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Preferred IUPAC name Tridecane [1] | |
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1733089 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.086 |
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MeSH | tridecane |
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Properties | |
C13H28 | |
Molar mass | 184.367 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Colourless liquid |
Odor | Gasoline-like to odorless |
Density | 0.756 g mL−1 |
Melting point | −6 to −4 °C; 21 to 25 °F; 267 to 269 K |
Boiling point | 232 to 236 °C; 449 to 457 °F; 505 to 509 K |
log P | 7.331 |
Vapor pressure | 0.52 mmHg (at 59.4 °C) |
Henry's law constant (kH) | 4.3 nmol Pa−1 kg−1 |
Refractive index (nD) | 1.425 |
Thermochemistry | |
Heat capacity (C) | 406.89 J K−1 mol−1 |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) | −379.3–−376.1 kJ mol−1 |
Std enthalpy of combustion (ΔcH⦵298) | −8.7411–−8.7383 MJ mol−1 |
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H315, H319, H335 | |
P261, P305+P351+P338 | |
Flash point | 94 °C (201 °F; 367 K) |
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LD50 (median dose) | 1.161 g kg−1(intravenous, mouse) |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Tridecane or n-tridecane is an alkane with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)11CH3. Tridecane is a combustible colourless liquid. In industry, they have no specific value aside from being components of various fuels and solvents. In the research laboratory, tridecane is also used as a distillation chaser.
Nymphs of the southern green shield bug produce tridecane as a dispersion/aggregation pheromone, which possibly serves as a defense against predators. [2] It is also the main component of the defensive fluid produced by the stink bug Cosmopepla bimaculata . [3]