Hexacosane
[CAS# 630-01-3]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Hydrocarbon compounds and their derivatives >> Acyclic hydrocarbon
• Name: Hexacosane
• Synonyms: NSC 122457; n-Hexacosane
• Molecular Formula: C₂₆H₅₄
• Molecular Weight: 366.71
• CAS Registry Number: 630-01-3
• EC Number: 211-124-1

Properties

• Density: 0.8040 g/cm³ (20 ºC)^*
• Melting point: 56.4 ºC^**
• Refractive index: 1.4497 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^*

^* Whitmore, Frank C.; Journal of the American Chemical Society 1945, V67, P2059-61.

^** Schmidt, Albert Wolfgang; Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft [Abteilung] B: Abhandlungen 1941, V74B, P1313-24.