Hectane

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Hectane
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Decacontane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/C100H202/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-27-29-31-33-35-37-39-41-43-45-47-49-51-53-55-57-59-61-63-65-67-69-71-73-75-77-79-81-83-85-87-89-91-93-95-97-99-100-98-96-94-92-90-88-86-84-82-80-78-76-74-72-70-68-66-64-62-60-58-56-54-52-50-48-46-44-42-40-38-36-34-32-30-28-26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h3-100H2,1-2H3 Yes check.svgY
    Key: AFVYWKMVEGBLGD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Yes check.svgY
  • CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
C100H202
Molar mass 1404.716 g·mol−1
Appearancesolid
Density 0.836 g/cm3
Melting point 115.2 °C
Boiling point 720.9 °C
insoluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Hectane is an organic compound from the class of straight-chain alkanes, or saturated hydrocarbons. It has 100 carbon atoms in a single chain, without branching. Under normal conditions, it is in a solid state. The chemical formula is C100H202. [1] The number of possible structural isomers of hectane is 592,107 × 1034.

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Synthesis

The compound can be prepared by reacting 1-iodopentadecane with sodium metal [2] and can be recrystallized from xylene. [3]

Uses

It is used as an additive to paraffin and petroleum jelly.

References

  1. ↑ Pethrick, Richard A. (1986). Polymer Yearbook. CRC Press. p. 49. ISBN   978-3-7186-0341-1 . Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Ställberg, Gunnel; Ställberg-Stenhagen, Stina; Stenhagen, Einar; Finsnes, Ernst; Sörensen, Jörgine Stene; Sörensen, Nils Andreas (1952). "Very Long Hydrocarbon Chains. I. The Synthesis of n-Dooctacontane and n-Hectane". Acta Chemica Scandinavica . 6: 313–326. doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.06-0313. ISSN   0904-213X . Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Anderson, N. G.; Dawson, I. M.; Robertson, John Monteath (January 1997). "The study of crystal growth with the electron microscope IV. The nucleation and growth of n-propyl n-pentacontanoate". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences . 228 (1175): 539–548. doi:10.1098/rspa.1955.0067 . Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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