code:
12191502
EC Index Number:
205-563-8

grade

HPLC grade

Quality Level

100

agency

meets USP/NF

vapor density

3.5 (vs air)

vapor pressure

40 mmHg ( 20 °C)
83 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)

product line

OmniSolv®

assay

≥99% n-heptane basis
≥99.9% (saturated C7 hydrocarbons)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

433 °F

expl. lim.

7 %

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technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

impurities

≤0.01% Water (H2O)
≤5 ng/L Capillary ECD responsive substances (as PCNB)

evapn. residue

≤1 ppm

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.387 (lit.)

bp

98 °C (lit.)

mp

−91 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point -4 °C

solubility

0.05 g/L

density

0.684 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

UV cutoff

≤197 nm

UV absorption

λ: 197 nm Amax: ≤1.00
λ: 200 nm Amax: ≤0.50
λ: 210 nm Amax: ≤0.25
λ: 220 nm Amax: ≤0.10
λ: 230 nm Amax: ≤0.05
λ: 250 nm Amax: ≤0.01
λ: 260 nm Amax: ≤0.01
λ: 270 nm Amax: ≤0.005
λ: 300 nm Amax: ≤0.005

application(s)

general analytical

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Aligned

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CCCCCCC

InChI

1S/C7H16/c1-3-5-7-6-4-2/h3-7H2,1-2H3

InChI key

IMNFDUFMRHMDMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

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Application

HX0078P-1 is packaged in poly coated glass bottles
Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs OmniSolv®

Preparation Note

Product filtered through a 0.2 μm filter

Analysis Note

Assay (n-heptane)99.0% minAssay (saturated C7 hydrocarbons)99.9% minBoiling range94.5-99.0°CCapillary ECD responsive substances (as PCNB)5ng/L maxColor (APHA)10 maxEvaporation residue1ppm maxFiltered through 0.2 µm filterTo pass testFluorescence (as quinine base)250ppt maxFormClear liquidInfrared SpectrumConforms to standardUV Abs. at 197 nm1.00AU maxUV Abs. at 200 nm0.50AU maxUV Abs. at 210 nm0.25AU maxUV Abs. at 220 nm0.10AU maxUV Abs. at 230 nm0.05AU maxUV Abs. at 250 nm0.01AU maxUV Abs. at 260 nm0.01AU maxUV Abs. at 270 nm0.005AU maxUV Abs. at 300 nm0.005AU maxUV Cut-off197nm maxWater (H2O)0.01% max

Legal Information

OMNISOLV is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

wgk_germany

WGK 2

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