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Preferred IUPAC name
Heptadecane[2] | |
Other names
n-Heptadecane[1]
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Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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1738898 | |
ChEBI | |
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.100 |
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KEGG | |
MeSH | heptadecane |
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Properties | |
C17H36 | |
Molar mass | 240.475 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Colorless liquid |
Odor | Odorless |
Density | 777 mg mL−1 |
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) |
Henry's law
constant (kH) |
180 nmol Pa−1 kg−1 |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.436 |
Viscosity | 4.21 mPa·s (20 °C)[3] |
Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C)
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2.222 J K−1 g−1 |
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
652.24 J K−1 mol−1 |
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−481.9–−477.1 kJ mol−1 |
Std enthalpy of
combustion (ΔcH⦵298) |
−11.3534–−11.3490 MJ mol−1 |
Hazards | |
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Danger | |
H304 | |
P301+P310, P331 | |
Flash point | 149 °C (300 °F; 422 K) |
Related compounds | |
Related alkanes
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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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 tetra-tert-butylmethane, but its existence is believed to be impossible due to steric hindrance. Indeed, it is believed to be the smallest "impossible" alkane.[4]